Pome, Citrus and Stonefruit

The APC Pome, Citrus and Stonefruit Producers' Committee, was established in 1994 to provide services to Western Australian pome, citrus and stone fruit producers.

The Committee covers all Western Australian producers of apples, pears, nashi, citrus and stone fruits, including cherries.


 Pome Sub-Committee (Pomewest)

You can find out more at the Pomewest website.

Members Name

Current Term  Contact information

Jason Jarvis Chairperson

2023 - 2026 twinpack@bigpond.com 0429 311 363

Mario Casotti

2022 - 2025

Sam Licciardello

2022 - 2025

Harvey Giblett

2022 - 2025

Executive Officer Nardia Stacy

nardia@pomewest.net.au 0411 138 103

All terms are three years commencing in June (unless otherwise stated)

Functions

The Committee is enabled to provide all services (a) to (m) listed in Functions of an APC Producers’ Committee

Each year the Committee calls for Expressions of Interest in relation to suggestions on how the Committee should direct its activities (within the confines of the APC Service Functions) for the coming financial year.

Should you have any suggestions or feedback please contact the Committee Chairperson, Jason Jarvis on: twinpack@bigpond.com

Services undertaken by the Committee

The Committee funds such initiatives as: technology, medfly and various other research projects and industry training. Projects undertaken by the committee are guided by the current strategic plan.

The proposed Services to be provided 2022/2023 includes the following activities:

  • Technology Officer Salary/Operating/Study Tour

  • Maturity Standard Testing (TQAS)

  • Medfly Surveillance Trapping Network (Ashmere Consulting)

  • Systems Approach Market access (HIAL)

  • Producing sustainable cropload (DPIRD)

  • Platform (TBT)

  • Building Horticulture Business Capacity (DPIRD/VegWA)

  • Promotion & Publicity (Fresh Finesse/WA Farm Direct/MMooney)

  • WAFD Pome Event Mar 2023

  • Event Sponsorships- Donnybrook, Southern Forests, HOIG,

  • Codling Moth (DPIRD)

  • APC admin charge

A report on Committee activities can be found in the APC Annual Report.

Regular updates are provided via the weekly email newsletters and via the quarterly WAGrower magazine. Both the newsletter and the WAGrower magazine are emailed or posted out to pome FFS payers. If you are not receiving these communications please contact Nardia so that your contact details can be checked and updated if necessary.

Pome Fruits FFS Charge
— Apples, Pears and Nashi

as from 1 January 2015     


  1. The Pome general fee for service charge rate is:-

  2. All Pome (fresh fruit) $0.015 per kilogram

  3. All Pome (processing) $0.005 per kilogram

  4. The Pome biosecurity fee for service charge rate is:-

  5. All Pome (fresh fruit) $0.002 per kilogram

  6. All Pome (processing) $0.001 per kilogram

Further information on the Pome Sub-committee can be found at Pomewest (this is the name by which Sub-committee is known)

 

Citrus Sub-Committee (WA Citrus)

You can find out more at the WA Citrus Website.

Members Name

 Current Term  Contact information

Joseph Ling Chairperson

2022 - 2025 joseph@agrifresh.com.au 0417 828 238

Cliff Winfield

2022 - 2025

Shane Kay

2023 - 2026

Daniel Ying

2023 - 2026

Graham Tanner

2023 - 2026

Andrew Pergoliti

2024 - 2026

Sue Maslen

2025 - 2027

Damien Guthrey

2025 - 2027

Industry Development Officer
Bronwyn Walsh

industrymanager@wacitrus.com.au 0400 873 875

All terms are three years commencing in June (unless otherwise stated)

Functions

The Committee is enabled to provide all services (a) to (m) listed in Functions of an APC Producers’ Committee

Each year the Committee calls for Expressions of Interest in relation to suggestions on how the Committee should direct its activities (within the confines of the APC Service Functions) for the coming financial year.

