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2011 Nuffield International Conference

Competing for human resources: the challenge for agriculture?

Competing for land use and capital: the challenge for agriculture

South Australia and Western Australia25 September – 9 October 2011

Events and tours itinerary for Western Australia:

Tuesday, 4 October3:30PM.

Registrations open. The Esplanade Hotel foyer:Fremantle.

Tuesday, 4 October6:30PM.

Perth Welcome Cocktail Party. Little Creatures Brewery:40 Mews Road, Fremantle.

Wednesday, 5 October.

Registration: 8:30AMStart: 9:00AMClose: 5:00PM.Drinks: 7:00PMDinner 7:30PM

NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DAY (PERTH)Keynote speakers, include:•Major General John Hartley, FDI.•Paul McKenzie, Agrarian Management.•David Archibald.•John Foss, Nuffield Scholar.•Nuffield Scholar panellists.Gala dinner.

The Esplanade Hotel:Fremantle.

Depart Thursday, 6 October 7:45AM.

Return to Holiday Inn, Saturday, 8 October at 4:00PM.

NORTH TECHNICAL TOURThursday•Visit to Rob Kestel (2008 Scholar) chicken farm.•Visit to Loose Leaf Lettuce Company with Maureen Dobra, 2005 Australian Rural Woman of the Year.•Benalong grazing farm tour and insights into perennial pastures by David Roe.•Presentation by Phil Barrett Lennard, angus cattle and dorper sheep.•Visit to West Coast Honey.Friday•New Norcia tour.•Visit to Gilmac, a major hay and straw exporter.•Visit to Rhonda Tonkin’s Wildflower Farm.•Visit to Agrifresh, a large family-owned and operated citrus grower at Dandaragan.•An insight into deep drainage systems at Robert Nixon’s property.Saturday•Visit to Sandalwood Resources which has been planting sandalwood since 1999.•Visit to CBH Metro Grain Centre.

New Norcia Hotel, New Norcia:Thursday 6 October.

Friday 7 October.

Holiday Inn, Burswood:Saturday, 8 October.



EAST TECHNICAL TOURThursday•Mundaring Weir tour.•Visit to Gilmac, a major hay and straw exporter.•Visit WA Meat Marketing Co-operative Limited, one of Australia's largest exporters of lamb.•On-farm dinner, spit roast, yabbies and local olive oil tasting.Friday•Tour of Dowerin and Lesser Hall.•Visit wheat farmer Ian Stanley, on large scale dryland farming and the use of biochar.•Visit to Robert Nixon’s property on deep drainage system.Saturday•Visit to Northam Farm, hosted by Gerard O’Brien.•Visit to CBH Metro Grain Centre.

Settlers House, York: Thursday 6 October.

Friday 7 October.




SOUTH TECHNICAL TOURThursday•Visit to White Rocks Benger.•Visit to Ferguson Farmstay.•Wine tasting at Voyager Estate.Friday•Visit Bannister Downs, award-winning dairy farm.•Lunch at Walpole, surrounded by national parks and tranquil rivers.•Tree Top Walk Valley of the Giants.Saturday•A visit to Gloucester Tree, the highest fire lookout tree in the world.•Visit Balingup.•Lunch at the Old Old Coast Brewery Myalup.

Abbey Beach Resort:Thursday 6 October.

Karri Valley Lodge:Friday 7 October.


Saturday, 8 October.Board bus at 6:00PM.

FAREWELL CRUISE ON THE SWAN RIVER•Board the Crystal Swan for a farewell evening along the Swan River.

Holiday Inn, Burswood

Sunday, 9 October. CLOSEThe conference will close after breakfast.

National organising committee: Brendon Smart (Chairman); Andrew Johnson; Peter Nixon; Tim Van Loon; Edgar Hawter; Jim Geltch; Nicola Raymond (Conference Coordinator)

We are grateful for support from our sponsors:

Platinum sponsors: Rabobank; Gold sponsors: Gavilon; Silver sponsors: Pfizer;Bronze sponsors: CBH Grain, CSBP, Marcus Oldham College, Cox Rural, Regional Development Australia

We are also grateful for support from Coopers Brewery and West Cape Howe

Brochure production by

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Thursday•Vineyard walk with Matthew Munzberg (2008 Scholar) at Maddog Wine.•Visit to Turretfield Research Centre, with a focus on sheep industry research and development.•Visit to Minh Hieu Ly’s hydroponic business (2010 Scholar) at Virginia, near Adelaide.

