Grains Research and Development Corporation Annual Report 2024-25

Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 19 November 2025

Total expenses: $293.1 million
Ongoing staff: 130

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $293.1 million (293,144 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $26.9 million (26,913 in $'000)
Suppliers: $16.8 million (16,773 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $134.3 million (134,331 in $'000)
Own-source income: $285.9 million (285,934 in $'000)

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Ongoing staff: 130 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Published disclosure tables 3

Information about remuneration for key management personnel10 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence entity-copyright

Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.

Name	Position	Base salary	Bonuses	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
Nigel Hart	Managing Director	487,743	73,684	64,670	12,969	639,066
Sharon Starick	Board Chair	78,938	0	7,857	0	86,795
Kellie Benda	Board Member	55,085	0	1,747	0	56,832
Shaun Coffey	Board Member	42,272	0	4,912	0	47,184
Andrew Earle	Board Member	12,717	0	1,595	0	14,312
Richard HeathAs published, the parts do not add up to the total.	Board Member	43,906	0	4,674	0	47,580
Robert Nixon	Board Member	51,939	0	6,001	0	57,940
Natalie Sommerville	Board Member	43,868	0	4,935	0	48,803
Belinda Turner	Board Member	65,509	0	0	0	65,509
John Woods	Board Chair (Outgoing)	23,712	0	2,507	0	26,219

Information about remuneration for senior executives3 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence entity-copyright

Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average bonuses	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
0-220,000	2	102,862	7,094	14,211	-23,587	100,580
345,001-370,000	2	277,023	43,494	36,876	11,122	368,515
370,001-395,000	2	286,478	44,047	38,641	9,954	379,121

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff4 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · Licence entity-copyright

Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average bonuses	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average total
260,000-270,000	2	215,654	15,346	26,381	7,011	Not stated
270,001-295,000	5	221,375	17,282	29,466	7,166	Not stated
295,001-320,000	1	253,952	9,302	30,321	5,365	Not stated
320,001-345,000	1	258,328	18,557	32,330	14,171	Not stated