The Wine Grapes Marketing Board trading as Riverina Winegrape Growers consists of seven members, five of whom are elected by winegrape growers and two appointed by the Board.
Elected and appointed members serve a term of three years. The date of expiry of the term of appointment of the current elected members is November 2021, appointed members February 2020.
Elected Members must be constituted winegrape growers in accordance with the regulations.
Appointed Members can be any natural person.
Grower Elected Board Members
Bruno Brombal (Chairman)
Robert Bellato (Deputy Chair)
Tony Baggio
Frank Alampi
Bruno Altin
Members Appointed by the ELECTED Board
Steven Barbon - Winegrape Grower
Domenic Schirrpa - Winegrape Grower
Chief Executive Officer
The Board employs a full time Chief Executive Officer to undertake duties as instructed by the Board and to ensure compliance of the Board in accordance with Statutory Obligations.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Board is Jeremy Cass.
Extension Officer
The Board employs a full time Extension Officer to manage the Board's HACCP system delivery and 2nd party audit and the laboratory which is used for maturity sampling during the vintage.
The Board's Extension Officer is Brian Bortolin.
Office Manager
The Office Manager manages all accounts and ensures the effective operation of the Board premises. The current Office Manager is Julie McMahon.
Elected Members since 1933
The following members have been nominated and elected by the Winegrape growers of the region.
Leonard H.R. Bowkett | Yenda | 1933 - 1939 |
John P.T. Hannon | Beelbangera | 1933 - 1936 |
Charles T. Lasscock | Griffith | 1933 - 1936 |
George R.R. Pigott | Yenda | 1933-36, 39-54 |
John C. Thorne | Griffith | 1933 - 1966 |
Eric V. Alston | Beelbangera | 1936 - 1942 |
John A MacKenzie | Yenda | 1936 - 1942 |
David A. Pratt | Hanwood | 1936 - 1945 |
Walter A. Cooper | Beelbangera | 1942 - 1954 |
Ernest E. Bulmer | Yenda | 1942 - 1951 |
Restyn Smellie | Hanwood | 1945 - 1957 |
Arthur L. Gordon | Yenda | 1951 - 1963 |
Petronis Ceccato | Beelbangera | 1954 - 1957 |
David B. McManus | Yenda | 1954 - 1957 |
Bernard A. Bartter | Hanwood | 1957 - 1972 |
Frank L. Mason | Hanwood | 1957 - 1960 |
Gino L. Vitucci | Yoogali | 1957 - 1981 |
James R. Bugno | Hanwood | 1960 - 1981 |
George R. Smellie | Hanwood | 1963 - 1981 |
David L. Salvestrin | Griffith | 1966 - 1975 |
John G. Kearey | Bilbul | 1972 - 1975 |
John J. Dal Broi | Bilbul | 1975 - 1995 |
Roger J. Hoare | Stanbridge | 1975 - 1989 |
Luigi Cremasco | Yenda | 1981 - 1984 |
Restyn G. Smellie | Hanwood | 1981 - 1999 |
Bernadino Zappacosta | Hanwood | 1981 - 1984 |
Orazio Pagano | Grifftih | 1984 - 1990 |
Rocco Stipo | Yenda | 1984 - 1990 |
Frank S. Sergi | Griffith | 1987 - 2003 |
Bruno Brombal | Hanwood | 1989 - |
Paul E. Rossetto | Yenda | 1991 - 1995 |
Brian Bortolin | Lake Wyangan | 1995 - 1998 |
Robert Bellato | Beelbangera | 1995 - |
Louis Dal Nevo | Hanwood | 1999 - 2016 |
Len Gullotta | Leeton | 1999 - 2007 |
Tony Baggio | Beelbangera | 2003 - |
Pascal Guertin | Bilbul | 2007 - 2010 |
Len Gullotta | Leeton | 2010 - 2012 |
Rod Gribble | Yenda | 2013 - 2016 |
Bruno Altin | Nericon | 2016 - |
Frank Alampi | Leeton | 2016 - |
Appointed Members Since 1933
The following members have been appointed to the Board by the NSW Minister for Agriculture.
Hon. Wilson H. Moses | Griffith | 1933 - 1939 |
Phillip H. Rutledge | Yenda | 1933 - 1934 |
George J. Evatt | Sydney | 1934 - 1948 |
Randolph Mallinson | Griffith | 1939 - 1960 |
Harry L. Manuel | Sydney | 1948 - 1956 |
Graham R. Gregory | Gordon | 1956 - 1968 |
James G. Reynolds | Griffith | 1960 - 1972 |
Allan F. Murray | Griffith | 1968 - 1984 |
Bruce B. Coomber | Leeton | 1972 - 1982 |
Gino L. Vitucci | Yoogali | 1981 - 1982 |
Phillip F. Penman | Leeton | 1983 - 1985 |
Charles R. Turkington | Griffith | 1985 - 1991 |
Salvatore R. Catanzariti | Griffith | 1984 - 1998 |
Dr Brian M. Freeman | Griffith | 1991 - 1998 |
John P. Dal Broi | Hanwood | 1998 - 2005 |
Michele Groat | Beelbangera | 1998 - 2005 |
Appointed by the Elected Board Members | ||
Eric Berton | Hanwood | 2005 - 2016 |
Rodney Zuccato | Hanwood | 2005 - 2011 |
Bruno Altin | Nericon | 2011 - 2016 |
Domenic Schirripa | Hanwood | 2016 - |
Kirsten Dal Broi | Hanwood | 2017 - 2020 |
Steven Barbon | Hanwood | 2020 - |
Board Chairman Since 1933
John C. Thorne | Griffith | 1933 - 1966 |
Gino L. Vitucci | Yoogali | 1966 - 1982 |
Roger J. Hoare | Stanbridge | 1982 - 1988 |
John J. Dal Broi | Bilbul | 1988 - 1995 |
Restyn G. Smellie | Hanwood | 1995 - 1998 |
Bruno Brombal | Hanwood | 1998 - |
Deputy Chairman since 1954
Restyn Smellie | Hanwood | 1954 - 1957 |
Arthur L. Gordon | Yenda | 1957 - 1963 |
Gino L. Vitucci | Yoogali | 1963 - 1966 |
George R. Smellie | Hanwood | 1966 - 1979 |
Roger J. Hoare | Stanbridge | 1979 - 1982 |
John J. Dal Broi | Bilbul | 1982 - 1988 |
Restyn G. Smellie | Hanwood | 1988 - 1995 |
Bruno Brombal | Hanwood | 1995 - 1998 |
Frank S. Sergi | Griffith | 1998 - 2001 |
Robert Bellato | Beelbangera | 2001 - |