Past Events

The Transforming Regions Development Program is designed to assist participants acquire practical skills that can be applied to both personal and business life. The program will resume in an online format from August 14, 2020. New participants are welcome and attendance at previous sessions is not necessary. Part 4 – Managing Change When: Friday 4 September, 2020, 8:30am-12:30pm Facilitated by: Dennis Hoiberg, Lessons Learnt Consulting Session Overview: Change: No real change happens unless there is resistance – it’s about harnessing…

Riverine Plains is hosting a Cover and Inter-cropping Virtual Field Day (via Zoom) on Tuesday 8 September, 2020, from 9am – 9:30am, for farmers looking to learn more about increasing diversity in their cropping systems. The field day will introduce cover cropping, intercropping and green/brown manuring as a way to increase diversity in farming systems. It will also feature a tour of a long-term trial site established by Riverine Plains at Burramine, Victoria which aims to assess the viability of…

Transforming Regions Mindsets, Skills, Businesses (Part 5) - Benchmarking The Transforming Region's Development Program, encompassing mindset, skills, and businesses, is a webinar series delivered by Lessons Learnt Consulting's Dennis Hoiberg in collaboration with Riverine Plains Inc. Join us for a Benchmarking webinar on Friday 11 September , 2020 at 8:30 AM, which will focus on improving business efficiency. Benchmarking is a valuable tool - as long it provides the key comparisons and in a way that may be used for…

Riverine Plains is hosting a two-part Paperless Office workshop series for people employed in farming and regional businesses. Dates:    Thursday 17 September (Session 1) & Thursday 24 September (Session 2) Time:     9.30am – 12.30pm How:     Online via Zoom. To register, please click here The Paperless Office workshop series will be delivered over 2 online sessions and will cover: Current filing and document management systems Paperless Office: Receiving information, saving and storing information, linking document management and accounting…

The Transforming Regions Development Program is designed to assist participants acquire practical skills that can be applied to both personal and business life. New participants are welcome and attendance at previous sessions is not necessary. Part 7 - Shaping your future When: Friday 18 September, 2020, 8:30am-12:30pm Facilitated by: Dennis Hoiberg, Lessons Learnt Consulting Session Overview: When it’s all said and done, there needs to be more done than said This session will build on the decisions that have been…

Riverine Plains is hosting a two-part Paperless Office workshop series for people employed in farming and regional businesses. Dates:    Thursday 17 September (Session 1) & Thursday 24 September (Session 2) Time:     9.30am – 12.30pm How:     Online via Zoom. To register, please click here The Paperless Office workshop series will be delivered over 2 online sessions and will cover: Current filing and document management systems Paperless Office: Receiving information, saving and storing information, linking document management and accounting…

John Hanrahan Scholarship for agriculture students – applications close 30 September, 2020 The John Hanrahan Scholarship recognises and encourages agricultural excellence in the Riverine Plains region through the support of a local second year student in their agriculture/agribusiness degree or diploma studies. The John Hanrahan Scholarship is named in honour of the late John Hanrahan, a successful and experienced farmer from Coreen, who had a passion for agriculture, a thirst for knowledge and real sense of community. The Scholarship, which…

UNCLE TOBYS Scholarship for agriculture students: Applications close 30 September, 2020 Local tertiary students working towards a degree or diploma in agriculture or agribusiness are invited to apply for the inaugural UNCLE TOBYS Scholarship, which is being administered by farming system group, Riverine Plains Inc, through the Riverine Plains Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship recognises and encourages agricultural excellence in the Riverine Plains region by supporting a local second year student in their studies. The Scholarship will provide: A bursary of…