Benefits of using recycled organic compost - AORA VIC Breakfast Event

Thursday 6 April 2023

8.30 am start for buffet breakfast
9.30 am to 11.30 am - presentations and questions
Sustainability Victoria, Level 12
321 Exhibition Street Melbourne Vic 3000 

Join us at the next AORA Vic breakfast!  The highlight of the breakfast will be the launch of the Sustainability Victoria (SV) organics information booklet: Benefits of councils’ using recycled organic compost. Developed for councils, the booklet aims to increase the use of organic products in sports fields, parks and gardens, arboriculture and waterway applications.

At the event participants will:

• get a copy of SV’s new organics information booklet Benefits of councils’ using recycled organic compost
• hear from SV’s Organics Industry Development Lead, Andrew Dougall, and Senior Soil Scientist and author, Declan McDonald, on the features of the booklet and a local council that is successfully using recycled organics in urban and amenity situations
• receive an update from SV’s campaign team on the kerbside FOGO campaign materials
• hear from AORA about it’s partnership with EPA Vic, DEECA and SV in a joint program testing for contaminants in recycled organics.
• learn about the AORA and upcoming events including the AORA Conference in June and  Agricultural Field Day in August
• enjoy a delicious breakfast and tea/coffee whilst you interact with local government and organics industry colleagues.

Please promote this event to your colleagues who may be interested in learning more about recycled organic compost in sports fields, parks and gardens, arboriculture and waterway applications.

Tickets 

AORA members - $52.80 per person (incl GST)
Non-AORA members - $66.00 per person (incl GST).

How to use our booking system  (can be paid by credit card or invoice) - THIS BOOKING SYSTEM WORKS BEST ON CHROME and FIREFOX (and if you already have a user account, login via the brown button at the top right of the page first).
 

Our booking system uses your email address to identify whether you are a member or not, therefore the system defaults to 1 ticket at a time.  

To book a ticket, type in your email and click lookup.  If the system identifies you as a member, it should bring up the member pricing, auto-populate your name and you can add your business name and any dietary requirements.   If you need to purchase another ticket, there is the option to add another in at the bottom of the box (do this as many times as you need for your booking - you can use your own email for ease of booking if you are unsure if their email is part of the membership)  Then you will be able to go to the cart and proceed through the checkout as one bulk purchase. 

If you are a member, but it doesn't recognise your email address it means you are not linked to your business membership (and it will not apply member pricing to this ticket.
 

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