| Forum
Dinner |
Date |
Topic |
Speakers |
Feedback |
| 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 |
|
| 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
&
George Mihaly, Paradigm Hill Winery |
|
| 27th |
19.6.08 |
Transgenic Crops: Risky or Part of Sustainable Agriculture |
Prof Rick Roush
-
Dean, Melbourne School of Land & Environment.
&
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 |
|
| 25th |
30.8.07 |
Water |
Steve Hosking -
Melbourne Water &
Graham Hawke - Southern Rural Water |
|
| 24th |
30.8.07 |
State of Victorian Agriculture |
Simon Ramsay -
President, Victorian Farmers Federation & |
|
| 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 |
|
| 22nd |
19.4.07 |
"
Agriculture & the Media
" |
Ed Gannon -
The Weekly Times
James Martin, Manager,
Community Relations
Rachael Cairns - DPI |
|
| 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 |
|
| 20th |
7.9.06 |
"Does
Agriculture in the Yarra Valley have a Future?” |
Dr. Neil Barr -
Sociologist DPI
David Van Berkel - Garden Express |
|
| 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
|
PDF |
| 18th |
30.3.06 |
“Success in
regional agriculture - value adding”
|
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”
|
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 wordl? |
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
|
|
Unavailable |
