Melbourne focus on Onions
The annual Onions Australia conference gets underway on Thursday, with the association’s Executive Committee meeting, followed by a networking drinks session.
The highlights of this year’s event include the presentation of the Reg Miller Award for outstanding contribution to the industry, a breakfast tour of the new Epping wholesale market and a mini tradeshow.
All meetings will be held at The Grand Hotel, in the CBD, while the Reg Miller Awards dinner will be held at The Wharf Hotel, with Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator Anne Ruston as the keynote speaker.
Onions Australia chairperson Kees Versteeg said there was a host of industry information to be presented during the conference, which would open with a networking drinks session at 5pm on Thursday at The Grand Hotel.
Mr Versteeg thanked the conference sponsors, with key industry partners Dobmac, J-Tech Systems, Terranova Seeds, AgNova, Bejo Seeds, Entello, Melbourne Market Authority, The Grand Hotel, Enza Zaden and Seminis all sponsoring this year’s event.
Fo more information:
Lechelle Earl
Onions Australia
Tel: +61 (08) 87258862
www.onionsaustralia.org.au