As we enter the new 2010/2011 financial year, there is a lot of activity being undertaken in the rural and agricultural sector in Australia. For example: The Murray Darling Basin Authority is set to release its draft plan for the basin which will have implications for agricultural industries, communities and river health; and the productivity commission (http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/rural-research/terms-of-reference) is undertaking a review of the Rural Development Corporation model of delivering R&D in Australia. Both of these events alone are very significant for the sector.
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Jeff attended the Australasian Pacific Extension Network (APEN) International Conference at Busselton, Western Australia. Having convened the original International Extension Conference at the Gold Coast in 1992, it was incredible seeing the numbers of people from around Australia (and 14 internationals!) who went to the far reaches of the country to talk ‘extension’ – around the theme of ‘shaping change in the community’.
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