WGGA staff
Lawrie Stanford – Executive Director
Lawrie Stanford is the Executive Director of Wine Grape Growers Australia – a position he has held since July 2010. As the Executive director, his role is to manage the advocacy and services role for winegrape growers in conjunction with the Executive Committee. His background in wine sector analysis provides a strong foundation for this work.
The Executive Director is a non-voting member of the WGGA Executive Committee.
Lawrie’s association with the Australian wine industry spans 17 years commencing in 1994 as the Horticulture Analyst at the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE now called ABARES). He moved to the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation (now Wine Australia Corporation) in 1997, where he was the Manager of Information and Analysis for more than 12 years.
Lawrie’s academic qualifications include a Master of Economics from Adelaide University as well as a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and Dip Ed from Flinders University, South Australia.
Contact Lawrie: lawrie.stanford@wgga.com.au or 0417 859 282
Kelly Bonser – Office Administrator
Kelly Bonser is the Office Administrator for Winegrape Growers Australia. She commenced in August 2011. In addition to normal office tasks, her role to date has involved coordinating meetings, functions and travel arrangements for the Executive Director; engaging directly with members and other growers and updating the WGGA contacts database to ensure information is both current and reliable. A major part of her role is disseminating a variety of information in order to keep our members and industry colleagues up-to-date on WGGA activities, as well as relevant policies, events and opportunities.
Although still “finding her feet”, Kelly is thoroughly enjoying her new and challenging role. Prior to this position, Kelly has worked in a variety of administrative roles within both the public and private sectors over the past twelve years – before taking a break to start a family.
Contact Kelly: info@wgga.com.au or 8362 9802 (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)