ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - MVCB - Murray Valley Citrus Board

Charter
The Murray Valley Citrus Marketing Board was established by the Murray Valley Citrus
Marketing Acts 1989 of Victoria and New South Wales to cover citrus produced in the defined
areas of Victoria and southern New South Wales.
The Murray Valley Citrus Marketing Board commenced operations on 1 July 1990, succeeding
the Citrus Fruit Marketing Board of Victoria and the Murray Valley (NSW) Citrus Marketing
Board.
On 4 June 2004, a poll of citrus producers in the Murray Valley region agreed to reconstitute the
Murray Valley Citrus Marketing Board under the Agricultural Industry Development Act (1990)
of Victoria as the Murray Valley Citrus Board with ex-territorial operation in the Murray Valley
region of NSW. The Murray Valley Citrus Board operates under the “Murray Valley Citrus
Industry Development Order 2004”.
Functions of the Board
The functions of the Board are:
(a) plan, fund and facilitate the conduct of citrus research and development services;
(b) facilitate the adoption and commercialization of the results of citrus research and
development services;
(c) plan, fund and facilitate the conduct of market development services;
(d) plan, fund and facilitate the conduct of citrus pest and disease management and control
measures to increase and maintain access of citrus fruit to domestic and export markets;
and
(e) to establish and manage a general fund and project funds for the purposes of the Act.
Strategic Plan
The Murray Valley Citrus Board Strategic Plan is available at the Board office, or alternatively,
on the Board web site at www.mvcitrus.org.au.
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