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Your Levy at Work > Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL)
Overview
| Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) is a national research, development and marketing organisation for the horticulture industry. It assists industry to grow and sell its products more profitably by investing in programs that create commercial opportunities for Australian horticulture producers and their value chain partners. |
Our Link With Nursery & Garden Industry
HAL's role is to work with each horticultural industry to determine and evaluate its R&D and marketing requirements, then prepare annual programs and coordinate the investment of levy, Federal Government and other funds on appropriate projects. HAL also plays a key role in facilitating linkages within and between horticultural industries and agencies.
To enable the Nursery & Garden Industry to be an equal partner in this process, HAL has set up an Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) that consists of representatives nominated by the NGIA.
The prime role of the IAC is to provide direction and advice to HAL on the most appropriate use of funds to ensure maximum industry benefit. More specifically, the IAC:
- Advises on the direction of industry marketing and R&D plans.
- Ensures HAL programs are in line with industry priorities.
- Assists in communicating the outcomes of the marketing and R&D programs to industry.
- Provides a channel for industry feedback on the programs.
The IAC is lead by of an independent chair and members are selected to ensure representation of the growing, retailing and allied trade sectors of the industry as well as a national focus. Its membership provides a broad range of expertise encompassing marketing, research and industry development.
The Chief Executive Officer and the Industry Development Manager of NGIA are non-voting members of the IAC. The HAL Nursery & Garden Industry Liaison and Program Manager are also non-voting members.
Current Industry Advisory Committee Members
There are seven IAC members at present, with one position to be filled.
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Russ Higginbotham Asset
Horticultural Consultants
QLD
IAC Independent Chair |
Russ is a consultant and an ex NGIA and NGIQ President, ex member of the HRDC R&D Committee and current member of the Levy Basis and Structure Review Committee. His consultancy work spans many areas of horticulture and carried out both in Australia and overseas. |
Ian Collins
Flora Pacific Pty Ltd
NSW |
Ian is a grower and a past NGINA (ie Nursery & Garden Industry, NSW & ACT - the NSW NGI association) Board member and a past Vice President. He has also served as a board member of NGIA. His nursery has undertaken some of the most innovative marketing and branding in the industry and has implemented a number of technical innovations arising from the R&D program.
He sources product and ideas internationally, trades across most States and has a strong awareness of industry issues at both production and retail. |
Steve Hart
Horticultural Training Pty Ltd
QLD |
Steve owns and operates his own Hort. Training Company. He brings an in depth and broad range of technical nursery expertise to the committee. He is currently a chairman of the NGIQ (Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland) Technical Committee |
Jackie Hooper
Zanthorrea Nursery
WA |
Jackie is a retailer and with her husband, owner of Zanthorrea Nursery, an award winning native nursery/garden centre in WA. She is also a member of the National AGCAS (Australian Garden Centre Accreditation Scheme) Advisory Committee. |
David Hosking
Hosking Landscapes
NSW |
David runs one of the largest landscape firms in NSW, Hosking Landscapes. They undertake projects both in Australia and overseas. David is past National President of the Landscape Industry Association. |
Michael Linton
Lintons Garden and Home
VIC |
Michael is a retailer and owner of another award winning garden centre, Lintons Home and Garden in Melbourne. He is currently Vice President of NGIV (Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria); Chair of the Victorian and member of the National AGCAS Advisory Committees; and a member of the Levy Basis and Structure Review Committee. |
Brodee Myers Cooke
Gardening Australia
NSW |
Brodee is a qualified horticulturalist and Editor of 'Gardening Australia' magazine. She was previously gardening editor of Better Homes & Gardens. She is a member of the Management Committee for the 'Smart Watermark' project, a joint initiative of NGIA, Water Services Association of Australia, Irrigation Association of Australia and the Australian Water Association. |
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For more information about the IAC, read the July 2005 issue of NGIA's Nursery Papers.
How We Do Business
HAL is customer focused, ethical and highly professional in the development, implementation and marketing of its products and services.
HAL has well developed capabilities in strategic planning, program management, market analysis, research and development, domestic and export promotion and industry and product development.
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HAL has a weekly email bulletin entitled 'What's Happening' which provides up-to- date information about its activities. To subscribe to this bulletin, send a request to karen.hellwig@horticulture.com.au.
HAL also has a regular newsletter entitled 'HortLink' which provides more in-depth reports on its outcomes and achievements. To subscribe to this newsletter, send a request to dzintra.horder@horticulture.com.au.
To visit the HAL website go to www.horticulture.com.au
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Contact Details
Stuart Burgess
Nursery & Garden Industry Service Representative
Level 1, 50 Carrington Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: 02 8295 2329
Fx: 02 8295 2399
Email: stuart.burgess@horticulture.com.au
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