The newly elected Jersey Australia Board of Management met for the first time in late September and considering the full agenda it was amazing that all business was covered in one busy day. Trevor Saunders was elected Jersey Australia President, Milton Johnston Senior Vice President, Jeff Parker Junior Vice President and Peter Ness was reinstated as Treasurer. The Board then set three official subcommittees being Finance &
Administration, Breed Development and Promotion. It is through these three subcommittees where specific projects or issues will be researched and presented to the full Board for approval. Jersey Australia had been working on the idea of one national Public Liability Insurance policy to cover Jersey Australia Board, states, staff, classifiers and regional cattle clubs. Ray Maxwell of CGU Insurance has created a renewed policy that will cover our organisation nationally; however Jersey Australia will need to show
legal evidence that cattle clubs are affiliated with the national office. The Jersey Australia Board has moved to invoice states and cattle clubs an ‘affiliation fee’ of $10. By paying this fee and providing a list of events your club or state runs annually you will be included under the national policy and enjoy upto$20 Million Public Liability insurance cover. Contact the office for more details. The Board voted to take over the Jersey Calendar and Jersey Marketing Service while a decision on the Young Guns project begun by the previous Victorian Branch was delayed to a future meeting. At the completion of the formal meeting the Chairman Mr Saunders called forward new Board Member Geoff Heazlewood who was presented with a Distinguished Service award for nearly two decades service as a Classifier. Mr Saunders hoped that the commitment shown by Mr Heazlewood to classification would be an indication of his enthusiasm to serve as a Jersey Australian Board Member. The Jersey Australia Board intends to meet face to face quarterly with the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday 9th December at Jersey House. A final note regarding the World Jersey Cattle Bureau 18th Conference Journal, copies are now available from Jersey Office at $15 including
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Innovation prize boosts dairy manufacturing horizons Novel dairy foods, functional foods, sustainability and process improvements are some of the exciting areas that could be explored by the recipient of the 2009 Innovation in Dairy Manufacturing Award. This inaugural Dairy Australia Award offers an innovation grant of $20,000 and an award certificate. People currently working in the dairy food manufacturing sector or in industry-related manufacturing, research or innovation are encouraged to apply. Dairy Australia’s Program Manager – Dairy Product Innovation – Dr Mani Iyer, said that the award
By Sue Webster offered an opportunity to bring innovation to dairy manufacturing in both domestic and overseas markets. “This might provide the Australian dairy industry with a chance to learn from what others are doing overseas,” he said. “Applications could include any aspect of dairy manufacturing, from process or quality improvement to new product development.” The grant may be used to initiate or progress manufacturing research, or to travel overseas to study a specific product or process that presents an opportunity for progressing innovation in the Australian dairy industry.
Recipients of the award are expected to share outcomes and learnings with the wider industry on completion of the project. “The award supports and encourages new ideas for industry innovation and broadens the skills of the recipient, while also benefiting the entire dairy industry through sharing information on innovation,” Dr Iyer said. “Dairy Australia is investing in the skills of tomorrow’s food innovators to make a better future for dairy.” Full details on the 2009 Innovation in Dairy Manufacturing Award can be found on the Dairy Australia website: www.dairyaustralia. com.au
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