Industry events
Keep track of events in the Australian vegetable industry using the AUSVEG calendar. If you have an event you’d like listed, use our contact form to get in touch.
Events listed in bold are part of the National Vegetable Extension Network (VegNET), a strategic levy investment project under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund which is communicating research and development information to Australian growers.
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Workshop: SWIT Information Session (Burnie)
31 October 2017 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Growers are invited to attend a series of information sessions regarding on the Australian Government’s Seasonal Work Incentives Trial, which commenced on 1 July 2017.
The Trial offers financial incentives to encourage unemployed people to take up short-term seasonal work opportunities in the horticultural industry to help address the seasonal labour demands of horticultural growers.
For a full schedule of workshop locations, dates and times, please click here. For more information on the Seasonal Work Incentives Trial, please see this fact sheet, or visit the Department of Employment’s website.
Growers who are interested in attending a workshop can register their interest by email at SWIT@employment.gov.au.