Terms of Reference

Pome Growers Group

Are inclusive, and all fee for service growers are welcome, and encouraged, to become involved

Must nominate a chair person for appointment to that position by the committee for an agreed time period.
The leadership group chairperson will usually be a member of the Pomewest committee as well.

Are encouraged to recommend, to Pomewest, services which it might be appropriate, or necessary, for the industry to fund through the APC Fee for Service.

In preparation of the Pomewest annual budget, the Executive Officer will include the Pome Growers Group recommendations to the Pomewest Committee for their consideration.
Only the Pomewest committee can authorise expenditure of fee for service funds.

May chose to meet as often as useful to ensure its grower contact. Meetings may be in the form of field days, presentations, or any form that best suits that group.

The Pome Growers Group, through the Pomewest would have contact with APAL and DAFWA.

Agricultural Produce Commission

Pomewest will:

Consult with the Pome Growers Group with respect to any proposed changes to the Fee for Service applied to that commodity.

Pay an appropriate amount, as agreed by the Pomewest Committee, to the Pome Growers Group chair in recognition of work undertaken.

Pomewest Strategic Plan.pdf

New Contact Policy

Procedures on how to raise industry matters.

1. Pome growers will be advised of upcoming committee meetings at least one week in advance of the meeting.  Notice will include the meeting agenda.  Notification will be via email – please note if we do not have a current email for you we will be unable to provide you with the agenda so please take the opportunity to update or check your contact details with us.
2. If growers wish to comment on, or add to, the agenda they are encouraged to do so by contacting their local regional sub-committee representative directly – contact details will be included in the agenda.  If your region is not directly identified please use the closest area representative.
3. Sub-committee representatives will bring the matter to the attention of the committee at the meeting on behalf of that grower member.  Growers’ identities (confidentiality) will be preserved unless the growers specifically requests that their identity is made known.
4. Once Minutes of meetings have been confirmed these will be available on request.  Minutes are generally confirmed at the following committee meeting.