WestVic Dairy Team

Amanda’s administration role includes organising event catering, taking RSVPs and making sure everything runs smoothly within the organisation. She is known for her friendly voice answering the phone and her genuine eagerness to help. 

Amanda started with WestVic Dairy in 2010 and has strong administration and interpersonal skills, through her background in educational administration and small business. 

Emma’s role primarily involves project administration and financial management of the regional office, where she works closely with many of our suppliers. Additionally, Emma provides governance support to the executive officer and the WestVic Dairy Board. 

Emma comes from a teaching and business background, most recently in insurance. Emma and her family live on a non-dairy farm near Camperdown in Victoria. 

Libby leads the extension team, where she coordinates the delivery of the extension activities in all our service areas across the region. She is also an advisor for climate, environment, soils and water. 

Libby has a Bachelor of Applied Science with a major in Natural Resource Management and has been at WestVic Dairy since 2013. Outside of work, Libby runs a dairy and Holstein Stud at Nalangil.

Liza organises our major events, supports the delivery of the Our Farm, Our Plan program and coordinates activities for the Young Dairy Network. 

Liza holds an Advanced Diploma of Agriculture and a Diploma in Human Resource Management. She has completed the Developing Dairy Leaders and the Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership programs. Outside of work she has been a director of the Australian Dairy Conference for over ten years.

Pete works closely with farmers in the region to understand their needs. He connects farmers with the people, services and resources that will help them succeed. His passion is supporting farmers to achieve their business goals. 

Pete grew up on a dairy farm in Northern Victoria and he holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Agriculture. Pete worked with farmers for ten years as a milk supply officer across Tasmania and Victoria, before joining WestVic Dairy in 2016.

Debbie’s role involves the development, delivery and facilitation of activities on and off farm to support dairy farmers in the areas of cow health, fertility and welfare. 

Debbie is an experienced cattle veterinarian who has worked in a variety of dairy cattle practices in New Zealand and Australia. In 2019, Debbie pivoted from clinical practice to enter the world of extension by joining WestVic Dairy.

Matt assists farms with workforce legislative compliance and farm safety, along with supporting farmers with strategies to retain and develop their employees. In addition to this, Matt is also involved with dairy discussion groups and Focus Farm projects. 

Matt grew up on a family farm in England and has previously worked as a paramedic. He has worked in a variety of roles at WestVic Dairy since joining the team in 2016.

Sam spends her time learning about who the region’s farmers are, what they do, how they do it and any challenges they may have. he will then link farmers in with the services and resources that can support them to achieve their goals. 

Sam has a Bachelor of Business Management in Human Resources. She grew up on an orchard farm in Young, NSW and now lives on a dairy farm with her family in the region.

Sheeraz works to deliver regional extension and education activities in Farm Business Management. He focusses on facilitating maximum practice change to help achieve profitability improvements on dairy farms. 

Sheeraz has strong research and business development skills, he studied dairy extension at university and holds a PhD in Agribusiness Management. He is also passionate about NetZero emissions.