abare.gov.au - Regional Outlook Conferences 2009 – a new perspective on your region . . .

Northern Australia – 4 November 2009
Crown Plaza Darwin, 32 Mitchell St, Darwin

8.30 am	Registration Welcome to Country

The big picture: an economic overview		Climate change: critical factors

Chair	Lorna Perry ABC Rural	Chair	Terry Sheales ABARE

9.00 am	The Hon Kon Vatskalis Minister for Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources Introductory comments	1.30 pm	Catherine Tulloh ABARE Agriculture: moving toward emissions trading

9.05 am	The Hon Gary Gray AO, MP Parliamentary Secretary for Western and Northern Australia Opening address	1.50 pm	Todd Smith Bureau of Meteorology Northern Australia: a changing climate

9.30 am	Terry Sheales ABARE Economic issues affecting the region	2.10 pm	Joe Morrison North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance Indigenous innovation in climate change

9.50 am	Megha Raut Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources NT Outlook for the Northern Territory economy and industry

10.10 am	Panel discussion	2.30 pm	Panel discussion

10.30 am	Morning tea	3.00 pm	Afternoon tea

Building sustainable agriculture		Succeeding in the region

Chair	Richard Galton Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources NT	Chair	Steve McKenzie Power and Water Corporation

11.00 am	Alan Copeland ABARE Outlook for mining and pastoral industries	3.30 pm	Richard Cresswell CSIRO Assessing water availability in Northern Australia

11.20 am	Michael Finucan Meat and Livestock Australia Live cattle trade: present and future	3.50 pm	Kane and Marie Younghusband Roper River Agriculture Building agriculture in the Top End – a melon grower’s perspective

11.40 am	Rohan Sullivan Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association Advancing northern cattle operations	4.10 pm	Michael Nesbit Darwin Port Corporation Australia’s northern gateway: port and trade developments

12.00 pm	Panel discussion	4.30 pm	Panel discussion

12.30 pm	Lunch	5.00 pm	Conference close

Registration – Conference 29 July

Registration fee $77 (including $7 GST) includes:

entrance to the conference
copy of current issue of Australian commodities
copies of available papers
morning and afternoon tea and lunch

Registration – Pre conference dinner 3 November

Join us at Char Restaurant for an enjoyable and relaxed 2 course dinner and mingle with other conference delegates and speakers.

Venue: Char Restaurant @ Admiralty
Corner of The Esplanade and Knuckey St, Darwin
Date: Tuesday 3 November from 6.30pm
Cost: $60pp (including $5.45 GST) excludes wine and beverages

RSVP by Friday 30 October. Please advise any dietary requirements at time of booking.

Please note: the conference and the pre conference dinner are two separate ticketed events.

Enquiries

Angela Ellerman
Phone: 02 6272 2303 or 6272 2260
Fax: 02 6272 2001 |aellerman@abare.gov.au

Program may change in the event of unforseen circumstances

Supported by

Office of Northern Australia Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

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