Staff & Committees
WA Grower is published by vegetablesWA with the support of the Vegetable Producers Committee (VPC).
vegetablesWA HQ
702–704 Murray Street
West Perth WA 6005
t: (08) 9486 7515
e: reception@vegetableswa.com.au
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Spackman
m: 0407 545 924
e: ceo@vegetableswa.com.au
Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator
Anitra Stene
t: (08) 9486 7515
e: anitra.stene@vegetableswa.com.au
Regional Development Officer
Chi Nguyen
m: 0457 457 559
e: chi.nguyen@vegetableswa.com.au
Regional Support Officer
Lisa Hasson
m: 0459 952 297
e: lisa.hasson@vegetableswa.com.au
Regional Development Officer
Angela Tarbottom
m: 0427 373 037
e: angela.tarbottom@vegetableswa.com.au
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Joel Dinsdale
m: 0417 857 675
e: joel.dinsdale@vegetableswa.com.au
Life Members
AJ Anderson*, D Anderson, DJ Arbuckle, J Arbuckle Snr*, JH Arbuckle* (M.B.E.J.P), HR Ashby*, S Calameri, M Dobra, A Harris*, A Ingrilli*, M Li, G Kiriros*, RG Leach*, F Natoli, S Sawle*, RM Schultz, CP Stevens, WR Stevens* (M.B.E.J.P) and J Turley*. * Denotes deceased
Advertising
For information on WA Grower advertising rates and sizing, please email finance@vegetableswa.com.au
Management Committee
President
Paul Shain Carnarvon
m: 0419 041 045
Vice President
Maurice Grubisa Metro North
m: 0413 050 182
Committee
Andrew Bogdanich Gingin
m: 0419 248 422
Tony Colotti Gingin
m: 0419 907 832
Lin Lin Do Gingin
m: 0421 172 958
Paul Glavocich Metro South
m: 0413 922 287
Michael Grubisa Metro North
m: 0419 195 159
Vange Panagiotidis Metro North
m: 0419 927 721
Pennie Patane Myalup
m: 0407 993 580
Lisa Tana Gingin
m: 0418 922 683
Ben Tran Metro North
m: 0400 414 088
APC VPC Committee
Chair
Joyce Babun
Members
Phil Frzop
Lisa Tana
APC Manager
Catherine O’Keeffe
t: (08) 9368 3127
e: APCManager@dpird.wa.gov.au
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
© 2026 All articles and other materials published in this magazine are vegetablesWA copyright (unless otherwise stated) and may not be reproduced in part or full without the written permission of the authors and publisher.
DISCLAIMER vegetablesWA makes no representations and expressly disclaims all warranties (to the extent permitted by law) about the accuracy, completeness or currency of information in WA Grower. Reliance on any information provided by vegetablesWA is entirely at your own risk. vegetablesWA is not responsible for, and will not be liable for, any loss, damage, claim, expense, cost (including legal costs) or other liability arising in any way, including from any vegetablesWA or other person’s negligence or otherwise from your use or non-use of WA Grower, or from reliance on information contained in the material or that vegetablesWA provide to you by any other means.
