Annual General Meeting

Dairy Australia’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday 27 November 2024 in Warrnambool, Victoria and will also be accessible online. 

About the AGM

The AGM provides dairy farmers with an update on Dairy Australia’s areas of investment, as well as provides members with the opportunity to ask questions and vote in relation to the election of directors.

Held prior to the AGM is the Dairy Australia Priorities – Farmer Workshop. This in-person workshop provides farmers the opportunity to provide input to help shape the Dairy Australia 2025-2030 Strategic Plan. Register to attend in person below.

There is also the option to join the AGM online by following these instructions.

There are currently two vacancies on the Dairy Australia Board for directors with milk producer skills. Farmers are encouraged to participate in the director election process.

Designation of Chair-Elect

Paul Roderick has been designated as Dairy Australia’s Chair-Elect and will formally step into his role as Chair following the AGM. Current Dairy Australia Chair James Mann will retire from the Dairy Australia Board at the 2024 AGM, following nine years as a Director and four and a half years as Chair.

AGM items of business

There are five items for discussion at the AGM. For more information, see the Notice of Meeting below. 

In relation to Item 3, which is the proposal to increase the maximum pool of funds available for directors’ fees, the following points provide more context to the proposed resolution.

• The proposed increase in the maximum pool available for fees for the eight non-executive Dairy Australia directors allows for potential increases in annual fees. For example, this proposal would equate to 3.5 per cent annual increases for the next five years. 
• The resolution is for the maximum pool available for fees to increase from $490,000 to $590,000 to allow for these potential increases over time. 
• Any increase in fees enables Dairy Australia to attract high-quality directors, covers time commitments expected of directors, and other factors such as increases in compulsory super contributions in July 2025. 
• The last change was approved by members in 2020 and has allowed for increases between 0 – 4 per cent in each of the past five years. The most recent increase to directors’ fees was 2.5 per cent in 2024/25. 
• Any annual changes to directors’ fees are based on benchmarking and take industry circumstances into account.