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Issue 85, 23 April 2014

WELCOME TO ISSUE 85

Dear member

Australians are rightly proud of the contributions of our home grown inventors.  From the wine cask to the Hills Hoist, Aussie ingenuity is well known. 

Did you know that next month sees us celebrate the 40th anniversary of the emergence of the Pink Lady apple?

This famous apple was first developed in regional WA and first commercially grown in the Southern Forests of Manjimup.

Whilst the Pink Lady™ trademark was not finalised until the 1980s, May 2014 will mark the 40th anniversary of the first Cripps Pink tree’s emergence, named for its creator John Cripps. 

In fact the original Cripps Pink tree is still growing at Manjimup Horticultural Research Institute of the Department of Agriculture and Food WA.

The famous Pink Lady is a hybrid of the Lady Williams and Golden Delicious apples. This popular apple variety is now grown across the globe, making the Pink Lady another successful Aussie invention, from our very own regional backyard. 

So to everyone in regional WA, celebrate autumn with a crisp Pink Lady apple – and, as with all “fresh” purchases, make sure it is WA grown.

Jackie Jarvis, Reference Group Member, Margaret River

Find out more about our Reference Group members

LATEST NEWS

Inaugural Women in Agribusiness 100 announced

Amazing women making a difference to rural Australia from the paddock to the boardroom have been recognised in the Women in Australian Agribusiness 100. Congratulations to the amazing WA recipients: RRR's Chair Leonie Noble, RRR's inaugural chair Marg Agnew, forrmer Reference Group member Catherine Marriott, Wendy Dymond, Danielle England, Maree Gooch, Esther Price and Caroline Robinson.

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Nominate a brilliant business woman

Nominations are now open for the 20th Telstra Business Women’s Awards. As the longest-running state, territory and national awards program for business women, the Awards celebrate the leadership, determination and innovation of successful business women in our community. They also inspire other women to walk in their footsteps and reach their own goals. 

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New chair for Regional Development Trust

Regional Development Minister Terry Redman welcomed the appointment of Sue Middleton as chair of the Western Australian Regional Development Trust. “Ms Middleton was the inaugural deputy chair of the trust and brings a wealth of regional and community development experience and strategic planning skills to the role.” 

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Inquiry into the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme

The WA Standing Committee on Public Administration is seeking your input into the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS).  They are inquiring into how adequately PATS delivers assistance to regional people accessing specialist medical care.

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Australian Rural Leadership Program Course 22 applications are open

The ARLP is rural Australia’s iconic leadership development program.  It aims to produce a network of informed, capable and ethical leaders who are able to work collaboratively to advance the interests of their industries, businesses, communities and rural Australia in general. 

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Boards and Committees

Read up on the latest board and committee opportunities in your area.

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YOUR RRR NETWORK

Aged Care Nursing Scholarships
Closing 28 April 2014

WWSF 20th annual Prize for women's creativity in rural life
Closing 30 April 2014

Harvard Club of Australia Non-Profit Leadership Program
Closing 30 April 2014

AusArt Fellowship for the Fine Arts
Closing 30 April 2014

National Science Week 2014 WA grants
Closing 2 May 2014

Healthier Workplace WA grants
Closing 5 May 2014

2014 Innovator of the Year
closing 19 May 2014

2014 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
closing 29 May 2014

Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program
closing 30 May 2014

Culture, Arts, Tourism and Community Heritage (CATCH) Program Round 3
closing 30 May 2014

View all grants and awards...

26 April - 31 May, Australia
2014 Australian Innovation Festival

26 April, Balingup
Balingup Small Farm Day

28 April - 2 May, Kununurra
Indigenous Hip Hop Projects

30 April, Albany
Women in Forestry and Timber Network Breakfast

1 - 31 May, Newman
Outback Fusion Festival

4 May, Kalgoorlie
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Multicultural Festival

4 May, Herne Hill
Honey Festival

5 - 10 May, Kununurra and East Kimberley
Barramundi Dreaming

7 - 9 May, Busselton
State NRM Conference - The Tipping Point

10 - 22 May: Cuballing, Narrogin, Pingelly, Popanyinning, Wagin, Wandering, Wickepin and Williams
Dryandra Country Art, Food and Wine Trail

View full events calendar...

Paula Bray - Derby
Paula moved to Derby in March 2009 with her husband and three children in a wholesale seachange. Paula works for the Kimberly School of the Air, which means that she gets to visit students and their families in the Kimberly's most remote locations as well as being part of their daily routine through regular "air" lessons.

Paula has what she considers to be a dream job in one of the worlds last great wilderness', meeting the unique children and women of the Kimberley across the towns, remote communities and grand cattle stations of Australia's far North West.

She views her role with RRR as an exciting opportunity to bring the abilities, needs and desires of the wonderful women of the Northwest into a brighter spotlight.

Paula was appointed to the RRR Reference Group in January 2010 and reappointed in January 2013.

Read more about Paula and our other members...

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