Board members
Dairy Food Safety Victoria's Board is an independent, skills-based board accountable to the Victorian Minister for Agriculture.
The Minister appoints the Chair and may also appoint one member nominated by the Secretary of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. The remaining five members are appointed by the Minister acting upon the recommendations of an industry selection committee.
Each member holds office for a term not exceeding three years and is eligible for re-appointment.
Luke Wilson PSM GAICD – Chair
Luke Wilson is an experienced public sector leader and advocate, with a long career shaping policy agendas across jurisdictions and shaping organisational policy and strategy in public sector agencies. Luke’s expertise is prominent in the agriculture, biosecurity, natural resources, fisheries, game management, emergency management and infrastructure fields, having spent many years within and leading Victoria’s agriculture portfolio, including numerous regulatory functions. He has also worked in South Australian and Australian Public Sector roles.
Luke was Victoria’s first Cross Border Commissioner, from 2018 to 2024, advocating for communities and businesses along each of Victoria’s state borders. In 2025 Luke was awarded the Public Service Medal for his contribution to regional communities.
Luke holds a Bachelor of Forest Science from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Economics from La Trobe University, a Graduate Diploma in Management from the Australian Catholic University and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School.
In addition to his role as Chair at DFSV, Luke is a board member of Wodonga TAFE and Victoria’s Game Management Authority. He is an Adjunct Professor at the La Trobe University Business School as well as a member of several advisory boards with La Trobe University, including the La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture & Food.
Polly Bennett - B. Economics, Executive Fellow Australian New Zealand School of Government, Trustee Committee for Economic Development of Australia, GAICD
Polly has extensive governance and leadership experience across commercial, government and not for profit organisations in the agribusiness, food safety, education, health, transport, ports and infrastructure sectors.
Polly is Chair of the Greater Sydney Local Land Services Board, and a member of the Local Land Services State Board of Chairs, Chair of the SkillsIQ Australia Board. and a member of the Tocal Agricultural College Advisory Board.
Polly was CEO of NSW Food Authority, Acting Deputy Director General Agriculture NSW, Director of Agribusiness Development Department Primary Industries and CEO Australian Lot Feeders Association.
Dr Scott Crerar - B. V. Sc, M. App, Epid, Ph.D., MAICD
Scott is an experienced senior executive with over 20 years of experience in food safety and regulation, specialising in risk assessment and management roles. He has held key positions in public health and agriculture within various federal government departments.. Most recently, he led and oversaw the science and risk assessment functions at Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Scott's international experience includes holding food safety roles in Hong Kong and New Zealand, and he has collaborated with global agencies such as the APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum and Codex Alimentarius. He has represented Australia at both forums, notably chairing the nation's delegation to the Codex Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) from 2017 to 2021
Scott has served as a director for several non-profit organizations and is currently the Chair of Australia’s Food Safety Information Council. He serves on the Hong Kong government's Expert Advisory Committee on Food Safety.
Tania Luckin – Adv. Dip Ag, GAICD
Tania operates a dairy farming business milking 600 cows in Southwest Victoria. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the successfully operating small, medium and large-scale dairy farms in Victoria and South Australia. Tania has been involved in various industry organisations at regional and national levels and has held a range of governance roles including a director of the WestVic Dairy, Bonlac Supply Company and Deputy Chair at Dairy Australia.
Dr Tracey Marsden - BVSc (Hons), Grad. Dip. Voc.Ed.Train., MBA, EMPA
Tracey has qualifications in veterinary science, business and public administration, adult education. She has worked in the Victorian public sector since 2014. During this time she has led a number of significant legislative reforms relating to animal welfare and domestic animals. She previously worked in dairy, biosecurity and food policy.
Tracey is currently Acting Director Strategic Policy and Cabinet, managing cabinet processes, strategic policy and coordination across the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action delivery teams.