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SUMMARY:Building Resilience - online webinar
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to assess the ‘what ifs’ and plan ahead to meet them at this practical\, interactive webinar packed with relevant\, useful advice to improve the continuity and resilience of your business. \nPreparing for business challenges: \nA crisis is no time to expect to make sound business decisions. You won’t have to if you already have in place a plan to activate when normal day-to-day business is interrupted. \nCrisis and recovery from disaster does not separate business from the personal. As a business owner you have responsibilities to your staff and customers as well as yourself\, your family and your business. Being prepared is better than floundering. \nUnderstand the various different types of disaster and be guided\, step by step\, to identify and assess your exposure to risk. Then plan and prepare how you would manage your response and recovery. \nIf you take that time now\, your ability to successfully navigate a crisis with your business intact will significantly increase. It may even help you to sleep better at night. For some businesses\, planning ahead will be essential. \nCrisis Recovery: \nWith the unexpected outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis and the fallout of the recent bushfires\, Victorian small businesses have been impacted in many ways. \nIf you are finding it a challenge to shield your business from recent events\, this webinar will take you through practical steps to get you through the current situation threatening your livelihood. \nLearn how to:\n• Understand crisis planning\n• Respond and recover from a crisis\n• Plan and prepare for business challenges\n• Understand the impact of disaster\n• Apply emergency planning development tools\n• Identify key risks\n• Develop plans\, strategies and actions to follow\n• Create your own crisis management plan\n• Access tools\, templates\, support and resources in future \nPLEASE NOTE: This webinar is only available for Victorian small businesses and residents. \nRegister Here
URL:https://ruralfinancialcounselling.org.au/event/building-resilience-online-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Bass Coast Hospitality Staffing Matters - online round table
DESCRIPTION:Mas National and the Gippsland Local Jobs Program are holding a roundtable discussion to see if a localised training program will help meet peak staffing demand in the industry\, as well as discuss staffing needs with local employment service providers. \nJoin Zoom Meeting
URL:https://ruralfinancialcounselling.org.au/event/bass-coast-hospitality-staffing-matters-online-round-table/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Taking Your Business Online - online webinar
DESCRIPTION:Take the guess work out of launching yourself online and empower yourself to bring digital thinking into all aspects of your business. \nWhether you’re a bricks and mortar business or still at the drawing board\, this webinar led by a digital expert with real-world small business experience spans the complete digital landscape. \nBuild your understanding of online advertising\, search engines\, websites\, blogs and social media through practical exercises and real-life examples\, then learn how to bring them all together into an effective online strategy that matches your objectives. \nLearn from the success stories of those who’ve walked the same path before you and find out why others have failed. \nGet yourself on top of technical requirements; what hardware and software you’ll need and what to ask for. Get help to decide whether to DIY or outsource and why you should get onboard the cloud. Find out how to manage digital risk\, privacy and cyber security. \nFeel better informed and prepared to bring your business online at this essential Business Victoria webinar\, one of many that have helped small businesses get started in Victoria for more than 10 years. \nLearn how to:\n• Operate in the digital landscape\n• Choose the technology you’ll need to do it\n• Decide on a website and why you need one\n• Get more from email\n• Make the most of social media\n• Manage risk\, privacy and cybersecurity\n• Build your own action plan of next steps\n• Access tools\, templates\, support and resources in future. \nRegister Here
URL:https://ruralfinancialcounselling.org.au/event/taking-your-business-online-online-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211215T120000
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SUMMARY:Backup Power Options in Agriculture - webinar
DESCRIPTION:Power outages can significantly impact farm businesses. Loss of power disrupts critical farm infrastructure such as livestock water systems\, electric fences\, milk-harvesting equipment\, automated feeding systems\, heat or refrigeration\, and irrigation systems.\nAgriculture Victoria is hosting a webinar to talk through backup power options during a power outage. \nDuring the webinar Liz Fletcher\, Birdwood Energy will speak about the options for providing alternative power in a power outage including generators and batteries with solar. Liz will discuss the key things you need to consider in the process of sizing a system\, installation and operation. \nTwo farmers will share their experiences and the benefits of using backup power when there is a power outage for their businesses. \n\nJoel is general manager at Tall Trees\, a nursey\, which has a battery and solar system to ensure irrigation can continue.\nBruce operates a dairy farm in Gippsland and has a generator to allow milking to continue\n\nRegister or join the webinar here. \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nPlease join the webinar five minutes early to set up. \nIf you need assistance registering or would like more information\, please contact Sarah Clack on 0417 316 345 or sarah.clack@agriculture.vic.gov.au \nFor information on other webinars in this series or other energy events please visit Extension Aus. \nThis initiative is part of the Victorian Government’s Agriculture Energy Investment Plan\, which is supporting producers to improve energy usage on-farm.
URL:https://ruralfinancialcounselling.org.au/event/backup-power-options-in-agriculture-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211216T103000
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SUMMARY:Multi-Species Pastures Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Join GippsDairy field day on multi-species pastures at Lauren and Simon Finger’s farm. Lauren and Simon will discuss their journey so far\, followed by a paddock walk.  \n  \nOn the day\, Lauren and Simon will be discussing: \n1.Application methods \n2.What has worked \n3.What has not worked \n4.The pros and cons of multi-species pastures within their dairy business. \nCome along with your questions and join us for an interactive field day at Yannathan. \nIf you have any further questions regarding this event\, please contact Robyn McLean on robyn.mclean@gippsdairy.com.au or 0447 379 173 \nRegister Here
URL:https://ruralfinancialcounselling.org.au/event/multi-species-pastures-field-day/
LOCATION:Finger Family Farm\, 504 THWAITES ROAD\, YANNATHAN\, Victoria\, 3981\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Outdoor Movie - Bruthen
DESCRIPTION:FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE \nBruthen : Police Paddock (behind the hall)\nNo Booking Required\nBYO Chair & Rug \nMovie: Dream Horse \nExperience the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance\, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender\, Jan Vokes (Toni Collette).\nWith very little money and no experience\, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community. Also starring Damian Lewis. \nDownload Flyer
URL:https://ruralfinancialcounselling.org.au/event/outdoor-movie-bruthen/
LOCATION:Bruthen\, Police Paddock (behind the hall)\, Bruthen\, Australia
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