Wayne Ghilarducci
Wayne is a passionate member of his family fruit growing business based Karragullen in the Perth Hills region.
He manages the marketing and packshed operations for his and various WA orchards.
It has been a passion for him since he left school in 2000 and his career ever since. The Ghilarducci Orchard ,known as Strathspey ,is a family business located in Karragullen in the Perth Hills area and has been established for around 50 years.
Wayne is keen to do his part for industry and be a part of making some positive changes. He believes that the industry has been doing things a little tough in recent years. He hopes by joining Pomewest he can bring a younger generation’s perspective and he hopes make a difference and some improvements.
Wayne is extremely enthusiastic about growing fruit. He understands the value of trialling new varieties and the importance of being innovative. Again his fundamental goal is about growing a prosperous and sustainable business for his family for the future. He also cares about his fellow growers.
“Wayne understands the value of adopting new varieties and the importance of implementing innovative technologies to stay competitive.”
Wayne also sees export as a huge opportunity, especially to Asia, and the importance of providing quality fruit to all our consumers to stabilise and build market demand for the benefit of the next generations.