fisher oysters-australia-update-2012
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Rachel King, Execu0ve Officer
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Aim
As an Australian community of oyster growers, guided by a na6onal body for advocacy, research and development, we are passionate about and commi:ed to becoming world leaders in responsible, profitable and sustainable oyster produc6on
Why?
• Development of a na6onal profile for the oyster industry
• Representa6on of states around a na6onal table • Enable a na6onal levy to streamline & replace exis6ng state
levies if requested by industry
• Enable matching of funds for na6onal projects – esp R & D • Combine policy (SICOA) and R & D (Oyster Consor6um)
around one table for be:er efficiency
What structure?
Objec0ves 1. Commissioning, managing and repor6ng on na6onal R&D projects.
2. Liaising closely with the states to ensure there is a commonly ar6culated understanding and view on R&D projects to eliminate duplica6on of effort and resources.
3. Over 6me, poten6ally become the na6onal body responsible for the commissioning and managing of na6onal marke6ng and promo6on ac6vi6es.
4. In the short term, replacing core func6ons of the Shellfish Industry Council of Australia (“SICOA”). Over 6me, OA would develop a more ac6ve role in the development of a na6onal and higher profile in the eyes of regulators, government and others in the supply chain.
5. Oysters Australia will comprise the board of 6 directors, an Execu6ve Officer and Chairman.
Report card Area No. Business Plan
High Priority areas addressed
Comments
Profile & structure
10.5 out of 11 OA has been built. News & communica6on forum built. Future work areas = communica6on & r’ship with chain, fund bodies, Gov’t
R & D 6 out of 6 (not incl market priori6es)
R & D is OA’s strength and main ac0vity. It has funded execu6ve support via CRC
Policy 1.5 out of 5 SICOA (soon part of OA) has voluntary capacity & so can only have reac6ve focus eg POMS. Needs resource to allow it be proac0ve.
Market/ promo0on
4 out of 7 (achieved via CRC)
Room for improvement! Needs $ to achieve priori0es post Seafood CRC
To do list
1. Bring SICOA across
2. Sort out funds – replace & streamline ‘clunky’ state levy setups around country?
3. Build profile – public/government events? -‐ industry communica6on
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4. A new strategic/Business Plan >2014
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Thank you for being a part