Should you have any suggestions or feedback, please contact the Committee Chairperson, Joseph Ling on: joseph@agrifresh.com.au.

Services undertaken by the Committee

The Committee funds such initiatives as the general account projects and biosecurity account projects, and various other research projects and industry training.

The proposed services to be provided in 2022/2023 include the following activities:

  • Leadership and Comms (WA Citrus)

  • Promotions & Publicity (Fresh Finesse)

  • Review of Strategic Plan

  • External R&D projects

  • TQAS maturity Testing

  • Administrative Officer

  • Biosecurity projects

  • APC admin charge

A report on Committee activities can be found in the APC Annual Report.

Citrus FFS Charge
— Oranges, Lemons, Mandarins, Grapefruit, other citrus

as from 1 September 2021

  1. The citrus general fee for service charge rate is:-

  2. All citrus (fresh fruit) excluding exported fruit$0.005 per kilogram

  3. All citrus (processing fruit) excluding exported fruit $0.010 per kilogram

  4. All citrus (fresh or processing) exported to outside Australia$0.0027 per kilogram

  5. The citrus biosecurity fee for service charge rate is:-

  6. All citrus (fresh or processing or export)$0.0009 per kilogram

 

 Stonefruit Sub-Committee

Name

Current Term  Contact information

Anthony Caccetta Chairperson

2021 - 2024 antc83@hotmail.com 0438 844 456

Mark Scott

2024 - 2026

Michael Padula

2022 - 2025

Sebastian Fiolo

2022 - 2025

Michael Fernie

2022 - 2025

Wilma Byl

2023 - 2026

Value Chain Facilitator for the WA Stone Fruit Industry
Ross Anile

ross.anile@perthnrm.com

Stonefruit email

admin@wastonefruit.com.au

All terms are three years commencing in June (unless otherwise stated)

For Feedback: New Strategic Plan

Following extensive engagement with growers, stakeholders and the Committee, a new draft strategic plan 2024 to 2028 has been developed. The plan, together with a proposed roadmap was presented to growers in November 2024 for feedback. The Roadmap would see a change in FFS rates, and growers are invited to review the Strategy and Roadmap and submit any feedback to ross.anile@perthNRM.com before 15 December 2024.

Functions

The Committee is enabled to provide all services (a) to (m) listed in Functions of an APC Producers’ Committee

Each year the Committee calls for Expressions of Interest in relation to suggestions on how the Committee should direct its activities (within the confines of the APC Service Functions) for the coming financial year.

Should you have any suggestions or feedback please contact the Committee Chairperson, Danny DiMarco on: dimarconson@gmail.com.

Services undertaken by the Committee

The Committee funds such initiatives as: horticulture connection growers, and various other research projects and industry training.

The proposed Services to be provided 2022/2023 includes the following activities:

  • AGM Field Walk

  • Maturity Testing (DPIRD/TQAS)

  • Project Support officer

  • Promotion & Publicity

  • Fresh Finesse Instore demos

  • Horticulture Connections Growers

  • Horticulture Biosecurity Liasion Officer

  • Value chain facilitator (Perth NRM)

  • Grower/Retail/Wholesale Education Merchandiser

  • APC admin charge

A report on Committee activities can be found in the APC Annual Report.

Stonefruit FFS Charge
— Apricots, Cherries, Loquats, Nectarines, Peaches & Plums

as from 1 November 2009

  1. All stone fruit $0.015 per kilogram

  2. All stone fruit (processing) remains at $0.006 per kilogram

Further information on the Stone Fruit Sub-committee or WA Stone Fruit can be found at WAstonefruit

Should you have any suggestions or feedback, please contact the Chairman of the relevant sub-committee.

A review of Committee activities is located in the APC Annual Report.

Fee for Service (FFS)

Compliance - The collection of Fee for Service for the WA pome, citrus and stone fruit industries is regulated by the Agricultural Produce (Horticultural Industry) Regulations 2001.