Officers

Charlie Donzow - Secretary/Treasurer

Charlie worked as a slaughterman at Riverstone Meatworks before joining the Union as an Organiser in 1975. Charlie was State President of the Union from 1991 until 1997. He became State Secretary in 1997.

 

Email: cdonzow@amieu.asn.au


Peter Usher - State President

Peter worked as a slaughterman at Orange Abattoir before joining the Union as an Organiser in 1977. He became State President in 2000.

Responsibilities: Poultry industry  - Cordina, Baiada, Steggles, Red Lea. Cold Storage - VersaCold Logistics,  Devro - Bathurst, Wollondilly Abattoir.

Email: pusher@amieu.asn.au


Patricia Fernandez - Industrial Officer, Sexual Harassment Officer/Organiser

Patricia worked as a process worker at Inghams, Hoxton Park prior to joining the Union as an Organiser in 1992

Responsibilities:
OSI, McKeys, Inghams, Swires Cold Logistics,  Australia Pet Brands,   Bega Co-Op,  VersaCold Logistics

Email: pfernandez@amieu.asn.au


Mark Perkins - Organiser

Mark has spent most of his working life in abattoirs, first at Fletchers, Dubbo then Southern Meats - Goulburn. Mark was  the Union President at Southern Meats for  many years.   

Responsibilities: Cargill Foods - Wagga Wagga, Gundagai Meat Processors, Southern Meats - Goulburn, Baiada Poultry -Griffith, Heinz Foods - Wagga Wagga, Fletcher International - Dubbo,  Junee Abattoir, Monbeef - Cooma,Cowra Meat Processors - Cowra,  GM Scott - Cootamundra

Email: mperkins@amieu.asn.au


Deidre Williams - Organiser

Deidre worked with the State Public Service Association for 7 years. Elected to State Council and had responsibility for a number of Committees. Worked for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for 2 years. Deidre joined the AMIEU in 2000.

Responsibilities: Coles, Woolworths and Bi-Lo Supermarkets, Rivalea (Australia)- Corowa,Primo Smallgoods

Email: dwilliams@amieu.asn.au

 
Federal Officers

President:
Grant Courtney
Vice President
Patricia Fernandez
Secretary/Treasurer:
Brian Crawford
Federal Office:
Level 1, 39 Lytton Rd
EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169
07 3217 3766

NSW Branch Officers

State President:
Peter Usher


Vice-Presidents:
Jim Hickey

Jo Abela

Secretary/Treasurer:
Charlie Donzow

Organisers:
Patricia Fernandez - Industrial Officer
Deidre Williams

Mark Perkins
Chris Clark

Committee of Management

Mr Steve Aquilina (Swires)
Mr Noel Bond (Bega Cheese))
Mrs Debbie Hart (Inghams)
Mr Stephen Niumata (Primo Smallgoods)
Mr Kent McDonald (Southern Meats)
Mr Glenn Meylan (FIE)

Mr Mark Bartholomew (HJ Heinz)
Mr Brian Norton (Coles)
Mr David Catlin - (Baiada Poultry
Mr Jamie Kennedy - (Cargill)
Mr Rodney Pratt - (Primo Smallgoods)
 

New South Wales Branch Office:

Unit 3,
190 George Street
PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
Phone: (02) 9893 9011

Toll-Free:

1800 451 535
Fax No: (02) 9687 6853

email:
amieunsw@amieu.asn.au

 

Chris Clark - Organiser

Chris commenced work as a clean up boy in the meat department at Safeways aged 16. He began his apprenticeship at a retail butcher shop in Burwood. After completing his apprenticeship he joined the RAAF - before going back into butchering, working at Woolworths for 4 years then as a Meat Manager at Coles for 15 years before joining the Union in 2008.

Responsibilities: Coles, Woolworths and Bi-Lo Supermarkets