incorporating the Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program

The BIG CONVERSATION

Our final Big Conversation has been organized for Wednesday 13 October and we hope that as many irrigators as possible can take advantage of this opportunity.

As per the two previous events this is totally FREE for northern irrigators thanks to the Victorian State Government 2009 Drought funding so there is no excuse not to come. We have even tried to leave the start of the day free for some of your daily chores (except for a certain Calivil farmer who apparently likes his sleep in!!!).

Our coach is limited to 57 people so preference will be given to those who haven’t yet attended but we also welcome registrations from those who have participated in our previous two events.

To round off the experiences so far encountered, we are planning a site visit to Clymo’s dairy at Calivil to discuss irrigation modifications and then on to Echuca for a conversational lunch aboard the Pride of the Murray. Guest speakers will be David McKinna and Catherine Wall sharing their thoughts on being competitive in a global market.

So that you can sit back and relax and do some serious chin wagging, Lakes Coaches will collect passengers along the way (Barham – Kerang – Durham Ox – Pyramid Hill – Calivil) before we make our way to Echuca. Tour host extraordinaire, Monica Dullard, will be sure to test the wits of our other special guest speakers enroute.

Strap on those seat belts and enjoy the conversation, information plus a lot of fun along the way!

Feel free to contact me if you require further details or if child care is a problem – we will do our best to assist where we can.

To register, click here download a copy of the invitation and registration form and return it ASAP.

 

Saturday 31 July to Sunday 1 August (Barham)
&
Monday 9 to Tuesday 10 August (Echuca)
 
Times are definitely changing whether we like it or not.

It is important to take time off farm to consider your options and start that important conversation with your partner.

Should we buy more property and expand?

What improvements can we make?

Can we diversify or change enterprise completely?

Is now a good time to exit the industry?

Join fellow irrigators and their partners for some practical conversation and inspirational ideas that may help you decide what direction you want to head in.

To find out more about, and see photos, from The Big Conversation at Barham, click here.

To view a copy of the invitation click here.

To download a Registration Form, click here.

For more information, please contact Kerry Anderson on 5470 5122 or email projects@lmclp.org.au.