Face-to-face meetings (roundtables)
To complement the written submissions and the webcast, a series of 19 roundtable meetings with invited stakeholders were held around Australia between 9 August and 2 September 2011 to provide an additional way for the government to collect a wide range of ideas for the national food plan using a 'focus group' approach. Around 180 stakeholders from across the supply chain and other sectors attended these meetings to provide feedback on the issues paper. Roundtable meetings were held in every capital city and a number of regional locations, including Geraldton, Barossa Valley, Armidale, Kununurra, Townsville, Toowoomba, Devonport and Bendigo.
Invited stakeholders included farmers, food production and service industries, transport and logistics companies, retailers, academics, researchers, health and nutrition, consumer and community groups, and others. Of the approximately 180 stakeholders who attended the roundtable meetings (of over 350 invited), there were approximately:
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39 from the farming and fishing sector including individual farmers, grower associations, corporatised farming groups and peak bodies;
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from the food and beverage processing sector (8 of which were small to medium businesses - SME's)
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16 representing various advocacy, community and consumer groups;
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15 research and development providers;
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11 representatives from regional development associations
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14 from the education and training sector
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13 from major health and nutrition groups, and
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a further 50 from various other parts of the supply chain including, resource management, distribution, logistics, packaging, retail, business, among others.
View the full list of stakeholders who attended the roundtable meetings (listed according to their organisation for privacy reasons).
Note that stakeholders were invited to the roundtable meetings for their individual expertise and/or organisational perspectives. Many individuals also brought multiple perspectives to the meetings (e.g. experience in different parts of the supply chain).
A full breakdown of where in the supply chain stakeholders were invited is provided in the table below.
View the summary consultation report 
PDF [221 KB] on the issues raised during the roundtable meetings.
Please note that opinions and statistics quoted in the report are those given by participants as specific examples, and no attempt has been made to verify the information.
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Area in supply chain |
Actual attended (%) |
|---|---|
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Agricultural production (peak bodies, farmers, etc) |
39 (21.8%) |
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Food and beverage processing (SME's , multinationals, peak bodies) |
21 (11.7%) |
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Community groups |
16 (8.9%) |
| Research and Development |
15 (8.3%) |
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Education and training |
14 (7.8%) |
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Health and nutrition |
13 (7.3%) |
|
Regional development |
11 (6.1%) |
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Chambers of commerce/business/banking |
11 (6.1%) |
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Transport/logistics |
5 (2.3%) |
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Resource management |
5 (2.3%) |
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Distribution/wholesaling |
3 (1.7%) |
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Retail |
3 (1.7%) |
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Food service/hospitality |
3 (1.7%) |
|
Local government |
3 (1.7%) |
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Waste management |
3 (1.7%) |
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Food charity |
2 (1.1%) |
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Aquaculture/fisheries |
4 (2.2%) |
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Packaging |
2 (1.1%) |
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Fertilisers or Ag/vet chemicals |
2 (1.1%) |
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Other |
4 (2.2%) |
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Total |
179 (100%) |
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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
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AgForce Queensland |
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Agribusiness Association of Australia |
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Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Melbourne |
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Almondco Australia Limited |
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Aquaculture and Tropical Agriculture, James Cook University |
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Arc-en-Ciel Trout Farm |
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Australasian Railway Association |
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Australian Association of Agricultural Consultants WA Inc |
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Australian Bankers' Association |
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Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
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Australian Chicken Meat Federation Inc |
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Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance |
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Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture |
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Australian Council of Recyclers |
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Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health |
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Australian Farm Institute |
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Australian Food and Grocery Council |
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Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance |
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Australian Hotels Association |
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Australian Industry Group |
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Australian Institute of Agricultural Science & |
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Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology |
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Australian Institute of Packaging |
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Australian Logistics Council |
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Australian Manufacturing Workers Union |
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Australian National Retailers Association |
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Australian Olive Association Ltd |
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Australian Pork Limited |
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Australian Women in Agriculture |
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AUSVEG |
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Bank of I.D.E.A.S. |
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Barossa Farmers Market |
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Bindaree Beef |
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Biosecurity Advisory Council |
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Blush Tomatoes / Costa's / The Tomato Exchange |
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Bowen District Growers Association |
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Brewers Association of Australia & New Zealand |
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Brisbane Markets Ltd |
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Campbells Wines |
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Centre for Industry and Innovation Studies, University |
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Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of |
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Centre for Plants and the Environment, University of |
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Chapman Valley Agricultural Society |
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CHOICE |
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Citrus Australia Limited |
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City of Greater Geraldton Council |
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Coca-Cola Amatil (Australia) Limited |
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Como Farms (D'Vine Ripe Tomatoes) |
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Compass Group Australia |
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Country Women's Association of Australia |
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Country Women's Association of the Northern Territory |
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CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork |
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CRC for Remote Economic Participation |
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Croplife Australia Ltd |
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Dairy Australia |
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Darwin City Council |
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Diabetes Australia |
