Friday, August 24, 2001

8.00 – 10.00

• Registration

10.00 – 10.10

• Aboriginal Welcome to Country

10.10 – 10.35

• Welcome by Senator Judith Troeth, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

10.35 – 11.30

• Introduction of Australian Women in Agriculture Ltd Board of Management
  Conference 2001 Organising Committee
  Project Manager, AWiA National Learning Network Project

11.30 – 12.00

• “How the NFF will achieve 30% representation by women by 2005”
  Anna Cronin, Chief Executive Officer, National Farmers Federation

12.00 – 1.00

Lunch

• Sponsored by Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry Australia

1.00 – 1.45

Climbing the Organisational Structure

• Farmer Organisations, Boards, Committees & Municipal Councils
  Jennie Hawkins, Christine Forster, Colleen Condliffe

2.00 – 3.00

• Session 1: Industry, Reference & Focus Groups

3.00 – 3.30

Afternoon Tea

• Sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia

3.30 – 4.30

• Session 2: Industry, Reference & Focus Groups

4.30 – 5.00

Plenary Session

• Recommendations from Sessional Groups; Jenny McMillan

6.30

• Reception
  Hosted by The Hon. Keith Hamilton, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Victoria; at St Hilda’s College
  Sponsored by Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources & Environment, Victoria

Friday, August 24, 2001

2.00 – 3.00

• Session 1: Industry, Reference & Focus Groups

Dairy	Jenny McMillan
Horticulture	Marion Rak
Beef	Joy Deguara
Grains	Jenny Grigg
Social Issues	Dorothy Dunn
Superannuation & Financial Planning	Toni Scicluna

3.30 – 4.30

• Session 2: Industry, Reference & Focus Groups

Intensive Animal Industries	Meg Parkinson
Alternative Fibres	Rowena Doyle
Sheep & Prime Lambs	Janette Outram
Wool	Jan FitzGerald
Fishing	Cate Bell
Natural Resource Management	Fionnuala Frost
Farm Safety	Andrew Sullivan

Saturday, August 25, 2001

7.00 - 8.45

• Breakfast with the Champions
  Chloe Munro, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria
  Sponsored by Bendigo Bank Limited

8.00 – 8.45

• Registration

9.00 – 10.50

• Session 1: Trade - Opportunities and Risks

10.50 – 11.20

Morning Tea

• Sponsored by Rural Finance Corporation

11.20 – 12.30

• Session 2: Producing a Healthy Harvest

12.30 – 1.30

Lunch

• Sponsored by Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade/Austrade
  Presentation by The Australian Naginata Federation

1.30 – 3.00

• Session 3: Partners in a Value Added Product

3.00 – 3.30

Afternoon Tea

• Sponsored by Institute of Land & Food Resources, University of Melbourne

3.30 - 5.00

• Session 4: Water – A Scarce Resource

5.00

• Close

7.00 for 7.30

• Conference Dinner
  Tammy van Wisse – “Facing the Challenge”
  Sponsored by Australian Primary Superannuation Fund
  Beer supplied by Carlton and United Breweries

Saturday, August 25, 2001

9.00 – 10.50

• Session 1: Trade – opportunities and risks
  Chaired by Meg Parkinson
• Jane Ogge, Executive Officer, Agricultural Policy & Negotiations Section, Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade – The WTO and agricultural trade liberalisation
• Kerryn Mansell, Regional Trade Commissioner, Austrade – Exporting for the future and market access for Agribusiness
• Dr Gardner Murray, Chief Veterinary Officer, Exotic Diseases & Trade, Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry – Australia
• Kerri Richards, Director, “Merino Country”, Ballarat

11.20 – 12.30

• Session 2: Producing a Healthy Harvest
  Chaired by Megan Jenkinson
• Dr Ellen Kittson, Manager Biotechnology, Safety and Ethics Programs, Department Human Services, Victoria – Using Genetically Modified Organisms in Agricultural Production
• Ms Liz Clay, Project Officer, Australian Organic Agricultural Association – Using Organic Practices in Agricultural Production

1.30 - 3.00

• Session 3: Partners in a Value Added Product
  Chaired by Sandra Lordanic
• Cate Bell, K & C Fisheries, Sale – Wild Catch Fishing
• Jenny O’Sullivan, GippsBeef, Tarwin Lower – Market – Brand Beef
• Lyn Johnson, Tarago Cheese, Warragul – Dairy-Cheese

3.30 – 5.00

• Session 4: Water – A Scarce Resource
  Chaired by Jeanette Severs
• Dr. Rosemary Purdie, Director Natural Resources Evaluation and Communication, Murray-Darling Basin Commission
• Christine Forster, Chair, Victorian Catchment Management Council
• Carole Hollier, Dept of Natural Resources & Environment

Sunday, August 26, 2001

8.00 – 8.45

• Registration

9.00 –10.00

• International Activities Reference Group
  Karolee Wolcott & Sue Richards
  Discussion and Plenary Session, 3^rd International Conference, Women in Agriculture, Spain

10.00 – 10.30

• “Supporting Women in Non Traditional Roles”
  The Hon. Sherryl Garbutt, Minister for Women’s Affairs, Minister for Environment and Conservation, Victoria

10.30 – 11.15

• Morning Tea
  Sponsored by Stockford & Farm Safety Training Centre, University of Ballarat

11.30

• General Meeting, Australian Women in Agriculture Ltd

1.00 - 2.00 Lunch

• Sponsored by Victorian Farmers Federation

2.00

• Annual General Meeting, Australian Women in Agriculture Ltd

3.30

• Closure

Recognising and supporting the vital contribution of Rural Women involved in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management