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Media Release: National Agriculture Day
Today we celebrate Australia’s first National Agriculture & Related Industries Day (AgDay). AgDay is a national day to celebrate the remarkable contribution of agriculture to Australia’s economy and society. Last year, Australian...
Not All Peak Bodies Are Equal
Peak bodies across all Australian industries range from the lacklustre to the outstanding when it comes to performance. Unfortunately, the implication is that most peak bodies fall into the middle – they are mediocre. It is the underperforming...
Media Release: SIA Welcomes Inaugural CEO
Jane Lovell appointed inaugural CEO of Seafood Industry Australia Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has today announced the appointment of Ms Jane Lovell as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer. SIA is the national peak body for the...
Gascoyne Primary Producers Peak Body Project Begins!
The Carnarvon Growers Association (CGA), has commissioned Inovact Consulting to establish a peak body for the primary producers of the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Funding for the project was provided...
A Great Australian Industry Gets Its Ship Together
Inovact Consulting is delighted to welcome the official launch of Seafood Industry Australia Ltd (SIA), the new national peak body to represent the seafood industry. Members and industry leaders have come together today in Adelaide to celebrate...
National Farmer’s Federation Strategy and Restructure
Client: National Farmers' Federation The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) is the peak national body representing farmers and, more broadly, agriculture across Australia. It is one of Australia's foremost and respected advocacy organisations. Key...
National Seafood Peak Body Project Begins!
The National Seafood Industry Alliance (NSIA) has commissioned Inovact Consulting to conduct a three year project to develop options and establish a new national seafood industry peak body. Funding for the project has been granted by the federal...
Opinion: How the imperative for business value will transform rural industry bodies
Beef Central has today published an article by Inovact's Managing Director, Brian Ramsay about how the imperative for business value will transform rural industry bodies. Read the article in full...
Four simple questions to know if your rural services organisation needs to innovate
Rising levels of stakeholder participation and revenues are great indicators of a services organisation that is creating value. Yet for many rural organisations, while you are ‘hitting above your weight’ with services, stakeholders...
Is your rural stakeholder engagement just one-way communication re-badged?
You hear the term 'stakeholder engagement' a lot these days, but it is overrated. In the same way that communication is meant to be two-way and enable productive business relationships, so too it is with engagement. Indeed, if engagement activities...