A NEW Horticulture Service Provider Network was launched last week in Mildura and Shepparton.
It is designed to provide up-to-date information to professionals within the horticultural industry.
Department of Primary Industries program manager Euan Laird said the free network was designed to provide information to chemical company representatives, consulting agronomists, agribusiness professionals and people working in the finance and education sectors at quarterly workshops.
A meeting was held at Knoxfield yesterday and another is scheduled for the West Gippsland Arts Centre, at Warragul, from 7.30am tomorrow.
For more details, phone 136 186.
Victorian wine young gun
A VICTORIAN winemaker has won the fourth Young Gun of Wine Award, held as part of last month's Young Guns of Wine Festival.
Second-generation Dromana vigneron Rollo Crittenden won the award with two entries from the Los Hermanos label he started with his sister, Zoe, in 2008.
Hoddles Creek Estate winemaker Franco D'Anna won the People's Choice Award.
Horticulture leadership awards
HORTICULTURE Australia is seeking nominations for its Graham Gregory and Young Leader awards.
The Graham Gregory Award is awarded to an individual who has established excellence in an area that has enhanced the horticultural industry through activities such as research and development, education, training, technology transfer or advertising and promotion.
The Young Leader Award is awarded to individuals under 35 years of age who have demonstrated leadership in any discipline relating to the horticulture industry.
Nominations close September 27.
- Send your horticulture news to Sandra Godwin, The Weekly Times, PO Box 1728, Swan Hill 3585, email godwins@ theweeklytimes.com.au or fax to (03) 5032 9352
