Events
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Lunch with Brigid Price
Start Date: 27/11/2026End Date: 27/11/2026Brigid is a committed advocate for land stewardship. In this presentation, Brigid will talk about her approach to best practice management through technology enabled, data driven decision making, which strengthens environmental, animal, and business outcomes. -
Breakfast with Yvette Roe
Start Date: 21/08/2026End Date: 21/08/2026We are delighted to have Professor Yvette Roe join us on Friday, 21 August from 9-10. Yvette will share some insights into years of experience as a researcher, First Nations person, mother, grandmother, and a woman. For those of you looking for wisdom and reflections, this is one not to be missed! -
Think Tank with Bonny Cumming
Start Date: 19/08/2026End Date: 19/08/2026Effective biosecurity relies on meaningful partnerships with communities, yet many engagement approaches are designed primarily around the needs of agencies rather than the priorities of the people they seek to engage. Drawing on lessons from AMRRIC’s Biosecurity Pilot Project and broader organisational approach, this presentation explores how designing activities that deliver immediate, tangible community benefit can strengthen participation, trust and long-term biosecurity outcomes. -
Lunch with Graeme Cooke
Start Date: 06/11/2026End Date: 06/11/2026Join Dr Graeme Cooke, Chief Veterinary Officer for Victoria, as he shares the story behind one of Australia’s most complex and successful biosecurity responses. From the first detection through to national eradication, Dr Cooke will provide a perspective on the decisions, partnerships and leadership required to manage a rapidly evolving emergency animal disease incident. -
Breakfast with Ruth Marcec-Greaves
Start Date: 14/08/2026Join Dr Ruth Marcec-Greaves, a veterinarian and conservation scientist whose global work spans livestock systems, wildlife health, and community-led conservation across five continents. With expertise in One Health, she explores the vital connections between human, animal, and environmental wellbeing. In this session, Dr Marcec-Greaves will share real-world insights from her work in biosecurity, field conservation, and rural communities, highlighting how collaboration, trust, and cross-disciplinary approaches are essential to building resilient, healthy ecosystems. -
Lunch with Dante St James
Start Date: 16/10/2026Join us for a practical and engaging session with Dante St James, one of Australia’s leading voices on the digital economy, social media and emerging technologies. Drawing on his background as an entrepreneur, investor, broadcaster and nationally recognised trainer, Dante will cut through the hype around artificial intelligence and focus on how it can be used confidently and ethically in everyday work. This session is designed to help participants understand AI’s real potential, build practical skills, and work smarter without losing the human judgement that matters most. -
Lunch with Lloyd Klumpp
Start Date: 11/09/2026Lloyd brings more than four decades of leadership and frontline experience across Australia’s biosecurity system. From his early career as a mixed-practice veterinarian to senior executive roles in Victoria and Tasmania, he has led major national biosecurity programs and emergency responses across animal and plant sectors. Until the end of 2025, Lloyd served as Australia’s Inspector General of Biosecurity, making him a leading voice on the strength and future of the national biosecurity system. -
Mind Your Melon: Building resilience… together.
Start Date: 03/09/2026What makes people feel like they truly belong at work? It’s not just team-building activities or regular meetings. Research shows that connectedness—the sense of trust, rapport, psychological safety and belonging between colleagues—is one of the strongest protective factors for workplace wellbeing. Yet it’s often overlooked because it can be difficult to define and even harder to intentionally build.