SUMMER SYMPOSIUM AND FARM WALK
Saturday 5th December 2020,
Parklake Hotel Pty Ltd, 481 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, VIC. 3630
Programme
8.30 am REGISTRATIONS
8.55 am Welcome AWIA President
9.00 am “Tapping the pool of knowledge: An informal Q and A roundtable where growers can ask questions and specific topics discussed.”
Facilitated by Michele Valier, AWIA President.
9:30 am “Safety of workers and compliance in the horticulture industry within the COVID-19 situation”. Presented by a Representative of WorkSafe Victoria
10:00 am AWIA projects and activities update
Trevor Ranford, IDO, AWIA
10:15 am Morning tea
10:45 am “Why and how to digitize your end to end traceability and provenance”. Presented by Greg Calvert, FreshChain
11.15 am “Sensorised mobile platform and dashboard and the application for Walnuts.” Presented by Steve Scheding, Green Atlas
11:45 am “The River Murray System – what all growers need to know.”
Speakers to be confirmed
12:15 noon “Biosecurity – Industries Roles and Responsibilities” (This will include an update of current exotic pest and disease outbreaks involving Walnuts.)
Facilitated by Trevor Ranford, AWIA IDO
12:30 pm SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
Consideration and adoption of a new Constitution/Set of Rules for AWIA
12.45pm Lunch
1.30 pm Travel to property
2.30 pm ORCHARD WALK
4:30 pm Close and Return to Shepparton or Home
6:30 pm Pre-Dinner drinks.
7:00 pm Dinner at restaurant - AT YOUR OWN COST