DARDANUP dairy farmer Phil Depiazzi has become the new dairy section president of the Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFarmers), taking over from Peter Evans.
Mr Depiazzi was today confirmed as president, with Michael Partridge (Brunswick) his senior vice president.
Mr Depiazzi paid tribute to the work of outgoing president Mr Evans.
“Peter has done a mountain of work for the State’s dairy farmers as dairy section president and has dealt with a number of issues in recent times,” Mr Depiazzi said.
“The work he, Dale Park and WAFarmers has done to lobby supermarkets and processors for a fairer price for dairy farmers has been terrific - I look forward to building on their strong foundation to get dairy farmers the prices they deserve.
“It is well documented that the WA dairy industry has been going through a difficult period and now more than ever we need to work together to get the best results for the State’s dairy farmers.”
Mr Depiazzi urged all WA dairy farmers who weren’t members of WAFarmers to strongly consider joining the federation.
“We have been battling the supermarkets for more than 18 months and in the last four months have made some real progress,” he said.
“Governments, businesses and other organisations stand up and listen to bodies with a large voice. The more dairy farmers we have as members, the greater voice we have and the more influence we can wield.”
