Rural Financial Counselling Services are free, impartial, confidential, responsive

The Barnardos OfficeMax® Max e Grants Program can provide grants for nominated children and young people up to a maximum of $5,000 per individual to support, promote and encourage their educational potential and outcomes. If you are a community group, school, kindergarten or day care centre that know of a disadvantage child or young person who is eligible for a grant, apply today. Applications Close Midnight 28th February 2010.

ABARE's Outlook 2010 conference will be held in Canberra from 2-3 March.

The conference registration and program is online now at www.abare.gov.au/outlook

The annual conference and symposium of NSW Women in Agriculture Inc., "Country Conversations: Women Winning in Agriculture", will be held in Wagga Wagga on 26th to 28th March. 

Of interest to all women involved in the business of agriculture, this gathering which begins at 5.00 p.m. on Friday March 26th with a wine & cheese tasting, combines sessions which are informative, educational, inspirational, fun & relaxing.

CLICK HERE to download the brochure. For more information see    www.nswwia.org.au

Help develop the National Strategic Rural R&D Investment Plan

The Rural R&D Council was established in February 2009 by the Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, to provide him with independent advice on issues related to rural R&D. The Council's terms of reference require it to develop an investment plan that will 'improve the productivity, profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness of Australia's agricultural, fisheries, forestry and food industries, with benefits for individual rural businesses, the environment and the wider community'.