9-11 March

contact: 0419 943 630 ruralcouncilsvictoria.org.au/ruralsummit2016/

rcvmarysville@murrindindi.vic.gov.au

PROGRAM

WELCOMERegistrations for the 2016 Rural Councils Victoria (RCV) Rural Summit are now open. Join us in beautiful Marysville from 9 - 11 March. Hosted by Murrindindi Shire Council and the community of Marysville and surrounds, the 2016 RCV Rural Summit will be held at the brand new Vibe Hotel Marysville.The theme for the 2016 Summit is Future Proofing Rural Communities. This theme will be explored through an engaging program of keynote speakers, panel discussions and workshops. Key sessions will include: • Learning from the past to live better in

the future • Exploring the future for people and

work• Future economies • Future leaders• Our vision for the future

ACCOMMODATIONYou are spoilt for choice for accommodation in Marysville and surrounds from the brand new Vibe Hotel Marysville and a range of luxury motels and boutique B&B’s, to family friendly caravan parks and cabins. Visit www.marysvilletourism.com or contact the Marysville Lake Mountain Visitor Information Centre on 03 5963 4567 or info@marysvilletourism.com.

STAY & PLAYFollowing the conclusion of the Rural Summit on Friday afternoon why not stay on in the region and enjoy the long weekend in Murrindindi Shire. To find out what’s on visit www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/Things_to_see_and_do or contact the Marysville Lake Mountain Visitor Information Centre on 03 5963 4567 or info@marysvilletourism.com.

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS & ACTIVITIESWelcOMe tO MARysville DinneR Wednesday 9 March, 6.30pm - 9.00pm @Marysville Community Centre

Rcv RuRAl suMMit OfficiAl DinneR Thursday 10 March, 6.30pm - 11.00pm @Vibe Hotel Marysville

fun On the MOuntAin OPtiOnAl Activities Friday 11 March, 2.00pm - 4.00pm @Lake Mountain Alpine Resort

Join us for an afternoon of fun at the Lake Mountain Alpine Resort. Test your skills on the Zipline, Tube Run or Laser Skirmish or for the less energetic enjoy a guided environmental nature walk.

cOst: $27.50PP

Pre-bookings essential via www.trybooking.com/JXQZFree bus transport available.

PARTNERS PROGRAMPartners are welcome at the dinners on Wednesday and Thursday evening (register at www.trybooking.com/JXQZ). In addition, we have developed a partners program for Thursday and Friday which explores the many sights and attractions of this beautiful region. Visit www.terracottadays.com.au or call 03 5963 4175 or 0408 972 539 or email info@terracottadays.com.au.

REGISTRATION @ www.trybooking.com/JXQZ PRICINg DETAILSfull *cOnfeRence PAckAGe (1 to 3 delegates) $290pp +GST ($319 inc GST)

DiscOunt *cOnfeRence PAckAGe (for additional delegates i.e. 4+) $220pp +GST ($242 inc GST)

*conference Package includes:• Welcome to Marysville Dinner• 2 Day Conference (incl morning/

afternoon teas & lunches)• Thursday Night Conference Dinner

Additional tickets are available for:

• Welcome to Marysville Dinner guest Ticket @$25pp +GST ($27.50 inc GST)

• Thursday Night Conference Dinner guest Ticket @$75pp +GST ($82.50 inc GST)

• Lake Mountain Optional Activities (laser skirmish, tube run, flying fox) @$25pp +GST ($27.50 inc GST)

EVENT CONTACTS

Julie Blyth

RCV Rural Summit Project Coordinator Murrindindi Shire Council rcvmarysville@murrindindi.vic.gov.au 0419 943 630

JOAnnA stevens

RCV Secretariat rcv@pyrenees.vic.gov.au 0419 317 160

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MURRINDINDI SHIREMurrindindi Shire is situated on Melbourne’s peri-urban fringe and encompasses the charming rural townships of Alexandra, Marysville, Yea, Kinglake and Eildon. The Shire benefits from great natural beauty and tourist attractions such as Lake Eildon, picturesque national parks, the Great Victorian Rail Trail and access to Victoria’s snowfields. The Shire is located within close proximity to Melbourne, a lovely 60 to 90 minute drive depending on your route.

