South Gippsland dairy farmer and GippsDairy Chair, Graeme Nicoll, has been appointed to the Dairy Australia Board after being nominated by the Board Selection Committee.
Mr Nicoll fills the casual vacancy position which has arisen out of the resignation of former Board member Lisa Dwyer at last year’s AGM. Mr Nicoll will occupy the role until this year’s AGM in November, with the position to be re-advertised in the middle of this year. The Board Selection Committee will then nominate a candidate for the role who will stand for election at the AGM.
A successful dairy farmer for 20 years, Mr Nicoll brings vast experience across many facets of the industry. In 2010 he was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship, with which he studied a wide range of dairy farming systems across the world.
Mr Nicoll, who milks about 300 cows at Fish Creek with wife Gillian, has been a GippsDairy Board member for five years, serving almost 1.5 years as Chair and two years as Deputy Chair. He also served three years as a member of the Operations and Risk Committee of the GippsDairy Board, two of which were as Chair. Mr Nicoll has also been an active member of the United Dairy Farmers of Victoria.
“I’m looking forward to being part of the Dairy Australia Board,” Mr Nicoll said.
“I am passionate about quality leadership and I believe a collaborative approach is critical to the success of the dairy industry.”