Meet the VFF team
Bendigo’s membership development team
Mick McCarthy
Lisa Guille
Kim Tupper
Membership Development Representative
Membership Development Representative
Membership Development Co-ordinator
Having grown up as a sheep farmer’s son in the Central Victorian township of Heathcote, Mick has been around farming all his life and is still actively involved in the family farm with his siblings.
Lisa grew up in the Bendigo area and has always had an interest in all things agricultural, having specialist knowledge with her background selling harvest gear and spare parts.
Kim brings a wealth of experience to VFF, having grown up on an orchard and dairy farm in the Goulburn Valley. She has worked in family fertiliser and chemical businesses most of her working life.
Prior to joining the VFF in 2014, Mick was in the banking industry as an Agribusiness Manager for over 15 years. He has been actively involved in many local rural communities, having worked, lived and played sport in towns right across regional Victoria. Mick enjoys the flexibility of the role, getting out on the farms, meeting and talking to members and prospective new members, while promoting the values of the VFF. He enjoys listening to the many stories from all farming commodities and travels across the state promoting the vast number of resources VFF can offer to farmers.
She has been with the team since Jan 2016 and has shown herself to be keen to travel across the state to talk to farmers about a range of topics, from drought to flood and everything in between. Her previous history in business development for the building industry also gives her the ability to be able to chat to farmers from all walks of life and help them grow and develop their business and farm. Lisa loves meeting members face to face, finding out about issues important to them and helping them find solutions through VFF, whether it be workplace relations assistance, or lobbying the government on policies that affect members.
After working for the VFF for nearly three years, she thoroughly enjoys meeting with farmers and getting an understanding of their family business. Talking with the next generation of farmers and making them aware of how they can have a voice through the VFF, is a passion of Kim’s and she enjoys organising events and giving young farmers a way to connect with each other.
Victorian Farmers Federation
Talk to the team today:
Suite 2/145 View Street Bendigo 24 Collins Street Melbourne
Mick 0448 043 806 Lisa 0429 381 997 Kim 0448 043 654
p: 5444 9777 or 1300 882 833 f: 03 9207 5500 e: vff@vff.org.au w: www.vff.org.au
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Part of Kim’s ability to chat easily with farmers of all ages has been formed through her background in telecommunications and consultancy.
members@vff.org.au