The Charters Towers Grow Qld panel from earlier this year.
EMERALD will be abuzz next Thursday July 7 when the Grow Queensland forum rolls into town.
With eleven confirmed panelists, all four pillars of agriculture, out towns, health and wellbeing and youth will be well-covered at the event.
The forum will be held at the Emerald Agricultural College from 3pm and will finish after a dinner, wrapping up at about 8pm.
The panelists are:
- Ms Linda Paterson, District Banking Manager, Central Qld, Elders
- Mr Cameron MacMillan, CEO, QRAA
- Mr Chris Adams, Regional Manager, Central Qld, Rabobank
- Mr Nino Di Marco, CEO, RFDS Qld
- Dr Phillip Moulds, Headmaster, Rockhampton Grammar School
- Ms Meg McCosker, QATC student, Emerald
- Dr Ewen McPhee, President, Rural Doctors Association of Australia
- Kellie Sylvester, beef producer, Capella
- Cr Gail Godwin-Smith, deputy mayor, Central Highlands Regional Council, beef producer, Rolleston
- Mr Nigel Burnett, cotton grower, Emerald
- Mr Andrew Barger, Director of Infrastructure and Economics, Qld Resources Council, Brisbane
RSVP by July 1 to Krysten Tomlin at krysten.tomlin@fairfaxmedia.com.au.
Kelly Butterworth
Journalist
Rockhampton-based journalist covering all things ag.
Rockhampton-based journalist covering all things ag.
