News Summary

 

17th February 2010

• 2nd Round Table held at the Melbourne Airport Hilton on the 17th Feb 2010.
  Business Plan for the restructure agreed to by the Grains Industry participants and an implementation committee was chosen.

31st January 2010

• Chairman's Address
  Jamie Smith issued a formal address concerning the restructuring plans for the National Representative body for Australian Grain Growers.,
  View Address

29th January 2010

• Proposed Business Plan
  The proposed business plan has been put on the website as a public document to give all interested parties the opportunity to read and comment on this plan before the next round table,
  The next round table will be held on the 17th February 2010 in Melbourne.
  Venue and times will be posted next week.
  Business Plan Documents

 

25th January 2010

• Communique #5
  Release of Business Plan to attendees of Round Table and other interested parties.
  

14th December 2009

• Communique #4 from Jamie Smith (Chairman of Grains Council to the Round table information distribution list

3rd December 2009

• Communique #3 requesting input to Business Plan was sent out to all participants of the Round Table.
  The distribution list includes not only those who participated, but also industry bodies who have asked to be included. .

20th November 2009

• Communique #2 sent out from Business Plan Working Party to round table attendees and interested parties.

6th November 2009

• Communique #1 sent out from Business Plan Working Party to round table attendees and interested parties.

29th October 2009

• A round table of industry representatives met to discuss the future of a National Grower Representative Body for the Grains Industry .
• Agreement was reached that a national body was needed to represent grain producer interests.
  A working party was delegated to produce a business plan for the restructure.

28th October 2009

• At the Grains Council AGM, Jamie Smith was elected Chairman of the Grains Council of Austalia