New Chair For Northern Panel

New Chair For Northern Panel

Northern Panel chair Murray Scholz (Photo: GRDC) August 14, 2026 The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has appointed a new head to its Northern Panel, which covers growers in Queensland and NSW. Riverina grain grower Murray Scholz will chair the panel for the next three years. Mr Scholz succeeds outgoing chair Arthur Gearon, whose term concludes on August 31 after more than 10 years of service on the Northern Panel, including th…

New chair at NSW water agency

A new chair has been appointed to the largest water supplier in New South Wales. Craig Knowles joins WaterNSW – a government-owned infrastructure and regulatory agency responsible for operating 41 dams across the state – with decades of experience working in the sector.    Knowles was appointed founding chair of the Natural Resources Access Regulator board in 2017 – a role he held for almost ten years – and has also chaired the Murray-Darling Ba…