Public hearing - Perth, Monday 26 March 2012

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