Murrindindi Shire has faced a set of unique challenges in recent years. The 2009 bushfires were Australia’s most devastating natural disaster and Murrindindi Shire was the municipality most affected. While the consequences of the fires on our Shire’s people and landscape are still evident, the scars are healing. Importantly, the fires do not define the region or its people. The focus of the community is now on the future.

This is evident in the township of Marysville which following significant investment in new infrastructure over recent years is now very much open for business. We invite you to join us in Marysville to share our stories and see first hand all that our beautiful region has to offer.

WeDnesDAy 9 MARch

WelcOMe tO MuRRinDinDi & MARysville

tiMe: 6.30PM – 9.00PM

venue: MARysville cOMMunity centRe40 fAlls ROAD, MARysville

WhAt’s On: infORMAl WelcOMe tO DeleGAtes AnD PARtneRs incluDinG DRinks AnD Buffet DinneRlocal entertainmentsparkling wine tasting

PRE-SUMMIT WELCOME DINNER

thuRsDAy 10 MARchvenue: viBe hOtel MARysville

32-42 MuRchisOn st, MARysville

OFFICIAL WELCOME

8.00AM – 8.30AM ReGistRAtiOn – teA & cOffee On ARRivAl

8.30AM – 8.50AM WelcOMe AnD WelcOMe tO cOuntRy Margaret Rae, Mayor, Murrindindi shire councilRob Gersch, chair, Rural councils victoriauncle Roy Patterson, taungurung elder

8.50AM – 9.05AM ReGiOnAl DevelOPMent victORiA OfficiAl OPeninG

James Flintoft, Chief Executive Officer Regional Development victoria

9.05AM – 9.15AM MuRRinDinDi shiRe cOuncil intRODuctiOn tO the ReGiOn

Margaret Abbey, Chief Executive Officer Murrindindi shire council

MORNING SESSION - EXPLORING THE FUTURE FOR PEOPLE AND WORK

9.15AM – 10.15AM key nOte: Russel hOWcROftIn an increasingly competitive marketplace how do rural and regional local governments market their regions as a place to live, work and invest? How can local government assist to rebuild the reputation of a region during and after crisis situations such as natural disasters?

10.15AM – 10.45AM MORninG teA

10.45AM – 11.05AM OveRvieW - cOMMissiOneR fOR GenDeR AnD seXuAlity Rowena Allen

Rowena Allen is Victoria’s first Gender and Sexuality Commissioner. The role was created to champion the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse and intersex (LGBTI) Victorians within the Government. As founding CEO of UnitingCare Cutting Edge, the Commissioner established Victoria’s first rural support group for young LGBTI people. In this session Rowena will give an overview of her role and discuss the key issues faced in rural and regional areas.

11.05AM – 11.25AM OveRvieW - chief Resilience OfficeR fOR victORiA Mark Duckworth

The Department of Premier and Cabinet has established the Whole of Victorian Government Community Resilience Unit (CRU) to support the Social Cohesion and Community Resilience Ministerial Taskforce led by the Deputy Premier with Ministers for Education, Youth, Multicultural Affairs and Police. Mark will give an overview of the taskforce that has been established to employ both a whole-of-government and whole-of-community evidence-based approach to address social cohesion, community resilience, marginalisation and to counter violent extremism.

11.25AM – 12.15AM key nOte: BuilDinG Resilient cOMMunities thROuGh lOcAl investMent

Michael shuman

In the face of multiple increasing global uncertainties – economic and environmental – the need to build the strength and resilience of our local economies has become very clear in the last few years. This forum addresses how we can work toward achieving that aim by encouraging entrepreneurship and cooperation between business and citizens locally and by harnessing local investment to support the start up and expansion of locally owned enterprises.

