Annual Grower Dinner Meetings

2020 Annual Grower Dinner Meetings

as a provider for labour in the South West region. BY NARDIA STACY EXECUTIVE MANAGER, We also thank, Bronwyn Walsh of Hort Innovation introducing her role as POMEWEST regional extension manager — we look On 23 September and 13–14 of October Pomewest hosted the three regional dinners in forward to working and seeking her assistance for projects in the future. Bryn Edwards of vegetablesWA and Paul Omedei and Graeme O’Meagher of Planfarm and our own Susie Murphy White and our special guests Ingrid the Perth Hills, Donnybrook and Manjimup as part Behr of the Agricultural Produce Commission and Shay Crouch Perth NRM representing WA of the major grower engagement activity for the year. Regional dinners: Perth Hills, Donnybrook andManjimup. Stonefruit industry. On surveying our responses from our evaluations it is clear Our committee was that this format is extremely pleased to see over 65 growers attend, particularly when such interaction seemed almost impossible to imagine earlier in this ‘like preferred by most of our growers and we will look to continue these events and no other’ year. potentially other events in 2021. We thank all of those people who We will endeavour to be able to report devoted for time, interest and for their the progress of our strategic plan on-going commitment of support to action items which will be formulated the industry. shortly. We also thank our speakers, Peter Cooke of Agknowledge who presented MORE INFORMATION our next 2021–25 Strategic Plan, Bernice Russo of Rural Enterprises who spoke about the services of Harvest Trail Contact Nardia Stacy, Executive Manager, phone 0411 138 103 or email nardia@ pomewest.net.au

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3 MANJIMUP Grower Dinner 1. Shawn & Bec Whittaker & Jean Pessotto 2. Tony Fontanini and Fernando Pessotto. 3. Susie Murphy White, Sabina and Alex Alban.