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

Wangaratta – 29 July 2009
TAFE Auditorium, Goulburn Ovens TAFE Building D, Docker St

8.30 am	Registration Welcome to Country

The big picture: an economic overview		Water and climate: critical factors

Chair	Warwick Long ABC Rural	Chair	Tim Clune Australian Alpine Valleys Agribusiness Forum

9.00 am	Opening address	1.30 pm	Catherine Tulloh ABARE Agriculture: moving toward emissions trading

9.30 am	Jammie Penm ABARE National and international issues affecting the region	1.50 pm	Mark Williams Bureau of Meteorology Regional climate outlook

9.50 am	Roddy Brown Westpac A banker’s perspective on rural finances	2.10 pm	John Gray Bureau of Rural Sciences Soil carbon for productivity or trading?

10.10 am	Panel discussion	2.30 pm	Panel discussion

10.30 am	Morning tea	3.00 pm	Afternoon tea

Building sustainable agriculture		Taking the risk: succeeding in the region

Chair	Brian Thompson Department of Primary Industries, VIC	Chair	Graham Nickless Wangaratta Unlimited

11.00 am	Vince O’Donnell ABARE Commodity outlook and farm performance	3.30 pm	John Corboy Corboy Fresh Fruit The future for horticulture in the region

11.15 am	Jamie Snell Newry Strategic planning for success in a family farm business	3.50 pm	Simon Quilty Q-Exports Operating internationally from a regional base

11.30 am	Hannah Marriott Yarallah Lamb Doing things differently to maintain profitability	4.10 pm	Jodie Goldsworthy Beechworth Honey Drawing on the past to shape the future

11.45 pm	Phil Chamberlain Rutherglen Estates Making the most of opportunities	4.30 pm	Panel discussion

12.00 pm	Panel discussion	5.00 pm	Conference close

12.30 pm	Lunch

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Registration – Conference 29 July

Registration fee $77 (including 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 28 July

The Australian Alpine Valleys Agribusiness Forum invites conference delegates and guests to a pre-conference dinner. Featuring guest speaker Professor Rick Roush, University of Melbourne who will explore GM crops: will they feed and power the world?

For dinner bookings
Rod Grant
Australian Alpine Valleys Agribusiness Forum
Ph: 03 5721 7594 |admin@alpvalleys.com.au

Venue: Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway,
29-37 Ryley Street, Wangaratta
Date: Tuesday 28 July from 6.30pm
Cost: $55pp (including GST) excludes wine and beverages

RSVP Friday 24 July. 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

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