Higher education and skills training to support future demand in agriculture and agribusiness in Australia.
Public hearing - Perth, Monday 26 March 2012
Time 0900 - 1700
Level 1, Brand Agency Building
11 Harvest Terrace
Perth
Time |
Witness |
9:00 am - 9:40 am |
The Hon. Hendy Cowan |
9:40 am - 10:20 am |
Muresk Old Collegians' Association
Mr Floyd Sullivan - President
Dr Ian Fairnie - Immediate Past President
Mr Brian Piesse - Vice-President
Ms Adele Millard - Board Member |
10:20 am - 11:00 am |
Food Industry Association of Western Australia
Mr David Lock -Chairman |
11:00 am - 11:15 am |
Break |
11:15 am - 11:55 am |
WA Farm Machinery Dealers Association and WA Regional Manufacturers (Submission 18)
Mr Alan Fisher - President
Mr John Henchy - Executive Officer |
11.55 am - 12.35 am |
Ms Louise Draper-Sevenson (Submission 3)
Mr Ken Sevenson |
12.35 pm - 1.30 pm |
Lunch |
1.30 pm - 2.10 pm |
Murdoch University (Submission 25)
Associate Professor David Miller -Head of Department, School of Veterinary Biology and Biomedical Science |
2.10 pm - 2.50 pm |
Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture (Submission 36)
Emeritus Professor Jim Pratley - Secretary
(via teleconference) |
2.50 pm - 3.30 pm |
Primary Advocates (Submission 20)
Mr Roy Duncanson - Managing Director
Mr John Hassell - Executive Director |
3.30 pm - 3.45 pm |
Break |
3.45 pm - 4.25 pm |
The University of Western Australia (Submission 16)
Professor Lynette Abbott - Vice-Dean Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Professor Kadambot Siddique, Director, Institute of Agriculture, |
4.25 pm -5.00 pm |
Food Fibre and Timber Industry Training Council (Submission 15)
Mr Brad Armstrong |
5.00pm |
Adjournment |
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia