Welcome to the 7th edition of Tassie eNews

Welcome to the 2017 Spring Edition of NGIT's Tassie e-news.

We encourage all our members to share with us any news,
story ideas, innovations and information concerning the
nursery and garden industry.

We welcome input from all members, and we are here to assist
you in promoting information through our professional network.

What's on this issue

• AGM 2017
• NGIA Conference 2018 
• SCAC Consultation
• Biosecurity Updates
• Growing Innovation Fund
• NGIT Annual Awards
• Christmas Functions
• Centre for Tasmanian Industry 
• Positions Vacant 
• Advertising Feature 
• Advertise with us!
• Like us on Facebook
• Hello Spring!

Annual General Meeting 2017

This years NGIT AGM was held on
September 28th at the Kentish Hotel, Oatlands.

President Mark Vander Staay presented his report to a gathering of members from all over the state. The President's Report touched on the refocus of NGIT and its achievements over the past 12 months, the restructure of NGIA and the up and coming NGIA National Conference being held in Hobart in February 2018, encouraging all NGIT members to support and sell our industry and Tasmania.
(More information and links to National Conference below)

A full copy of the Minutes of this year's AGM will shortly be available on the NGIT website.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018

THE GROWING EDGE

NURSERY & GARDEN INDUSTRY

National Conference 
19 - 21 February 2018

Wrest Point, Hobart Tasmania

Every two years a national Nursery & Garden Industry Conference is held in an Australian capital city and over the past 30 years
it has attracted an average of 250 delegates
- growers, retailers, suppliers and stakeholders.

In 2018 it heads to our home state - Tasmania.

NGIT Committee members; Joe Kerin, Lauren Chandler
and Mark Vander Staay have been working with fellow Australian state members and NGIA staff to create a conference and
exhibition of a high standard already set in previous years.

This is our chance to sell Tasmania to the rest of Australia,
a chance for all members to support and take advantage of this great opportunity which is taking place in your own state.

Check out the conference program offered for members
and non-members via the ngia website

Registrations are now open with Early Bird Registration
closing on 30th November 2017.
Visit The Growing Edge for all further information and rates.

Industry Structure Review

 NGIT Members

The SCAC - Structure Review Committee will be holding video teleconference consultations with NGIT members.

All Tasmanian members are invited to attend a nearby meeting at 10am on Monday 16th of October.  

The meeting will be conducted via 'Go To Meeting' which is an Online Meeting facility which can be accessed by mobile phone, computer or tablet. NGIT will be forwarding a link for members to access this meeting from anywhere. Just follow the prompts and join the meeting.

Please let us know if you are able/unable to participate in this meeting via the RSVP button below.

Biosecurity Advices

In case you missed the most recent Biosecurity notices that we sent out to all our members - catch up by following the link below.

We also share all Biosecurity notices on the NGIT Facebook page
- so if you haven't 'Liked Us' - please make sure you do.

Biosecurity Advice 9/2017 Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus

Bisecurity Advice 12/2017 Workshop for Vegetable Growers

Follow this link to view all Biosecurity Advisory updates:

biosecurityadvisory.dpipwe.tas.gov.au

Growing Innovation Fund

Major initiative to drive Aussie smart farms

In an environment where Australia needs to be increasingly competitive in international trade, and consumers are more discerning than ever, Hort Innovation has launched a multi-million-dollar Advanced Productions Systems Fund.

Set to benefit all horticultural growers, the new initiative will comprise investment
in projects that increase farm productivity through greater crop intensification,
protection and disruption.

To find out more about this new initiative please visit:

www.horticulture.com.au

Download the Veg Pest ID App

In case you missed our previous information share directly into your inbox - there is a great new App available for download now. 

The App, supported by Biosecurity Tasmania, was funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia and Horticulture Australia Pty Ltd using the vegetable
R&D levy and government contributions.

Veg Pest ID app provides a valuable tool to assist farms and agricultural professionals identify pests on Australian vegetable crops. Even tricky pests, diseases and disorders can be found with a few taps or keyword searches.

The app brings together a database of pictures and information on pests, diseases and disorders affecting Australian vegetable crops, giving information in the field where it is needed.

Further information can be found on the Biosecurity Tasmania website.

The Veg Pest ID app is available for free download from either Apple or Andriod

NGIT Annual Awards

As a result of last years Annual General Meeting it was decided to reward those
long-standing and outstanding heroes of the nursery and garden industry.

Last year over 24 business owners and employees were gratefully rewarded
with a Certificate of Service award and their names added to the
Honour Roll on the NGIT website.

NGIT is again calling for our business owners to acknowledge and reward those people who have contributed a considerable amount of their time, energy and knowledge
over their years of employment within your industry.

This year NGIT is calling for nominations of employees who have been working within
any area of the nursery and garden industry with a 15+ years service history.

Please complete the attached Years of Service Employee Nomination Form and
return it to admin@ngitas.com.au before the 1st of November, 2017.

Nominations for NGIT Life Membership 

NGIT Life Membership Awards 2016
were awarded to Tony & Rose Vander Staay

The NGIT Life Membership award exists to recognise the valuable contribution of individuals to the Nursery and Garden Industry in Tasmania. In considering the award of Life Membership, nominated members should have demonstrated significant, sustained and high quality service to the nursery industry.

NGIT is now calling for nominations for Life Members to be considered. Please download and fill out the attached formand return to Administration by the 1st November, 2017.

admin@ngitas.com.au

NGIT 2017 Christmas Functions

Last year NGIT ran two Christmas Functions - one in the North and one in the South. These functions gave our members the opportunity to meet up with fellow people
from their industry in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

Both functions were hosted at local bowls clubs and saw teams competing
in a game of bowls before a traditional Christmas feast.

We are hoping for support from you all to run similar events this year
towards the end of November - before the silly season really starts.

So we are asking all our members to let us know if they would like to attend a
similar event to celebrate another year in the nursery business.

Take advantage of your NGIT membership and contact the Centre for Tasmanian Industry today to assist you with your specific needs on
03 6244 8881 or email info@centretasindustry.com

Positions Vacant

Don't forget you are most welcome to advertise any 'Positions Vacant' with us - Tassie eNews is sent out to members and Tafe students all around Tasmania. We will even load the vacancy up onto our website and share it on our Facebook page. It's a great way to help someone find a position within the industry. Just contact admin@ngitas.com.au with the details.

Advertise with NGIT Tassie eNews

Tassie eNews is one of NGIT's key methods of communication that is delivered statewide to all our member's in-boxes regularly.

If you have an event, training course or product you would like to promote, we invite you to take advantage of to advertise with us for FREE.

We extend this offer of FREE advertsing space to all our NGIT members for up to 4 advertising spaces per year*.

For further information please contact Kay Carney @ admin@ngitas.com.au

*Terms and conditions do apply. All advertisements must be content appropriate to the nursery and garden industry and will undergo approval by NGIT Administration.

Non-Members are welcome to apply for advertising space for a nominal fee.

NGIT Facebook Page

Keep up to date with what is happening in your industry.

Facebook is a great way for us to keep in touch with our members, 
it's casual and informal but can also be very informative.

We invite all NGIT members and even non-members to 'Like' our Facebook page.

So please Like Us on Facebook

Once again - thank you to all our members for taking the time to read through our Spring 2017 Edition of NGIT's Tassie eNews - we look forward to your feedback, story ideas and the sharing of information.

Hello Spring!