Key contacts
Maurie Street (Chief Executive Officer)
Maurie started with GOA at its’ inception in June of 2009. As a local boy he had for the past 15 years worked as an agronomist based in Dubbo. Maurie attended CSU university in Wagga from 1993- 96 where he was awarded a Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture). During 2004-05 Maur...
Ben O'Brien (Research and Extension Manager)
Ben is our Research and Extension Manager and has been with the GOA team since 2015. He is originally from Warren and maintains a small mixed farming enterprise there. He has a M.Sc. in Crop Sciences from USYD and a B.Sc. in Wool and Pastoral Sciences from the UNSW. Ben was working in intern...
Natasha Searle (Executive Assistant)
Natasha is our Executive Assistant and joined GOA in early 2026. Natasha holds a Bachelor of Rural Science (Hons) and Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of New England. She also holds a Diploma of Management. Prior to joining GOA, Natasha worked as a consultant for 17 y...