Thursday, 29 September 4:30PM.

Nuffield International ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.Chaired by Peter Nixon.

Stamford-Grand Hotel, Glenelg:Colley Room, Level 1.

Thursday, 29 September 6:30PM.

Cocktail Party. Lido’s Restaurant:Marina Pier Holdfast Shores, Glenelg.

Friday, 30 September.Registration: 8:15AM.Start: 9:00AM.Close: 4:30PM.Pre-dinner drinks: 6:30PM.Dinner: 7:30PM.

Nuffield International Conference Day (ADELAIDE).Keynote speakers, include:•Julian Cribb, of Julian Cribb and Associates.•Mick Keogh, Executive Director at the Australian Farm Institute.•Thos Gieskes, Chief Executive Officer at Rabobank Australia.

Gala dinner.

Stamford-Grand Hotel, Glenelg:The Ballroom, Level 1.

Transit itinerary

Departing Adelaide at 8.00AM on Saturday, 1 October.

Arrive Perth at 2:45PM on Tuesday, 4 October.

CURTIN SPRINGS/ULURUSaturday•Depart hotel at 8:00AM. Flight Adelaide-Alice Springs, departing 9:45AM, arriving 11:55AM.•Alice Springs tour: National Road Transport Hall of Fame, Anzac Hill Lookout, Telegraph Station, Todd Mall.Sunday•Western MacDonnell Ranges, Simpsons Gap and Standley Chasm.•Hermannsburg: a famous aboriginal mission.•Heritage Museum.•Mereenie Loop Road towards Kings Creek Station.Monday•Kings Canyon: Lost City and the Garden of Eden.•Kings Creek Station for lunch.•To Curtin Springs, hosted by (1987 Scholar) Ashley Severin and Lyndee Matthews.Tuesday•Curtin Springs Station tour.•Uluru National Park tour.•Flight from Uluru Airport to Perth, departing at 1:35PM.

Aurora Hotel, Alice Springs:Saturday, 1 October.

Kings Creek Station:Sunday, 2 October.

Curtin Springs Station:Monday, 3 October.

The Esplanade, Fremantle.

Departing Adelaide at 9:45AM on Saturday, 1 October.

Arrive Perth at 1.45PM on Tuesday, 4 October.

KALGOORLIESaturday•Depart hotel at 9:45AM. Flight Adelaide-Perth-Kalgoorlie, arrives 6:40PM.•Welcome dinner at the Palace Hotel.Sunday•Ora Banda Historic Inn and Snake Hill.•Antony Gormley installation “Inside Australia”.•Menzies Township visit.•Gindalbie Station.Monday•Kalgoorlie Super Pit (KCGM Super Pit Operation). Mining Hall of Fame Visit.•Royal Flying Doctors Service Visitors Centre.•WWII hanger and medical aircraft tour.•Mt Charlotte lookout, Paddy’s Tree, Historic Boulder, The old bush “2UP” ring and around Hay Streets red light district.•Hampton Hill Station for dinner.Tuesday•Prospector train Kalgoorlie Railway Station-Perth, departing 7:05AM. Arrival in Perth at 1:45PM.

Palace Hotel:Saturday, 1 October.Sunday, 2 October.Monday, 3 October.


Departing Adelaide at 6:40PM on Sunday, 2 October.

Arrive Perth at 9:10AM on Tuesday, 4 October.

INDIAN-PACIFIC TRAINSaturday•Free day, sightseeing in Adelaide.•Accommodation at the Stamford Grand Hotel.Sunday-Tuesday•Depart hotel at 5:00PM. Depart Keswick Train Station at 6:40PM.•Arrive Perth Train Station at 9:10AM on Tuesday, 4 October. Welcomes by Nuffield Scholars.

Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg:Saturday, 1 October.


Events and tours itinerary for South Australia:

Sunday, 25 September 3:30PM.

Registrations open. Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg:Hotel foyer.

Sunday, 25 September 6:30PM.

Welcome Cocktail Party. Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg:The Ballroom, Level 1.

Departs 8:00AM on Monday, 26 September.

Returns 3:00PM on Thursday, 29 September.

