The Murray Bridge Business Breakfast Forum is held quarterly and provides an excellent opportunity to listen to decision makers and network with like-minded business people in the Murraylands Region.

Forum event topics will include:

Guest Speakers

Tony Pasin MP with special guest Federal Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation the Hon. Zed Seselja.

Tony will speak about the Government’s initiatives and the programs that are available to benefit both job seekers and businesses such as the Prepare, Trial Hire program (PaTH) and how it can benefit local businesses and our wider community.

B2B – Business to Business Program Launch

An new program for the Murraylands after a successful program run in the Barossa Valley, Regional Development Australia’s Jarrod Bielby and Michael Bridge will be launching the B2B – Business to Business program in the Murraylands. The B2B program will help your business access expert advice and services so that you can feel confident to make the correct decisions to achieve your business goals and objectives. The program will help you identify where your business has opportunities and barriers and the best way to assist in these areas.
The B2B program will also help businesses access new clients who are actively looking to engage in your service or industry by referring potential clients, building business relationships in our region.

Tech Talk for Businesses

Special guests Murray Computers with an overview of new and useful technologies for business.

Date and time: 

Monday the 2nd of May 2018

7:00 am – 8.30 am

Location:

Murray Bridge Club, 1 Murray Cods Drive, Murray Bridge

Registrations:

$20pp for MBBA Members (including booking fees)
$25pp for non MBBA members (including booking fees)

Registrations are now open – Book online!

Tickets includes entry into the event and a served breakfast including juice, tea and coffee. Opportunities to network after the even.

STOP, READ & BOOK IN 3rd May 2018

A simulated fruit fly outbreak exercise will be held in the Riverland to ensure the local horticulture industry and government are ready to respond to such an event.

Exercise Fruit Fly Ready will simulate an outbreak of Queensland fruit fly in the South Australian Riverland during peak harvest activity and test the industry’s responsiveness.

Aimed at industry and growers in the Riverland, participants will experience what it is like to respond to a fruit fly outbreak and learn what processes occur in the response and recovery phases.

The simulated exercise aims to clarify high level roles during an outbreak, improve stakeholder awareness and highlight opportunities for improvements.

South Australia is the only mainland Australian state that is fruit fly free.

The estimated farm-gate value of South Australia’s horticultural produce vulnerable to fruit fly infestation, including wine grapes, was $1.25 billion in 2016–17.

The simulated exercise is being run by PIRSA, through Biosecurity SA, with support from Regional Development Australia Riverland and Murraylands and the Riverland Fruit Fly Committee.

Bookings & Registration

The exercise is being held at the Renmark Club on 3 May 2018.

Numbers are strictly limited. If you want to participate, please RSVP by 18 April to nic.smith@sa.gov.au.

Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland will be holding their first Farm to the Fork networking event for 2018.

Hear from our guest speaker Tawnya Bahr, from Straight to the Source, who will talk briefly about Straight to Source and its potential for the region.

Tawnya Bahr will be visiting the Riverland and Murraylands to share with her the diversity of produce from across the region. Straight to the Source specialises in delivering unique behind-the-scenes food and beverage experiences for chefs and hospitality professionals in regional areas across Australia. They focus on connecting producers and industry professionals who are sourcing, cooking with and serving their products, with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and education through bespoke master-classes, workshops and hands-on regional farm experiences

The event will also be an opportunity to come together with other food and beverage businesses across the region.

Date and Time:

Thursday the 3rd of May

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Venue:

Banrock Station, Holmes Rd, Kingston on Murray

Bookings:

Please book your tickets at Eventbrite by Friday 27 April

Light canapes will be served and beverages will be available for purchase.

If you would like to join the Farm to Fork group check it out at www.facebook.com/groups/FarmtoFork/

Weathering the Storm is a series of three workshops that have been designed to assist women to prepare themselves, their families and communities for natural disasters.

The workshops aim to build resilience, networking and a sense of community among women so that they can support their families and community in the event of a natural weather event.

This is a prime opportunity to gain the skills, knowledge and networks in preparation for these unplanned weather events.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided in each of the sessions.

Bookings & Registration

To book your place in this free workshop series call or email Kim Blenkiron, Executive Officer, WoTL

M: 0427 592 243

E: eo@wotl.com.au