Johanna Tomlinson

Johanna Tomlinson, a 2019 Nuffield Scholar from the South Coast of Western Australia, was appointed to the Nuffield Board in 2024. Together with her husband Wayne, she operates a beef cattle enterprise in the region. Johanna holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours), has completed the Rabobank Executive Development Program, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Her career includes roles such as Executive Manager of Operations at South Coast NRM, Director of Clear South, and Executive Officer of Fitzgerald Biosphere Group, where she has provided strategic leadership and facilitated investment attraction and delivery for various regional initiatives. Johanna has served on several boards and committees, including Albany Community Financial Services Ltd. (a franchisee of Bendigo Bank) and the Nuffield WA Executive.

She is deeply committed to supporting regional communities, businesses, and community groups, and values collaboration with like-minded professionals.

Board

Jane Bennett

Chair

Jane Bennett

Chair

Jane Bennett, a 2008 Nuffield Scholar, is an experienced agribusiness leader who has served on the Nuffield Australia Board since 2013. She is Chair of Hop Products Australia and a Non-Executive Director of Grain Growers Ltd and Sustainable Timber Tasmania.

Rob Bradley

Rob Bradley, a 2009 Nuffield Scholar, runs Bradley Agriculture in Tasmania, managing dairy, lamb, and irrigated cropping, and is a partner in a NSW broadacre farm. He serves on the Cressy Longford Irrigation Scheme, Toosey Aged Care, and Dairy Farm Management Business boards.

Don Madden

Don Madden, a 2010 Nuffield Scholar, is co-owner and director of Smithfield Cattle Company, overseeing lot feeding, exports, logistics, and property management. A former QLD State Chair, he has shaped industry strategy through ALFA and pioneered the feedlot sector’s first Trainee Manager program.

Guy Hebblewhite

Guy Hebblewhite, a 2013 Nuffield Scholar, joined the Nuffield Australia Board in 2024. He previously chaired Nuffield NSW and helped deliver the 2022 Tamworth National Conference. Formerly in chicken meat and Wagyu production, he is now developing an agri-marketplace and has held leadership roles in AgriFutures and ACGC.

Kara Knudsen

Kara Knudsen, a 2013 Nuffield Scholar from Mundubbera, QLD, runs a beef enterprise and is passionate about Australian agriculture. She has held key Nuffield volunteer roles in sponsorship, strategy, and events. Kara has shaped the beef industry through policy work, industry reviews, and leadership programs like AICD and WCF Agribusiness.

Nigel Corish

Nigel Corish, a 2014 Nuffield Scholar from Goondiwindi, QLD, joined the Nuffield Board in 2023. As MD of New Leaf Ag, he farms 4,500ha of cotton, grains, and pulses. A graduate of AICD, he is Vice Chair of Grain Growers Ltd, a director of Cotton Seed Distributors, and Chair of Ability Agriculture.

Donald McGauchie, AO

Donald McGauchie was appointed to the Nuffield Board in 2013 as a special skills external Director. He is Chairman of Nufarm Limited, AACo, and AWTA, with past roles including Chairman of Telstra and the Victorian Rural Finance Corporation. A former NFF President and Reserve Bank Board member, he was named Rabobank Agribusiness Leader of the Year in 2001 and awarded the Centenary Medal. In 2004, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.