SOUTH EAST TECHNICAL TOURMonday•Farm case study at Mt Boothby Pastoral Company, Andrew Johnson (2005 Scholar) at Tintinara.•Apiary demonstration, Ben Hooper, (2010 Scholar) at Tintinara.•Dinner at the Keith Football Club.Tuesday•Working dog / handler lesson by Neil McDonald at Tintinara.•Soil rehabilitation and management systems, Steven Jaeschke (2004 Scholar) at Keith.•Liquid and non-acidic fertiliser focus, Charlie Hilton, (2004 Scholar) at Carousel, Bordertown.Wednesday•Water use efficiency in irrigation and managing a family business, Brendon Smart (1990 Scholar) and Ryan Smart

(2012 Scholar), at Akeringa, Keith.•Sheep meat focus, Graham Clothier, (2005 Scholar) and shearing demonstration by World Champion, Shannon Warnest.•Challenge of changing traditional land use, by Damien Smart (2007 Scholar) at Murrabinna, Kingston SE with dinner.Thursday•Visit to Rusticana Winery, Langhorne Creek for wine tasting, local produce and lunch.

Keith Motel:Monday, 26 September.

Tuesday, 27 September.

Kingston SE Motel:Wednesday, 28 September.



MID NORTH TECHNICAL TOURMonday•Visit to Clare Valley Free Range Eggs, a 40,000 hen enterprise, with John Rohde at Tarlee.•Visit to Four Leaf Milling, organic grain production, with Rosemary and Gavin Dunn.•Tour of BTG Australasia, manufacture of polyclonal antibody pharmaceuticals at Mintaro.Tuesday•Farm case study at Brett Roberts’ property (1999 Scholar) at Balaklava.•Visit to Balco, processor and exporter of high-grade oaten and cereal hay.•Visit to Leachim Merino Stud, Snowtown, with a focus on sheep breeding for the future.Wednesday•Visit to Jaeschke Operations, at Clare.•Wine tour and lunch at Jim Barry Winery.•Historic tours at Kapunda, Burra Mine and Sidney Kidman talk.Thursday•Vineyard walk with Matthew Munzberg (2008 Scholar) at Maddog Wine.•Visit to Turretfield Research Centre, with a focus on sheep industry research and development.•Visit to Minh Hieu Ly’s hydroponic business (2010 Scholar) at Virginia, near Adelaide.

Bungaree Homestead, Clare:Monday, 26 September.


Weintal Resort, Tanunda:Wednesday, 28 September.



WEST COAST TECHNICAL TOURMonday•Visit to Axel Stenross Museum, Port Lincoln.•Port Lincoln marina, and boat trip to working tuna farm.Tuesday•Farm visit to Mark Modra (2005 Scholar) at Greenpatch, broadacre farming machinery practices.•Visit to Andrew Mills’ property at White River.•Presentation on Eyre Peninsula Prime Lamb, by Ben Ranford (2008 Scholar).•Koppio Museum tour and farm visit, by Peter Treloar (2002 Scholar).Wednesday•SA Oyster Hatchery, Louth Bay visit, hosted by Adam Butterworth (2009 Scholar).•Coffin Bay Oyster Farm visit, hosted by Lester Marshall (2008 Scholar).•Tuna Processors Factory tour.•Dinner at Boston Bay Winery.Thursday•Kinkawooka tour: prawns and mussels.•Prawn boat tour and overview of Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery, hosted by Greg Palmer.

Regional flight from Adelaide to Port Lincoln return.

Port Lincoln Hotel: Monday, 26 September.


Wednesday, 28 September.



ADELAIDE REGION TECHNICAL TOURMonday•Visit to Southern Barramundi Farm, Clarendon, hosted by Steven Moore.•Lunch at Victor Harbour foreshore.•Visit to Mundoo Island, a privately-owned cattle station, hosted by Colin Grundy.Tuesday•Visit to Paris Creek BD Helmut & Uri Spanz, one of Australia’s finest producers of dairy products in the Adelaide Hills.•Visit to Lenswood Cold Stores Cooperative, a community organisation founded by local apple growers in 1933.•Ellimatta Orchards visit by Kym Green, (1993 Scholar).•Farm visit to sprouting operation by (2010 Scholar) Scott Samwell.•BBQ dinner at Lynton and Claire Arney (2002 Scholar) at Inverbrackie, Strathalbyn.Wednesday•Visit to Colrae Seeds at Callington, hosted by the Wegener family.•Lunch at the Tanunda Lutheran School in the famous Barossa Valley.•Visit to Peter Lehman Winery, Barossa Valley.

Strathalbyn Motel:Monday, 26 September


Barossa Motor Lodge, Tanunda:Wednesday, 28 September.

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