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Facilitating Change Newsletter ~ Issue 1, November 1999 |
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Welcome to our first newsletter
We will use it to keep you informed of the progress of the Facilitating Change Program projects:  Business Plan Subsidy
Enterprise Incentive - Development / Redevelopment Assistance
Farm Productivity Improvement - Interest Rate Subsidy
Training and Advisory Assistance
Retraining and Resettlement Assistance
Identification of Special Training Needs within Region.
on this page... Business Plan Subsidy
Identification of Special Training Needs report
Progress implementing the Facilitating Change Program
For further information
on page 2... Advice for providers
Business Plan Subsidy To date we have run 26 Farmer Information Days throughout the region. 8 in Cohuna
6 in Swan Hill
9 in Kerang
1 in Boort
2 in Pyramid Hill
Attendance at one of these days is a prerequisite before farmers can access the Business Plan Subsidy. 400 farmers (252 men and 148 women), representing 252 farm enterprises, have attended the farmer information days to date. Many of them are involved in multiple enterprises. Farmers attending information days have come from: Appin South, Boort, Canary Island, Cohuna, Dingwall, Durham Ox, Gunbower, Kerang, Lake Boga, Lake Charm, Leitchville, Mitiamo, Nyah West, Patho, Pental Island, Pyramid Hill, Speewa, Swan Hill, Wedderburn, Woorinen and Yarrawalla. The farmers involved so far represent: dairy, cropping, lucerne and oaten hay, agistment, dairy agistment, rice, deer (venison), prime lambs, wool, vegetables, cattle, vealers, aquaculture, sheep, stone fruit, grapes, citrus, vegetable seed, jojoba, stud sheep, lucerne seed, export oaten and clover hay, pigs, feedlot and forage enterprises.  Return to Page Contents
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page 2: Advice for Providers
John Williamson, patron of Loddon Murray 2000 plus, at the Lake Marmal vineyard development, near Boort. |
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Business Information Days
~ November 1999  Tuesday 9th ~ Yarrawalla
Thursday 11th ~ Kerang
Tuesday 23rd ~ Swan Hill
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Identification of Special Training Needs within the Region
Shane Kelly and Susan McCracken of Australian Agribusiness Group have completed a study to identify the special training needs of farmers in the Loddon Murray region. The final report will be launched at a special function in Kerang in February 2000. The report will be available to Training Providers. It will help them to assist farmers in determining what training and advisory assistance they will require when formulating their business plan. |
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For more information:
Ms Jo Haw Executive Officer Loddon Murray 2000 plus 26 Wellington Street Kerang Victoria 3579 ph (03) 5450 9560 fax (03) 5452 2952 email Jo.Haw@nre.vic.gov.au |
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Talkin' Technical Communications |
Updated: December 1999
Contact LM2000 plus: Kelly.McKnight@nre.vic.gov.au |