Milton Bazley

Principal Trade and Investment Officer, Toowoomba (TradeStart Advisor)

After leaving Toowoomba to embark on a career in food export sales and trading, Milton returned to Toowoomba in December 2021 to take up the role of Principal Trade and Investment Officer with Trade and Investment Queensland.

He is a graduate of the University of Southern Queensland with Bachelor’s degrees in Applied Science (Geology), and Business (Marketing), as well as a Diploma of Export Management. During his career Milton has held senior management roles with:

• CSR Limited (Sydney) – marketing Queensland bulk raw sugar;
• SunRice (Leeton, Melbourne, Sydney, Tokyo) – marketing Australian branded and unbranded rice
• Nut Producers Australia (Adelaide) – procuring foreign pistachios, cashews, walnuts and marketing foreign nuts and Australian grown almonds and pistachios to supermarkets, manufacturers and wholesalers;
• Shoalhaven City Council (Nowra) – Export Hub Facilitator.

Milton has travelled to and conducted business in 50 countries around the globe. He has been involved in Free Trade negotiations between Australia and Japan, South Korea, and China. He was responsible for negotiating the first sales of Australian rice to Malaysia and Russia, and was Australian rice industry delegate to the National Farmers’ Federation Trade Committee.

Milton is proud to work with Darling Downs and South West Queensland businesses to assist them on their export journey.

Toowoomba office

128 Margaret Street
Toowoomba QLD 4305

Milton Bazley

Principal Trade and Investment Officer, Toowoomba (TradeStart Advisor)

Mob: +61 459 872 228
Email: milton.bazley@tiq.qld.gov.au