Who is Dairy UP?
- The Dairy Research Foundation (DRF; Lead & Administering Organisation)
- The Program Coordination Group (PCG; Key Delivery Organisations)
- The individual Project Teams (PT; Cross-Organisations)
- The Steering & Advisory Board (SAB; Stakeholders – Participant Organisations)
Dairy UP is a collaborative program led by The University of Sydney’s Dairy Research Foundation (DRF), which is also the Lead & Administering Organisation responsible for managing the funds. The DRF is also one of key Delivery Organisations, alongside Scibus, NSW DPI and Dairy Australia.
The Program Coordination Group (PCG) has and executive role and the responsibility of delivering the program and managing the budget.
The projects are delivered by individual Project Teams (PT).
The Steering & Advisory Board (SAB) oversees the whole program and provides support to PCG and PT’s (Figure 1).
Steering Committee and Advisory Board (SAB)
The SAB has representatives from all stakeholders, overseeing, endorsing, providing support and linking with industry. Current members are:
| Organisation | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Fresh Milk Holding Ltd | Rose Philipzen | Head of Livestock and Genetics |
| Dairy Australia | John Penry | Manager, Technical and Innovation |
| Dairy Connect | Shaughn Morgan | Chief Executive |
| Dairy NSW | James Neal | Chair; Dairy Farmer, Taree |
| Dairy Research Foundation | Sergio C Garcia (Yani) | Director DRF - Dairy UP Program Leader |
| Dairy UP | Hon. Niall Blair | SAB's Chair |
| Leppington Pastoral Co. Ltd | Rose Philipzen | Head of Livestock and Genetics |
| Hunter Local Land Services | Peter Beale | Senior Land Services Officer, Agronomy |
| Norco Co-operative Limited | Mark Callow | Milk Supply Manager |
| NSW Farmers' Dairy Committee | Phil Ryan | Deputy Chair, Dairy Committee; Dairy Farmer, Bega |
| NSW DPI (Agriculture) | Alex Russell | Director Intensive Livestock Industries |
| NSW DPI (Biosecurity & Food Safety) | Jim Rothwell | Director, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute |
| Scibus | Ian Lean | Managing Director |
| South East Local Land Services | Ken Garner | Manager Delivery Support |
| The Dairy Advocate for NSW | Ian Zandstra | NSW Fresh Milk and Dairy Advocate; Dairy Farmer, Nowra |
Program Coordination group (PCG)
The PCG has representatives from the four key delivering agencies, namely the DRF, NSW DPI, Dairy Australia and Scibus. The PCG has the combined roles of planning and development, coordination and reporting. Current members are:
| Organisation | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dairy Australia | John Penry | Manager, Technical and Innovation |
| Dairy Research Foundation | Sergio C Garcia (Yani) | Director DRF - Dairy UP Program Leader |
| NSW DPI (Agriculture) | Nicolas Lyons | Leader Dairy |
| NSW DPI (Biosecurity & Food Safety) | Jim Rothwell | Director, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute |
| Scibus | Ian Lean | Managing Director |
SAB & PCG’s Administration support: Lynne Gardner, DRF (lynne.gardner@sydney.edu.au).
For more information: Contact the Dairy Research Foundation at sergio.garcia@sydney.edu.au or lynne.gardner@sydney.edu.au