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30th |
23.4.09 |
The 2009 Fires - before, during and after |
Graeme Armstrong - CFA
David Stirling- Marysville lavender grower from & Rowan Francis - Kinglake berry grower |
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29th |
27.11.08 |
World Finance Status |
Tom Elliot - Finance Commentator
Peter Maguire - Ridgeline HR |
Tom Elliot talks about the current world financial status, the meltdown in the US, Sub-prime, global liquidity and how they all affect the rural community. |
28th |
28.8.08 |
Climate Change & Carbon Trading |
David Griffin, DPI
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George Mihaly, Paradigm Hill Winery |
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27th |
19.6.08 |
Transgenic Crops: Risky or Part of Sustainable Agriculture |
Prof Rick Roush -
Dean, Melbourne School of Land & Environment.
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Dr. David Tribe, Microbiologist, Melbourne University |
Safety, safety, safety, and
more GM food safety. The Food and Chemical Toxicology Quartet.
http://gmopundit.blogspot.com/2008/
06/safety-safety-safety-and-more-gm-food.html |
26th |
26.3.08 |
Your Body, getting the best from it |
Dr. Warrick Hooper - Montrose Spinal Clinic |
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25th |
30.8.07 |
Water |
Steve Hosking - Melbourne Water &
Graham Hawke - Southern Rural Water |
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24th |
30.8.07 |
State of Victorian Agriculture |
Simon Ramsay -
President, Victorian Farmers Federation & |
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23rd |
28.6.07 |
Future for Australian Agriculture |
Sussan Ley -
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry &
Sam Violi, President, Victorian Strawberry Growers |
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22nd |
19.4.07 |
" Agriculture & the Media " |
Ed Gannon -The Weekly Times
James Martin, Manager, Community Relations, Yarra Ranges Council
Rachael Cairns - DPI |
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21st |
2.11.06 |
"Labour Pains - Finding & Keeping Workers" |
Ian Ada, Agribusiness Officer,
Shire of Yarra Ranges
Max Polwarth, Manager, National Harvest Labour Information Service
James Judge, Fraud Investigation Team, Centrelink
Robert Thompson, owner, Battunga Orchards, Hoddles Creek |
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20th |
7.9.06 |
"Does Agriculture in the Yarra Valley have a Future? |
Dr. Neil Barr - Sociologist DPI
David Van Berkel - Garden Express |
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19th |
15.6.06 |
Agriculture and Tourism - Marriage made in heaven or recipe for disaster |
Anne Gallace - Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm, Mornington &
Anne Langworthy Swinburne University, Centre for Regional Development
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PDF |
18th |
30.3.06 |
Success in regional agriculture - value adding
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Anthony Parle - Australian Frozen Foods - Pickle grower and producer for McDonalds
Leon Tokar, Tokar Estate |
PDF |
17th |
16.11.05 |
Good farm management in the 21st Century - productive, cost effective and preserving natural resources
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Kerrie Price,
Wine For Life Greening Australia
Alison Medhurst, Horticulture Resource Management - DPI |
PDF |
16th |
29.6.05 |
Exploring long term retirement options - succession or sale
- Making a graceful and profitable business exit |
Lucio Dana - Family Business Dynamics
www.fbrc.com.au |
PDF |
15th |
6.4.05 |
Beyond Price and Quality - Other key attributes influencing purchasing decisions of food products in international markets |
Emma Coath, Manager, Market information and ANalysis & Peter Myers, Manager, Market Development, Agribusiness Groups, Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne. |
Unavailable |
14th |
1.12.04 |
Fresh Produce Supply Chain - Changes in the retail industry and the supply chain of fresh produce meeting expectations |
Anthony Jackson, Costa Group
David Finger, YV Fruits |
PDF |
13th |
7.10.04 |
The future in horticulture in the Yarra Valley |
Gordon Chapman Chappies Fruits |
PDF |
12th |
30.6.04 |
The Future of Water in the Yarra Valley |
Cheryl Batagol Chair Melb Water |
PDF |
11th |
7.4.04 |
The Yarra Vally Brand |
Angela Ang CE Yarra Valley Brand |
PDF |
10th |
25.3.03 |
Doing Business Electronically. |
Peter Petherbridge (Adjunct Prof Swinburne E-business & Communication) & Annemarie Manders (Warratina Lavender Farm) |
Unavailable |
9th |
7.8.03 |
New York, New York! The keys to success agribusiness development. |
John Bailey (Melb Bus School)
Tim Smith(Former Austrade NY) |
Unavailable |
8th |
27.3.03 |
Globalisation - How does your business fit into the big, wide world? |
Judith Laffan (Dpt Foreign Affairs & Trade) & Angela Ang (Mkt Mgr, Wild About Fruit) |
Unavailable |
7th |
16.10.02 |
Regional Branding - What makes the region unique? |
Graeme Avery (Hawkes Bay Food Group) & Roger Grant (Geelong Area Consultative Committee) |
PDF |
6th |
25.7.02 |
How much is a name really worth? The value of cross-regional and cross-product indentification |
Rob Dolan (Sticks) James Halliday (GI & YV place in Aust wine) & presentation on benefits of a single brand image |
PDF |
5th |
30.5.02 |
Getting the Balance Right - Farming Business and the Environment |
Dr.Bruce Kefford DNRE & Cecil Camilleri (Yallumba) |
PDF |
4th |
18.4.02 |
Doing Business with Local Government - |
Sue Rechenburg-Dupe (Surf Coast Councillor and landowner) & Alan Fincher (SOYR Deputy Mayor) |
PDF |
3rd |
7.2.02 |
Branding the Region - |
Bob Annells (Director Annells Consulting) & David McKinna |
Unavailable |
2nd |
8.11.01 |
Marketing Food and Supermarkets globally, dealing with Australian Supermarkets, Local co-operation |
Peter Hansford & Terry Burgi |
Unavailable |
1st |
13.9.01 |
Launch of Farming Real Estate - Challenges & opportunities for Agribusiness on the Urban fringe - YV Region
Integrating Quality Assurance, Environment Management Systems & Integrated Crop Management in the YV |
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Unavailable |