12.15PM – 12.45PM Rcv Q & A Panel questions and discussion

Rowena Allen, Mark Duckworth, James flintoft, Michael shuman

12.45PM – 1.00PM tRAnsfORMinG RuRAl cOuncils victORiA Rob Gersch, chairperson Rural councils victoria

The RCV Executive have taken some significant steps over the past 12 months and our future looks very bright. In this session we will reflect on the RCV journey to-date and outline our new governance and administration arrangements.

PROGRAM

1.00PM – 2.00PM lunch – viBe hOtel

AFTERNOON SESSION – FUTURE ECONOMIES

BReAk Out sessiOns - DeleGAtes select One sessiOn tO AttenD in eAch tiMe slOt sessiOn One: 2.00PM - 2.45PM, sessiOn tWO: 2.45PM - 3.30PM

the PuRsuit Of sustAinABility – shOWcAse Of innOvAtive PRActices Rcv

There are some amazing innovative practices being implemented in our member councils. Hear first-hand about these initiatives and the outcomes that have been achieved.

the AsiAn centuRy - OPPORtunities fOR ReGiOnAl victORiA Bruce Bayley

The burgeoning middle class of Asia presents potentially huge opportunities for Australia and for Regional Victoria, but accessing it is not without its challenges. This session will provide a high level view of some of the emerging opportunities Asia presents, an overview of some of the challenges of doing business in Asia and some initial steps to maximise efforts to attract investment from Asia or develop products and services for Asia.

GROWinG the fOOD AnD fiBRe sectOR Meena naidu

Increasing demand for Australian products is providing greater opportunities for our agriculture sector, leading to the development of significant agriculture proposals. However, these developments can test the current planning framework and community expectations. This session introduces a new Victorian government facilitation initiative which aims to increase investment in Victoria by facilitating proponents through the development approval process. It will provide an overview of how the model will operate, outline key resources available and in development, and will explore approaches to connect with proponents early in the application process.

3.30PM – 4.00PM AfteRnOOn teA

AFTERNOON SESSION – FUTURE COMMUNITIES

4.00PM – 4.10PM lGMA AustRAlAsiAn MAnAGeMent chAllenGe viDeO PResentAtiOn #1Productive communities - pursuing a hand out to seeking a hand up

4.10PM – 4.55PM the POWeR Of PlAceMAkinG – creating Great and Resilient Places and townships

Gilbert Rochecouste

In this session Gilbert will explore:• What makes a great ‘place’• The DNA of small town renewal• How rural and enlightened business can transform your community• The re-localisation movement and how it’s changing rural communities for the better

• Global and local trends in rural placemaking• Resilient rural communities - sharing experiences

from Marysville, Halls Gap and the Grampians • The Power of small wins

4.55PM – 5.00PM DAy One clOse

OPtiOnAl AfteRnOOn Activities: netWORkinG in lOcAl BARs AnD cAfes.

CONFERENCE DINNER

tiMe: 6.30PM – 11.00PM

venue: viBe hOtel MARysville

WhAt’s On: Dinner showcasing local wines and produce within a 100km radius

fRiDAy 11 MARchvenue: viBe hOtel MARysville

32-42 MuRchisOn st, MARysville

FUTURE LEADERS

8.45AM – 9.00AM WelcOMe BAck, shORt RecAP Of yesteRDAy

9.00AM – 9.10AM lGMA AustRAlAsiAn MAnAGeMent chAllenGe PResentAtiOn #2Attracting and retaining a relevant and credible workforce

9.10AM– 10.10AM key nOte: unlOckinG the leADeRshiP DevelOPMent POtentiAl Of MillenniAls

holly Ransom

What does it take to attract, retain and unlock the potential of the millennial generation in the workforce? With millennials set to comprise 75% of our workforce by 2025, Holly unpacks what makes this generation tick and how organisations can better harness their capabilities.

OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE10.10AM – 11.00AM RuRAl cOuncils victORiA ROADMAP fOR the futuRe

11.00AM – 11.30AM MORninG teA

11.30AM – 12.30PM MinisteRiAl PResentAtiOn AnD Q&Athe hon. Jaala Pulford, Minister for Regional Development

12.30PM – 12.45PM OfficiAl clOse AnD fAReWell Rob Gersch, chairperson, Rcv

12.45PM tAke AWAy BOXeD lunch

OPTIONAL AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES

2.00PM – 4.00PM

venue: lAke MOuntAin AlPine ResORt

WhAt’s On: Join us for an afternoon of fun at the lake Mountain Alpine Resort. test your skills on the Zipline, tube Run or laser skirmish or for the less energetic enjoy a guided environmental nature walk.

cOst: $27.50pp. Pre-bookings essential via www.trybooking.com/JXQZfree bus transport available

Russel hOWcROft

Through his appearances on ABC1’s hugely successful The Gruen Transfer and his appointment as Executive General Manager of Network Ten in January of 2013, Russel Howcroft has become the very public face of brand marketing and advertising in Australia. Indeed, according to media mogul Harold Mitchell, Russel Howcroft has become a brand himself, awarding him a much coveted Charlie Award on the basis of personal brand creation. Russel, former Chief Executive Officer Australia and New Zealand at Young & Rubicam Brands, fell in love with the advertising industry after doing a week’s work experience at advertising agency McCann Erickson while part way through a marketing degree at Chisholm Institute (now part of Monash University). Russel managed to extend his work experience into an 18-month job. In his early 20s, Russel headed to London and spent five years working at Lowe Howard-Spink, one of Britain’s top creative agencies. His major account was Heineken beer, and his work on that account was considered one of Britain’s best ad campaigns of its time. Russel returned to Melbourne in 1995 and co-founded Leonardi Brandhouse. He spent the next 11 years running his own agencies with various partners before joining George Patterson Y&R, Australia’s oldest agency brand, as CEO in 2006. The group includes The Campaign Palace, VML, ideaworks and Brand Asset consulting. The former Chairman of the Advertising Federation of Australia, he is a regular commentator on radio in Melbourne, a board member of the Melbourne Football Club and AFI | AACTA.

ROWenA Allen

Rowena Allen is an effective, experienced and longstanding advocate for LGBTI Victorians and has held leadership positions in the community and government sectors. Rowena has been a member of three Victorian Government LGBTI ministerial advisory groups and chaired the ministerial advisory committee on LGBTI Health and Wellbeing between 2007 and 2009. As founding CEO of UnitingCare Cutting Edge, Rowena established Victoria’s first rural support group for young LGBTI people, giving her a particular understanding of the issues faced in rural and regional areas. Rowena is a former Chair of the Adult, Community and Further Education Board, the Victorian Skills Commission, the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVIC), and former member of the Hume Regional Development Australia Committee.Rowena has been recognised for her community service: in 2003 she received a Centenary Medal and in 2009 she was inducted into the Victorian Government Honour Roll for Women.

MARk DuckWORth

Mark Duckworth is Victoria’s first Chief Resilience Officer, a position he took up in May 2015. Working with and supporting a newly established Ministerial Taskforce, he leads Victoria’s efforts to improve social cohesion and community resilience, and counter violent extremism. He is the Chair of the Expert Reference Group of the Research Institute on Social Cohesion (RIOSC), established by the Victorian Government in 2015 to enquire into the benefits of diversity, how to develop strong communities and examine the factors which make communities resilient to extremism. Mark is the interim Chair of the Risk and Resilience subcommittee of the State Crisis and Resilience Council. He co-chaired the Working Group that prepared the National Disaster Resilience Strategy that was endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments in February 2011.Before joining DPC, Mark worked at the Cabinet Office of New South Wales, the University of Sydney Law School and the Law Reform Commission of Victoria. In the 2007 Australia Day Honours he was awarded the Public Service Medal for his work in establishing the National Counter-Terrorism arrangements.

