Happy Christmas from the MINTRAC staff

As 2016 draws to a close, and we all look forward to a short but welcome holiday period, it is time to step back and reflect briefly on the year that has been. It has been a busy year for the MINTRAC team.

We have run thirty four network meetings, three conferences and over thirty professional development workshops and training programs. We have released training and assessment materials for the Training Package, updated all the kits, developed materials for skin-on goats, produced several short films and are currently updating the Core CDs.

We have continued collecting and uploading sheep health monitoring data, begun a project to develop a training plan for feedlots, and taken on the management of the Training Package with Skills Impact. New projects include electronic data collection, developing a new model for training meat inspectors, developing a model for recruiting migrants and refugees, and rolling out the ammonia refrigeration training.

A highlight of the year was seeing the first group of Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness graduates don their caps and gowns at the AMPC conference. Each person has a personal training and career story that is worth publishing. Congratulations to you all!

While we were sorry to lose Kate Christensen and Mark Beecham, we have welcomed Tania Minehan and our newly appointed Project Officers Rachel Murrell and Fiona Gojan. Clive Richardson and Irene Parker, the backbones of MINTRAC, continue to support us all!

To all our friends and associates throughout the industry, thank you for your attendance, support and unrestrained advice over the year. We wish you all a safe and Happy Christmas, and look forward to doing it all again in 2017.

Please note that the MINTRAC office will be closed from Friday 23 December, and will reopen on Tuesday 3 January..

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