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Dietitians Association of Australia |
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Durack Institute of Technology |
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Eat Well Tasmania |
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Environment Institute, University of Adelaide |
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Fertilizer Industry Federation Australia |
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Fonterra Australia |
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Food and Beverage Importers Association |
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Food Barossa Inc |
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Food Fossicking Group |
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Food Innovation Partners |
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Food Spectrum Group |
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FoodConnect |
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Foodland |
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Forest Hill Farm (Tasmania) Pty Ltd |
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Frasers Livestock Transport |
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Fruit Growers Tasmania Inc |
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Future Farmers Network |
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Geraldton-Greenough Farmers Market |
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Go Grains' Health and Nutrition Ltd |
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Golden Egg Farms |
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Grain Producers Australia |
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Grain Products Australia |
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Grains Research and Development Corporation |
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Growcom |
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Harvest Moon |
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HJ Heinz |
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Horticulture Australia Ltd |
| Independent nutritionist |
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Kalyx Agriculture |
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KI Pure Grain |
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Kialla Pure Foods |
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Kununurra Agricultural Society Inc. |
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Live Transporters Association of QLD |
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MacDonald's Wholesalers |
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Macquarie Pastoral |
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Maggie Beer |
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Marsden Jacob Associates |
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McDonald's Australia |
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Metcash |
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Mingenew Irwin Group |
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Murray Dairy |
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National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health |
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National Farmers' Federation |
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National Food and Nutrition Leaders Science Forum |
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National Heart Foundation |
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National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia |
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National Irrigators' Council |
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National Packaging Covenant Council |
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National Rural Health Alliance |
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Nindilingarri Cultural Health Services |
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Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Project |
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NSW Chamber of Fruit & Vegetable Industries |
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NSW Farmers Association |
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Nutrition Australia |
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Opal Creek Feeders |
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Ord Irrigation |
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Organic Federation of Australia |
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OzHarvest |
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Paradise Fresh |
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Parmalat |
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Petuna Seafoods |
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Poultry CRC |
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Primary Industries Education Foundation |
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Public Health Association of Australia |
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Public Health Laboratory Network |
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Queensland Cotton (Olam International) |
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Queensland Farmers Federation |
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Queensland Seafood Industry Association |
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RB Dessert Seed Company |
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RDA Barossa |
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RDA Darling Downs and South West |
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RDA Grampians |
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RDA Kimberley |
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RDA Loddon Mallee |
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RDA Northern Inland |
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RDA Northern Territory |
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RDA Tasmania |
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RDA Townsville and North West |
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RDA Wheatbelt Inc |
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Red Meat Advisory Council |
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Rivalea (Australia) Pty Limited |
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Roberts Limited |
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RSPCA |
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Rural Industries Research and Development |
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Rural, Remote and Regional Women's Network |
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Sanitarium |
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School of Business, James Cook University |
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School of Environmental and Rural Sciences, |
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School of Public Health, University of Sydney |
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School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne |
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Seafood Experience Australia |
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Seafood Importers Association of Australasia |
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Seafood Services Australia |
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Second Bite |
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Sheepmeat Council of Australia |
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Somerset Park |
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South Australian Farmers Federation |
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SPC Ardmona |
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Stahmann Farms |
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Standards Australia |
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Sunny Queen Eggs Pty Ltd |
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Sustainable Agriculture Flagship - CSIRO |
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Sustainable Population Australia |
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TAS Fisheries Research Advisory Board |
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Tasmanian Food Access Research project – |
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Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research |
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Tasmanian Irrigation |
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Tatura Milk |
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Townsville Chamber of Commerce |
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Trade & Investment Queensland |
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United Dairy Power |
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Victorian Farmers Federation |
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Victorian Freight and Logistics Council |
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Victorian Local Governance Association |
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Viterra |
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VRM Biologic |
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Waste Management Association of Australia |
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Webster Limited |
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Western Australian Farmers Federation |
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Western Australian Meat Marketing Co-operative Ltd |
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Winemakers' Federation of Australia |
15 May 2012