At Merriwa, our Dream, Purpose and Values guide the way we work together with our clients, customers and each other. By caring about our business and each other we can help more people in our community.

Our Dream:
We are part of a future where people of all abilities reach their potential and they feel respected, happy and confident

Our Purpose:
We provide an environment which encourages people to reach their potential while delivering quality products and services to our customers and clients.

Our Values:
The Merriwa team has shared values which result in taking PRIDE in our work and our role in supporting our community;

We are prosperous and successful in the provision of our products and services, and having a positive working environment.

We treat the Merriwa business like it is our own

We are honest, ethical and work to high standards

We acknowledge that every person has different abilities and we welcome, accept and celebrate our differences

We are committed to being the best we can be, everyday, as we serve our clients and our customers

Merriwa is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. Board members bring their skills, expertise and vision to the board table for the benefit of the entire organisation.

Our Board of Directors understand that the heart of Merriwa lies in our ability to continue to successfully manage our commercial operations so that they fund our important social dividend projects.

Danny O’Donoghue Chair Executive Officer, NE Tracks LLEN Executive Management experience within public service and education sectors. Director since March 1995	John Joyce Deputy Chair Director, RESET Pty Ltd Management experience in strategic planning, project development and implementation as well as having had key Director/Management roles with State Government Departments, in the area of Regional Development, Housing and Community Care, Acute Health and Aged Care. Director since November 2013
Joe Caruso Treasurer Retired Chief Executive Officer, St John’s Village Inc Senior Management experience within public health and rural services sector. Director since March 1995	Margaret Bennett Director Chief Executive Officer, North East Health Wangaratta Outstanding community focussed Health Management and leadership experience and strong Governance credentials. Director since August 2017
Libby Hosking Director Former Principal of Wangaratta District Specialist School A champion of and for, people with a disability. Director since October 2014

Merriwa’s Senior Management has diverse skills in commerce, industry, private, public and community service sectors. Our Senior Management team consists of

Senior Management Team

Bart Crawley Chief Executive Officer	Mark Currie General Manager of Operations Wangaratta
Joanne Ryan Finance and Administration Manager	Scott Grant General Manager of Operations Wodonga
Jacquie Pavlik Quality and Compliance Manager	Lisbeth Long Human Resources and Culture Manager

Divisional Management Team

Paul Rundell Contract Packaging	Matt Fraser Contract Processing and Packaging
Maria Wadley Park Lane Nursery and Garden Centre	Mark Umanski Engineered Wood Products
Annemarie Noonan Child Youth and Family

Merriwa is proud to support a range of organisations, community, individuals and sporting groups in our community.

To help guide those seeking sponsorship, Merriwa has developed a sponsorship application process to ensure our requirements and guidelines are clear, and to encourage applications that align with those needs. We will consider applications that;

• Are in line with Merriwa’s products
• Are in line with Merriwa’s values
• Directly involved the Wangaratta and surrounding communities

We require a minimum of 4 weeks to consider sponsorship requests. Please download the Merriwa Sponsorship Application Form here and submit completed form to:

Jo Maples
Marketing Assistant
144 Greta Road,
PO Box 392
Wangaratta VIC 3676

E: jo.maples@merriwa.org.au

Annual Reports

2018-2019 Annual Report

2017-2018 Annual Report

2016-2017 Annual Report

2015-2016 Annual Report

Industry Reports

2018-19 Workplace Gender Equality Report

2017-18 Workplace Gender Equality Report

2016-2017 Workplace Gender Equality Report