The land of the (not so) big backyard – ABC Nightlife 0

by Matthew Carroll • Marketing News, NGI Updates

indexHere is a podcast of the ABC radio Nightlife program hosted by Tony Delroy featuring discussions on the shrinking Australian backyard.

Studio guests were Tony Hall, Adjunct Professor of Urban Research at Griffith University and the author of ‘Life and Death of the Australian Backyard’ as well as Robert Prince, CEO of the Nursery & Garden Industry Australia.

Download as MP3 (approximately 19,192,704 bytes) or stream the podcast from HERE

 

http://www.abc.net.au/nightlife/

National Young Leader Awarded 2

by YLAWMaster • Media Releases, NGI Updates

Gary Eyles, Sarah Peacock and Robert Prince.

Gary Eyles, Sarah Peacock and Robert Prince.

The 2013 winner of the National Young Leader and Heather Rumsey Memorial Award was announced last week during the social evening at Green Expo Sydney. The 2013 honors went to Sarah Peacock (Formerly of Jambaroo Native Nursery) who narrowly edged-out Leigh Brennan of Andreasens Green for the title.

Sarah was awarded the trophy by Gary Eyles who was instrumental in the establishment of the Heather Rumsey Memorial Award in 2009 and NGIA CEO Robert Prince.

In 2014, the National Young Leader and the Heather Rumsey Memorial Award will be presented within the Nursery & Garden Industry Awards as the ‘Heather Rumsey Young Leader Award’.

Entries for the 2014 Heather Rumsey Young Leader Award open on 24 June 2013.

For details on the 2014 awards CLICK HERE

Free FMS Information Pack valued at over $50 0

by YLAWMaster • Policy News

John McDonald giving advice to a grower.

John McDonald giving advice to a grower.

Time still remains to secure your FREE Nursery Production Farm Management System information pack valued at over $50.

The Nursery Production Farm Management System (FMS) is designed for production nurseries, greenlife markets and growing media suppliers. The program aims to provide these businesses with a systems approach in the areas of best practice, environmental management and biosecurity to enable them to operate efficiently and benefit financially.
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Launch of the updated Industry Biosecurity Plan for the Nursery Industry 0

by Anthony Kachenko • NGI Updates

Greg Fraser, Plant Health Australia Executive Director and CEO (Right) presenting the third version of the IBP to Dr Anthony Kachenko, NGIA Environmental and Technical Policy Manager (Left).

Greg Fraser, Plant Health Australia Executive Director and CEO (Right) presenting the third version of the IBP to Dr Anthony Kachenko, NGIA Environmental and Technical Policy Manager (Left).

An updated Industry Biosecurity Plan (IBP) for the Nursery Industry was launched at the joint Nursery and Garden Industry of Victoria and International Plant Propagators Society Australia Conference in Melbourne on 16 May by Greg Fraser, Plant Health Australia Executive Director and CEO.

The third version of the IBP provides a framework to coordinate biosecurity activities and investment for Australia’s nursery and garden industry. It provides a mechanism for industry, governments and stakeholders to better prepare for and respond to, incursions of pests that could have significant impacts on the nursery and garden industry. It also aims to assist production nursery owners and managers to evaluate the biosecurity risks within their everyday production and business activities, formally identify and prioritise exotic plant pests (not currently present in Australia) and focus on future biosecurity challenges.

The IBP compliments a number of industry developed biosecurity resources including the industry production nursery biosecurity program BioSecure HACCP, a Biosecurity Manual for the Nursery Production Industry and the recently released Pest Fact Sheets. All of these resources are available electronically on the NGIA website.

Plant Health Australia coordinated the update of the IBP through a partnership approach using government and industry resources and expertise. They consider the IBP for the Nursery Industry as one of the most important biosecurity plans developed, given that production nurseries supply nursery stock to many other plant industries in Australia. During his presentation, Greg Fraser commended the dedication of the nursery industry to biosecurity.

Click HERE to download copy of the IBP for the Nursery Industry.

2014 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards 0

by YLAWMaster • Media Releases, NGI Updates

AustraliaFresh inclusive approach, exciting new categories, modern criteria, robust judging

After a twelve month absence and intensive review of the awards program the Nursery & Garden Industry Awards make their return this June.  The awards program provides an opportunity to celebrate and recognise excellence in business, and now, superior products and services within the industry.

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Nursery Industry and E Learning

by Chris OConnor • NGI Updates

Nursery and Garden Industry Australia is currently engaged in a project investigating the delivery of a suite of e-learning based courses designed to supplement currently delivered industry workshops.

For those of you who are unaware of what e learning is, it is the delivery of education and training using information and communication technology. This may include not only computers, but mobile technology such as tablets or smart phones. Delivery of the information may be through a variety of means such as; videos or youtube clips, presentations, interactive modules, written content and live webinars.

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