Early VGA Committee Members

ALLEN Bros - Wheelers Hill

CORRIGAN Bros - Braeside

Vegetable Research Station - Frankston

VGA Beginnings

VGA Presidents

Contact Details

Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria

Mail Box 111,
Melbourne Markets
542 Footscray Rd,
West Melbourne, VIC, 3003

Tel: 03 9687-4707
Fax: 03 9687-4723

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VGA Presidents

Our first President was Harry Castle (Clarinda) and his committee consisted of:

George Ryan (Wheelers Hill)
Jim Mills (Keysborough)
Vic Barnett (Moorabbin)
Dick Marriott (Bentleigh)
Ted (Horrie) Burgess (Bentleigh)
Jim Stocks (Burwood)
Joe Hawkes (Mordialloc)
Bob Hall (Dandenong)
Harold Besant (Heatherton)
Herb Baker (Bentleigh)
Arthur Knight (Bentleigh)

The first meeting was held in the Moorabbin Town Hall and later committee meetings were held in a service station in Highett belonging to Allan George, the son of Bert George, who was secretary of the VGA for many years.

Our VGA Presidents:
Luis Gazzola (Somerville)	2004 - Present
Alec Berias (Werribee)	2002 - 04
Peter Cochrane (Devon Meadows)	2000 - 02
Silvio Favero (Cranbourne)	1998 - 00
Peter Schreurs (Devon Meadows)	1996 - 98
Joe Souter (Dingley)	1993 - 96
David Wallace (Keilor)	1991 - 93
Rob Allen (Narre Warren)	1989 - 91
Len Cochrane (Keysborough - Narre Warren)	1988 - 89
Bert Wernke (Somerville)	1985 - 88
Dinny Michelon (Werribee)	1983 - 85
Les Giroud (Werribee)	1981 - 83
Jack Walker (Cranbourne - Five Ways)	1980 - 81,
Len Cochrane (Keysborough - Narre Warren)	1978 - 80,
John Milburn (Keilor)	1977 - 78,
Jack Walker (Cranbourne)	1974 - 76,
Harry Goodrich (Keysborough - Cranbourne)	1972 - 73,
Joe Souter (Dingley)	1970 - 71,
Ken Marriott (Heatherton)	1967 - 69,
Murray Barnett (Keysborough)	1964 - 66,
Stan Parkinson (Mulgrave)	1962 - 63,
Alf Marriott (Moorabbin)	1960 - 61,
Les Allen (Wheelers Hill)	1958 - 59,
Jim Mills (Keysborough)	1955 - 57,
Everest Le Page (Cheltenham)	1952 - 54,
Clarrie Corrigan (Keysborough)	1949 - 51
Dick Marriott (Bentleigh)	1945 - 48
Vic Barnett (Moorabin)	1940 - 44
Jim Stocks (Burwood)	1936 - 39
George Ryan (Wheelers Hill)	1933 - 35
Charlie George (Cheltenham)	1930 - 32
Ted Burgess (Bentleigh)	1927 - 29
Harry Castle (Clarinda)	1923 - 26

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2011-10-14 Annual General Meeting

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