Outgoing ABA Chair Brad Bellinger said that a very positive outcome has been achieved from the landmark Roma Forum.  Motions to deliver a democratically elected board and to give that board control of the grass-fed levy were supported with over a 95% majority.  A very active crowd, that was not hand picked by ABA, gave the strongest endorsement of a plan to reform Cattle Council.

Mr Bellinger said that a resolution to allow 8 State Farming Organisation reserved seats for an interim three year period was soundly rejected at the meeting.  The message is clear that producers want democratic control over their levy expenditure.

A resolution that further endorsed this was for the Federal Government to form a task-force to implement the restructure as per the cattle producers’ wishes.