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Industry Service Managers

Connect with Hort Innovation's team members to learn more about levy investments in your industry

Industry Service Managers (ISMs) are able to keep you updated with information from your industry’s levy investments and how outputs from these can help your business grow.

They are listed below for each industry and are always keen for a chat.

If you can't get straight through, it’s easy to book a phone call at a time that suits you by using the email links.

Acting Head of Industry Service: 

Dumi Mhlanga
Phone: 0447 091 186
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Dumi oversees the industries listed below…

Almond

Industry Service Manager: 
Nicole Dimos Byrnes
Phone: 0499 989 791
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Apple and pear

Industry Service Manager: 
Rachel Davis
Phone: 0473 849 360
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Avocado

Industry Service Manager: 
Gemma Burger
Phone: 0458 650 876
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Blueberry

Industry Service Manager: 
Adrian Englefield
Phone: 0427 143 709
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Cherry

Acting Head of Industry Service 
Dumisani Mhlanga
Phone: 0447 091 186
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Chestnut

Industry Service Manager:
Eloise Mason
Phone: 0429 602 227
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Citrus

Industry Service Manager: 
Adrian Englefield
Phone: 0427 143 709
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Custard apple

Industry Service Manager: 
Gemma Burger
Phone: 0458 650 876
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Dried grape

Industry Service Manager: 
Nicole Dimos Byrnes
Phone: 0499 989 791
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Dried tree fruit

Industry Service Manager: 
Nicole Dimos Byrnes
Phone: 0499 989 791
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Mushroom

Acting Head of Industry Service 
Dumi Mhlanga
Phone: 0447 091 186
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Nashi

Industry Service Manager: 
Rachel Davis
Phone: 0473 849 360
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Olive

Industry Service Manager: 
Nicole Dimos Byrnes
Phone: 0499 989 791
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Passionfruit

Industry Service Manager: 
Gemma Burger
Phone: 0458 650 876
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Persimmon

Industry Service Manager: 
Eloise Mason
Phone: 0429 602 227
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Pistachio

Industry Service Manager: 
Eloise Mason
Phone: 0429 602 227
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Prune

Industry Service Manager: 
Nicole Dimos Byrnes
Phone: 0499 989 791
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Raspberry and blackberry

Industry Service Manager: 
Adrian Englefield
Phone: 0427 143 709
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Strawberry

Industry Service Manager: 
Adrian Englefield
Phone: 0427 143 709
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Summerfruit

Acting Head of Industry Service 
Dumisani Mhlanga
Phone: 0447 091 186
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Table grape

Industry Service Manager: 
Nicole Dimos Byrnes
Phone: 0499 989 791
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Turf

Industry Service Manager: 
Rachel Davis
Phone: 0473 849 360
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Acting Head of Industry Service: 

George Russell
Phone: 0417 954 814
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George oversees the industries listed below…

Banana

Industry Service Manager: 
Sarah Strutt
Phone: 0427 147 964
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Lychee

Industry Service Manager: 
Sarah Strutt
Phone: 0427 147 964
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Mango

Industry Service Manager: 
Sarah Strutt
Phone: 0427 147 964
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Melon

Industry Service Manager: 
Mark Spees
Phone: 0439 574 173
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Macadamia

Acting Head of Industry Service 
& Delivery
George Russell
Phone: 0417 954 814
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Nursery

Acting Head of Industry Service 
& Delivery
George Russell
Phone: 0417 954 814
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Onion

Industry Service Manager: 
Mark Spees
Phone: 0439 574 173
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Papaya

Industry Service Manager: 
Sarah Strutt
Phone: 0427 147 964
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Pineapple

Acting Head of Industry Service 
George Russell
Phone: 0417 954 814
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Potato – fresh

Industry Service Manager: 
Jason Hingston
Phone: 0429 793 496
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Potato – processing

Industry Service Manager: 
Jason Hingston
Phone: 0429 793 496
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Processing tomato

Industry Service Manager: Mark Spees
Phone: 0439 574 173
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Pyrethrum

Industry Service Manager: 
Jason Hingston
Phone: 0429 793 496
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Sweetpotato

Industry Service Manager: 
Jason Hingston
Phone: 0429 793 496
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Vegetable

Post-farmgate
Industry Service Manager: 
Mark Spees
Phone: 0439 574 173
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Pre-farmgate
Industry Service Manager: 
Jason Hingston
Phone: 0429 793 496
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Other portfolios

Industry Analysis and Industry Market Research

Lucy Noble
Industry Insights Manager
Phone: 0427 145 844
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Sean Nonnenmacher
Impact Evaluation Mananger
Phone: 0459 237 653
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Jayden Wensing
Graduate Data Analyst
Phone: 0437 498 791

 

Industry Communications and Conferences

Sharon Watt
Industry Communications Project Manager
Phone: 0427 156 285
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