Hamilton EverGraze Team
The Hamilton EverGraze Proof Site team was led by Dr. Ralph Behrendt from 2005-2013 and consisted of scientists and technical staff within Agriculture Victoria. An enthusiastic advisory group consisting of farmers, consultants, extension officers, Landmark staff and Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority staff provided significant input into the direction, management and interpretation of experimental results to make them relevant to farmers.
L-R. Rear row; Georgina Gubbins, Graham Lean, David Barry, Ralph Behrendt, Richard Murphy, David Robertson;
Front row; Steve Clark, Margaret Raeside, Debbie Shea, Malcolm McCaskill, Don Price, Peter Hayes
Absent: Anita Morant, Graeme Ward, Daniel Laffan, Lachlan Hurley.
Current Project Team
| Name | Organisation | Role |
| Ralph Behrendt | Agriculture Victoria, Hamilton | Proof Site Leader |
| Steve Clark | Agriculture Victoria, Hamilton | Scientist – agronomy and modelling |
| Malcolm McCaskill | Agriculture Victoria, Hamilton | Scientist – hydrology and lamb survival |
| Graeme Ward | Formerly Agriculture Victoria, Warrnambool | Scientist – agronomy |
| Margaret Raeside | Agriculture Victoria, Hamilton | Scientist (PhD) – tall fescue component study |
| Anita Morant | Agriculture Victoria, Hamilton | Regional/State Extension Coordinator |
| Peter Hayes | Producer, Hamilton | Chair, EverGraze Regional Group |
| David Barry | Producer, Woorndoo | EverGraze Regional Group |
| Lachlan Hurley | Agronomist, Landmark | EverGraze Regional Group |
| Daniel Laffan | Producer, Woorndoo | EverGraze Regional Group |
| Georgina Gubbins | Producer, Allansford | EverGraze Regional Group |
| David Robertson | Producer, Coleraine | EverGraze Regional Group (former chair) |
| Don Price | Producer, Cavendish | EverGraze Regional Group |
| Graham Lean | Consultant Hamilton | EverGraze Regional Group |
| Debbie Shea | Yadin Pastoral, Ararat | EverGraze Regional Group |
| Richard Murphy | Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management Authority | EverGraze Regional Group |
Past EverGraze Project Team Members and Contributors to the Hamilton Proof Site research
Mark Wootton, Producer Cavendish.
Reg Hill, Agronomist, Ballarat
Matthew Sparke Landmark, Horsham
Laurie Norman, Consultant Ballarat
Peter Forster GHCMA Hamilton
Current and former Agriculture Victoria Proof Site Team Members
Geoff Saul, Site Leader and then consultant
Andrew Kennedy, Livestock Scientist
Matthew Kelly, Technical Officer
Jayne Holmes, Technical Officer
Belinda O’Brien, Technical Officer
Sandra Greenaway, Administration support
Alistair Lawson, Agronomist,
Alan Byron, Technical Officer
Andrew Phelan, Senior Technical Officer
Kirsten Fogarty, Technical Officer
Fiona Cameron, Senior Technical Officer
Frank McKenzie, Agronomist
Economic and Modelling Analyses
Lisa Warn, Consultant, Mackinnon Project Melbourne University
Claire Lewis, Economist, Agriculture Victoria
Kerry Stott, Economist, Agriculture Victoria
Biometrics/Statistical Support
Gavin Kearney, Consultant
Students
Claire Radford, Melbourne University
