RITC Canberra : Looking ahead to 2026
RITC Melbourne - Participation & Wine Chat Series
Dark Side of Wine 2025 : Media suite & Social Media tiles/videos for use
Roam - Recap and insights
Vintage Data request - 2025 Vintage.
Farming Grants & Workshops
Farming course in Rutherglen : In good times and in bad: adaptive skills for your farming future August 14 & 15 th th
Statewide On-Farm Drought Grants Now Open In this newsletter you will
As we already look ahead for ways to improve on the event we delivered this year, there is a general consensus to minimse capacities in the afternoon session, while also adding an additional ‘Friday evening’Tasting event, in place of a dinner.
Amongst other thoughts and feedback, we’d really appreciate you taking 5 or so minutes to tell us, how the event in 2025 went for you and to gather your suggestionsfor the 2026 event. Once its all captured, we can plan ahead to 2026.
Membership Feedback Survey - RITCCanberra
ONSALE INFORMATION &WINE SERIES SUBMISSIONS
Ticketsfor RITC Melbourne will go on sale w/c August 11 . th Tickets will be $50 with the event moving to glassware instead of stemless, include a wine tote bag, access to Wine Chat series and the wine showcase.
In an effort to ensure we can go live as planned, we now kindly ask wineries to submit:
Wines they would like showcase in Melbourne. Canberra version is HERE Wine Chat Series sessions
Aform to submit the above can befilled in HERE
Media Suite & Media Release:
A marketing suite and media release have been put together for the marketing of this years festival. Some video & winery social media tiles have also been created for your events. Imagery HERE + Video HERE
Marketing has been underway for DSW since early May and are ongoing until August 17th
These include:
EDM with DSW teaser from WoR
Visit Victoria Event Listing (ATDW)
Visit NSW Event Listings
Sommeliers Australia Website Listing
Hot List Events with Tourism Australia
Wine Australia Event listing (We make a wine for that)
Halliday Wine Companion EDMs highlighting DSW
Halliday Website take over + Feature article coming soon
SCA LiSTNR streaming for target audiences.
APCO Digital Billboards : Shepparton, Bendigo, Albury/Wodonga, Wangaratta
Meta & Google Paid Ads
Organic Social Media
Canberra Times (Digital & Print)
Bordermail (print)
WoR EDMs
Media Release Distribution
Upcoming + Outreach in collaboration with TNE to:
Secret Melbourne
David Astle on ABC Melbourne Evenings
The Age Chanel 9
The Herald Sun
Now having past the 6 week mark since Roam Rutherglen 2025, insights from this year and previous years have been collated.
Overall Roam 2025 was a success for many wineries, however there are some consideration points made by patrons and members as we move to and plan for 2026, around ticketing price and structure, festival bus ‘loop‘ and WoR reimbursement.
Please view the full presentation HERE
Thank you to the wineries who have provided their Vintage Report and commentary data already for the 2025 Vintage.
If you are yet to forward through to me, I kindly request that you please forward this through as soon as possible.
Please note crush data & commentary contribute to: WoR overall regional impact data used in funding and wine association conversations
Commentary allows for WoR media requests
Data and figures provided form part of WoR annual reports
Data figures also form WoR Membership Fees.
All commentary is consolidated and all individual winery information is not made public.
If you have forwarded your data to Wine Australia National Crush Survey - a copy of this information forward to myself, is more then enough.
August 14 & 15 th th
Agriculture Victoria
124 Chiltern Valley Road , Rutherglen VIC
Register HERE
Join Presenter: Dr Kate Burke
Kate is an independent farm consultant with extensive experience in crop agronomy and mixed farming.
Kate helps participants work out what's most important to them, better understand the elements of their business, identify opportunities for growth and mitigate risk.
Using an evidence-based approach, Kate will guide you in developing a plan to contribute to your farm's success.
Topics covered include: key profit drivers and high-level benchmarks income vs cost of production understanding your personal appetite for risk and your production potential to assess variation in profit managing climate variability and farm financial performance scenario planning for 2025 and beyond.
Kate will guide participants to focus on what they can do to prepare for the risk of further dry conditions. Participants are eligible to review their business plans 1-on-1 with Kate, after the course.
The Victorian Government is providing direct drought support of $69 million for farmers across Victoria impacted by drought conditions. The On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Grant program
The On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Grant program offers eligible farmers from across the state access to grants of up to $5,000 (ex-GST) to support on-farm drought management and be better prepared for future droughts. For eligible farmers in south west Victoria, an additional $5,000 (ex-GST) topup is available, taking the total grant on offer up to $10,000 (ex-GST).
Eligible activities under the grant program have been expanded to cover activities including water carting and pasture re-establishment in recognition of the broad pressures farmers are managing. Also, for testing (such as soil, water or feed testing) to support drought management decisions.
Farm business technical and decision-making support is now available right across the state. These services are being delivered in partnership with a range of technical specialists, to support farmers to manage the impacts of increasingly difficult conditions.
Farmers anywhere in Victoria can register now for a one-on-one farm advisory consultation to take stock and discuss the best way forward for their business.The consultation includes a session of up to 3 hours (face to face on farm or online) and follow-up call, to develop and implement a drought management action plan.When registering for the program, participants can indicate their preferred consultant from an extensive list of experienced service providers.A series of workshops, activities and events are also being delivered across the state to discuss drought management, together with our partners.
A ‘Look Over the Farm Gate’ mental health and wellbeing grant program is available statewide to help communities come together and support farmers and farming families under stress.
The Victorian Drought Freight Network has been established to allow critical grain and fodder to be transported to Victorian farms in need, making it easier and more cost-effective. This pre-approved permit network aims to reduce regulatory barriers and streamline access for interstate freight operators
Get more information or apply for a permit Permit fees will be waived for transport operators who obtain a permit under this Scheme.
More support has been announced to help farmers whose property is impacted by kangaroos.
Farmers will soon be able to apply for rebates to engage professional shooters to control kangaroos under an approved Authority to Control Wildlife (ATCW). Apply for an ATCW online, visit www.vic.gov.au/wildlife-management-andcontrol-authorisations.
To register interest to be notified when the rebate program is open email: drought.support@agriculture.vic.gov.au
Ongoing drought conditions are creating significant challenges for Victoria’s livestock industry, particularly a critical shortage of fodder, with farmers needing to look interstate to source supply. Biosecurity permits for fodder movement are being prioritised with a 2-business day turnaround and inspection fees are being waived.
Agriculture Victoria is providing a free and tailored service to suppliers, transporters and farmers to help them efficiently navigate the permit requirements to bring feed into Victoria while managing biosecurity risks.
Technical decision-making support | Drought support | Farm management | Agriculture Victoria
Drought support | Farm management | Agriculture Victoria
‘Look Over The Farm Gate’: Mental health and wellbeing support | Drought support | Farm management | Agriculture Victoria
For further information on the Drought Support Package, please visit: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/drought-support