Board

The SunRISE 21 Board combines private and public sector expertise with the knowledge of experienced horticulturists. The Board has nine volunteer members comprising community leaders and key industry representatives who are able to represent the views of various sectors of the community.

Name Position Organisation / Portfolio
Ross Lake Chairman (Appointed Nov 1999) Managing Director, TASCO Inland Australia Pty Ltd
Secondary Industry
Vernon Knight   Director, Mallee Family Care
Social Planning
Richard Wells Secretary Viticulturist
Viticulture & Water Industry
Philip Shugg Treasurer Director Shugg Consulting
Finance & Farming Sector
Ron Dudley   Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Authority
Engineering
Owen Lloyd   Viticulturist
Salinity, Land & Water Management, & Viticulture
Bill Nicol   Director, Nicol Projects, Mildura
Planning, Development & Engineering
Jeremy Giddings   Irrigation Officer, NSW Dept. Primary Industry
NSW Government
Scott Jaensch   Environmental Works and Measure Project Officer
Department of Water and Energy NSW
Gary Moll Deputy Chairman Agribusiness Consultant

Past Chairmen:

Mr Lloyd Thomson appointed May 1994
Mr Henry Tankard appointed February 1995
Mr Pat Lanigan appointed November 1997