MichAel shuMAn

Michael H. Shuman is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a globally recognised expert on community economics. He is one of the architects of the crowdfunding reforms that became the “JOBS Act,” signed into law by President Obama in April 2012. Shuman is currently Director of Community Portals for Mission Markets and a Fellow at Cutting Edge Capital and Post-Carbon Institute. He’s also a founding board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE). He is also an adjunct instructor in community economic development for Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Mr Shuman has authored or coauthored eight books. His most recent book, published by Chelsea Green, is Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Move Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity. His previous book, The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (Berrett-Koehler, 2006), received as bronze prize from the Independent Publishers Association for best business book of 2006.

SPEAKERS (in order of appearance)

BRuce BAyley

Bruce Bayley is a business strategist and advisor who combines extensive operating experience and consulting experience across the services, education, food manufacturing, government and technology sectors, with a strong understanding of Asia and regional Victoria. Bruce’s Asia experience includes leading the University of Melbourne’s global student recruiting activities with a focus on Asia and as the CEO, led the establishment of Asialink Business, a business established to help assist Australian businesses to build capabilities to successfully engage in Asia. Bruce’s operating experience encompasses roles as manufacturing manager for Kraft Foods, COO for the Skilled Group and COO of a technology based start up. Bruce has strong understanding of the challenges facing regional Victoria, with a lifelong connection with Murrindindi Shire and ownership of a property in the region for 18 years; plus a strong understanding of the challenges facing regional Victoria through his role as Head of Economic Reconstruction for the Victoria Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority (VBRRA).

MeenA nAiDu

Ms Meena Naidu is the Director Agriculture and Food Industries Policy at the Department of Economic Development Jobs Transport and Resources. Meena joined the Department in 2014 to lead government policy that enables industry development in a sustainable manner. In this role she has been leading the team developing solutions for addressing the sustainable intensification of agriculture and supporting new innovative industries. Meena also leads the Department’s contribution to national food regulation. Meena has a strong career background in policy and regulation. Prior to joining the Department, Meena spent almost a decade in national transport reform, including leading a Council of Australian Government National Transport Reform Unit. Meena has worked for regulators in New South Wales and the UK. She has also spent a number of years as a consultant advising the World Bank and developing countries on transport and utility reform.

GilBeRt ROchecOuste

Gilbert Rochecouste, Founder and Managing Director of The Village Well, is recognised both nationally and internationally as a leading voice in placemaking. He is a sought-after speaker and motivator, known for his innovative thinking, dynamic engagement processes and inspirational approach to community activation. His catalyst ideas have regenerated iconic places and enlivened many urban and rural communities. As one of the first Al Gore climate leaders, Gilbert sees the potential of placemaking to inspire a deeper cultural and social environmental awareness and stewardship to make a difference both locally and globally. Gilbert has worked with hundreds of main streets, developers and businesses over the last 20 years to create more vibrant, connected and resilient communities.

hOlly RAnsOM

Holly Ransom is the CEO of Emergent Solutions, a company specialising in the development of high performing intergenerational workforces, leadership and social outcomes. In 2014, the Australian Prime Minister appointed Holly to chair the G20 Youth Summit, resulting in the first summit to secure its policy demands from G20 leaders. Holly also co-authored the strategy paper on youth entrepreneurship and unemployment for the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal agenda. In 2012, she was the youngest person to be named in Australia’s ‘100 Most Influential Women’, and also became the world’s youngest-ever Rotary President. An accomplished global keynote speaker, Holly has presented across six continents, including delivering a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama and addressing the G20’s Central Bank Governors and Finance Minister. She is also a popular blogger, contributor to a number of leading publications and a regular radio and TV guest. She has featured on ABC’s ‘Q&A’, Reuters, Bloomberg Asia, Channel 7 News and Channel 10’s ‘The Project’, and is renowned for her commentary on intergenerational economic and social challenges.