Director...Norm McCrea
EXPERIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE MOHAIR INDUSTRY:
Norm and his wife, Jean currently run 200 breeding angora does and 500
merino ewes on their property at The Gap, Wagga Wagga NSW. Norm started
in the industry in the early 80's and over the years has witnessed the
huge advancements made in both the quality of fleeces and the quantity
of production nationally. Norm believes strongly that the focus and future
of the angora industry is in the production of quality mohair and for
the producers to "reap the reqards of their efforts" Norm has
recently retired from full-time work and now plans to devote moe time
to contribute to the promotion and marketing of mohair.
Director...Juliana Neve
EXPERIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE MOHAIR INDUSTRY:
“My husband and I run Koorana Angora Stud situated in Monteagle, 13 kms north of Young NSW. Koorana started breeding angoras in Western Australia in 1985 and moved to NSW in October 2006. We arrived with 560 goats and are currently running 1100 stud and commercial animals. Prior to leaving WA I held the position of President of WA Division of Mohair Australia. I have always worked to promote the mohair industry and held 3 major industry days, one of which was the MLA “Going Into Goats” Launch in August 2006. All three involved working together with breeders and agribusinesses equivalent to the Mohair Expo held 20th May 2009. I believe it is most important that our Australian Mohair and Industry is promoted and supported by Australian Mohair brokers. AMMO is continually striving to achieve the best possible mohair returns for their growers. As a mohair grower whose sole income is from mohair production, I will continue to work towards the advancement of our industry here in Australia.
Director...Edward Rogister
EXPERIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE MOHAIR INDUSTRY:
I was introduced to angoras in 1979 and have been running them ever since. I learned to shear the goats myself and still shear them today. My wife, Janice was one of the original workers at the National Mohair Pool in Albany where she assisted with the classing and she is still a very good mohair classer. I am a fully qualified wool classer and also run a superfine merino flock. I have been retired from my own business some four years, which was a distribution outlet for interior linings for domestic and commercial projects and the sale of building products where I employed five staff and up to twenty contractors. Having an annual turnover of 3.5 million dollars. I am currently a member of WA Farmers Federation as Senior Vice President of Wool in Western Australia. I am also on a committee for Bio-security in Western Australia and I am still very interested in helping rural enterprises such as AMMO Ltd and I am sure that with my expertise I can continue to assist in the decision making process with the management team to ensure we have a well run organisation.
