legislated requirements to the Minister and growers, the EWC was also committed to delivering and communicating results to other stakeholders in Australia's wheat export arrangements. The EWC's key stakeholders were: the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australian wheat growers AWB International Ltd Australian wheat exporters. Other stakeholders included: grower bodies, such as the Grains Council of Australia (GCA) and the Grain Growers Association (GGA) State grain merchant associations (representing small to medium grain businesses) various industry and exporter organisations, such as the Australian Grain Exporters Association (AGEA) large and small exporters independent grain consultants other Australian Government departments and agencies with an interest in the grain industry and related transport and export arrangements. Non-bulk Wheat Quality Assurance Scheme By 30 June 2008 the EWC had accredited: 62 packing companies (in 103 locations in five States) 12 laboratories (in 31 locations) 6 superintendence companies (in 18 locations). By 30 June 2008, the EWC had received 4,094 notification forms for the export of 1,929,293 tonnes to 41 countries. The EWC's performance also included the following results: The development of an online service enabling wheat exporters to electronically submit their notification forms and contracts to the EWC. This streamlined the notification process and reduced processing time for both the EWC and the exporter, and enabled exporters to forward the information to packers and laboratories. Following deregulation, non-bulk exporters were able to export wheat in containers to overseas customers that they were previously unable to supply under the former export consent application arrangements. This also meant exporters could better align grain quality with specific customer requirements. Some non-bulk exporters developed stronger links with growers New directions The November 2007 Federal election resulted in a change of Government and reform of Australia's wheat marketing arrangements towards the liberalisation of exports in bulk. This reform included the release of draft legislation and a Senate Committee Inquiry into the Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 and the Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008. The related drafting of a new Wheat Export Accreditation Scheme for bulk exports, became a major focus for the EWC and the industry during the reporting period. The EWC monitored and reported on AWBI's export performance in managing the National Pool and presented the Minister with two Performance Monitoring Reports (PMRs) and published two Growers Reports. This was a significant result as the Act only required the EWC to produce one