Assessment of applications under Round 2 of the Growing Regions Program were undertaken by a multi-party Parliamentary panel, consisting of the following panel members:
- Senator Deborah O’Neill, Senator for New South Wales, Australian Labor Party (Panel Chair)
- Senator Tammy Tyrrell, Senator for Tasmania, Independent
- Senator Karen Grogan, Senator for South Australia, Australian Labor Party
- Mrs Bridget Archer MP, Member for Bass, TAS, Liberal Party of Australia
- Mr Dan Repacholi MP, Member for Hunter, NSW, Australian Labor Party
- Mr Sam Birrell MP, Member for Nicholls, VIC, The Nationals