NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Grain Producers Australia Limited (ABN 63 111 159 998) will be held as a hybrid meeting on Monday 27 July 2026 commencing at 9:00am AEST.
Members can attend the meeting in person at the ANZ building, 833 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria or participate online via Zoom (meeting link HERE).
Please click to register for the meeting via Eventbrite HERE
The meeting will cover the following agenda items:
Welcome
Minutes of last meeting
To receive and confirm the Minutes of the previous AGM of the Company held on Monday 28 July 2025 which are available HERE.
Chairman’s Report
The Chairman will give a verbal report to the meeting.
2026 Annual Report and Financial Statements
The 2026 Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2026 will be available on the GPA website prior to the AGM.
Director appointments (Ordinary Resolutions)
At each Annual General Meeting of the Company one Director from each Region shall retire from office as a Director.
Director vacancies were advertised widely and applications closed on Friday 26th June. One application was received for the Northern Region which the Selection Committee agreed to consider as an Independent Director. No other applications were received.
Directors up for re-election have indicated their willingness to stand for re-election. The following resolution is therefore proposed:
To resolve that the following nominees, endorsed by the Selection Committee, be elected as directors in accordance with Clause 15.1 of the GPA Constitution:
Western Region: Barry Large
Southern Region: Mark Schilling
Northern Region: Matthew Madden
Constitutional Amendments
Constitutional amendments were supported by the Policy Council in March 2026 (subject to a final review before going to the lawyers). The final amendments were shared with Policy Council members on 29 May 2026 and no responses were received.
The proposed amendments can be summarized as follows:
Grain growers paying the voluntary levy are automatically entitled to become members of GPA under the existing member category of “Members, who must be Grain Producers”. This will avoid the unnecessary process of formally applying for GPA membership and paying an additional fee under the current Constitution as they are already making payments to GPA through the voluntary levy as well as being statutory levy payers.
Set the voting of the existing member category of “Members, who must be Grain Producers” to one vote each (consistent with Business Members who have one vote for each of their members). Retain the voting of Business members at one vote for each of the members of the Grains Representative Organisation that is determined annually. Update clauses 9.6 and 9.9 of the Constitution accordingly.
Add a member fee for “Members, who must be Grain Producers” to an amount set by the Board. Retain the Business Members fee to an amount set by the Board multiplied by the number of members of the Grains Representative Organisation.
Lawyers were engaged to prepare the amendments which are presented as marked-up changes on the separate document titled “GPA Constitution 2026 Marked Up”. The following resolution is therefore proposed:
The meeting resolved to accept the amendments to the GPA Constitution as shown in the document titled “GPA Constitution 2026 Marked Up”.
Auditor
The following resolution is proposed:
That Herries Davidson & Co - Chartered Accountants of Goulburn & Braidwood - be appointed as the Auditor for Financial Year ending 31 March 2027.
Other Business
Any other business may be considered at the meeting at the discretion of the Chairman and within the terms of the Constitution.
GPA’s register of Members will close for the purpose of the meeting at 5:00pm on Monday 13 July 2026. Any person who is a Grain Producer, who is eligible to be but who is not a Member of the Company, may apply to be a Member of the Company before the register is closed for the purpose of the meeting.
Appointment of Proxies
A member entitled to attend the AGM has the right to appoint a proxy to attend on their behalf. A proxy need not be a member of GPA. A proxy form is available from the GPA website or by emailing admin@grainproducers.com.au.
By order of the Board
Michael Milne CAANZ GAICD
Company Secretary (0434 530 110)
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