{"id":9364,"date":"2025-08-29T11:45:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T01:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/?p=9364"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:13:57","slug":"events-in-coming-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mli.org.au\/home\/events-in-coming-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Events in coming months"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span class=\"ml-rte-link-wrapper\" data-redactor-span=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/winter-whittling-school-holiday-workshop-for-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter whittling: School holiday workshop<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Erin Earth)<\/p>\n<p>7 July, 11.00 am to 2.00 pm, Wagga<\/p>\n<p>Kids aged 9 to 12 years are invited to cook jaffles over a group fire, and learn some basic whittling skills. Kids can make digging sticks, wands or chopsticks using potato peelers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/2026-yindyamarra-fireside-oration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Yindyamarra fireside oration<\/a>\u00a0(Yindyamarra Nguluway)<\/p>\n<p>9 July, 5.30 to 7.00 pm, Albury<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 oration will be delivered by Josh Gilbert, a Worimi man doing his PhD in Indigenous agriculture post-colonisation. His oration will offer reflections on pivotal moments in agricultural truth-telling, exploring how Indigenous identity has been shaped and constrained through farming connections<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:murrumbidgeefieldnaturalists@gmail.com\">Guided bird walks in Wagga<\/a>\u00a0(Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists)<\/p>\n<p>Multiple dates between July and September<\/p>\n<p>These walks generally run for 1 to 2 hours, depending on your time, the weather and the birds! Walks will be held at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rawlings Park (12 Jul &amp; 9 Aug) &#8211; meet in Power Street, near the corner of Craft street<\/li>\n<li>Silvalite Reserve (26 Jul &amp; 6 Sep) &#8211; Meet at the truck stop on the Olympic Hwy, 300m from the Sturt Hwy<\/li>\n<li>Rocky Hill (23 Aug) \u2013 meet at the path between 73-75 Simkin Cres Kooringal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ml-rte-link-wrapper\" data-redactor-span=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/winter-weaving-school-holiday-workshop-for-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter weaving: School holiday workshop<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Erin Earth)<\/p>\n<p>14 July, 10.00 am to 12.30 pm, Wagga<\/p>\n<p>Kids will spend the morning harvesting lomandra grass and learning basic weaving skills using grass and recycled materials.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ml-rte-link-wrapper\" data-redactor-span=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awia.org.au\/conference26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grounded voices &#8211; national impact<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Australian Women in Agriculture)<\/p>\n<p>27 to 29 July, Orange.\u00a0<em>Tickets from $500<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The AWiA National Conference brings together women from across Australia\u2019s agricultural sector for three days of connection, learning and leadership.\u00a0The conference will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, practical workshops and regional tours, alongside opportunities to build meaningful connections with women working across the industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ml-rte-link-wrapper\" data-redactor-span=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/mob-swab-field-day-july-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mob swab field day<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Riverina Local Land Services)<\/p>\n<p>28 July, 9.00 am to 12.00 pm, Eurongilly<\/p>\n<p>This field day is for sheep producers who are wanting to learn about the Swab Tec demonstration site and potential management changes that can be made from its results.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/knowing-your-numbers-harden-july-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm business success: Knowing your numbers<\/a>\u00a0(Riverina Local Land Services)<\/p>\n<p>31 July, 9.00 am to 2.30 pm, Harden<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to understand your farm finances, build a cashflow forecast and plan confidently for the year ahead.\u00a0You&#8217;ll develop a practical 12-month cashflow forecast for your farming business, identify potential cashflow pinch points and plan ahead for challenges, set business goals and access handy\u00a0financial templates and tools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/renewablesinagconference.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National renewables in agriculture conference and expo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12 August, 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, Orange. Ticket prices TBC<\/p>\n<p>This event brings together farmers, consultants, peak bodies and government representatives to share stories of on-farm renewables and discuss what\u2019s driving the transformation of energy use in agriculture. Topics include combining farming and solar, as well as meaningful benefit sharing associated with large scale solar and wind developments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/buying-bulls-better-annandayle-aug-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buying bulls better<\/a> (Murray Local Land Services)<\/p>\n<p>12 August, 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, Holbrook<\/p>\n<p>Bulls are a significant investment in your beef enterprise. Do you know what you want your bull to achieve, and how to select genetics that will help you get there? This practical workshop will help you set production goals and use bull genetics to achieve them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rga.org.au\/riceconnect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rice Connect 2026<\/a> (Ricegrowers&#8217; Association of Australia)<\/p>\n<p>13 to 14 August, Barham. <em>Tickets from $280<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This event brings together rice growers, researchers, agronomists, industry partners and leaders from across the Australian rice sector. It includes a gala dinner, breakfasts and networking events, guest speakers and industry updates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/intrepidlandcare.org\/events\/intrepid-landcare-leadership-retreat-nem-vic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intrepid Landcare leadership retreat<\/a> (Intrepid Landcare)<\/p>\n<p>14 to 16 August, Melbourne Vic. <em>Tickets $50<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This retreat is open to anyone aged 18-35 years who is up for making a difference and having fun doing it. You will hear from inspiring legends who are doing great things for the environment; get your hands dirty and contribute to a local conservation project; and learn how to design ways you can step up and create opportunities for you and other young people to work towards a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.necma.vic.gov.au\/Portals\/0\/files\/Pdf\/Events\/Bioacoustics%20workshop.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bioacoustics workshop<\/a> (Corowa District Landcare &amp; Museums Victoria)<\/p>\n<p>25 to 26 August, Corowa<\/p>\n<p>Join Dr Karen Rowe and her Museums Victoria colleagues for a unique workshop that aims to teach you how to explore your own bird and frog audio recordings utilising the freely available acoustic analyses software called BirdNET.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/boolah-trial-farm-field-day-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margin matters: Commercial-scale regenerative farm trial field day<\/a> (Boolah)<\/p>\n<p>10 September, 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, Warracknabeal Vic<\/p>\n<p>This event will bring together growers, agronomists, researchers, industry leaders and end users for a day of practical insight, commercial perspective and real conversations across the full supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nswlandcareconference.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The sum of it all: NSW Landcare and Local Land Services conference<\/a> (Landcare NSW &amp; NSW Local Land Services)<\/p>\n<p>27 to 29 October, Corowa. <em>Tickets from $300 for Landcare volunteers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This conference is a biennial, state-wide event that brings together individuals committed to sustainable land management, community engagement, and environmental stewardship across NSW. Across three days of presentations, workshops, field tours and discussion sessions, explore themes including sustainable agriculture; connection to Country; environmental conservation, and community engagement.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Winter whittling: School holiday workshop\u00a0(Erin Earth) 7 July, 11.00 am to 2.00 pm, Wagga Kids aged 9 to 12 years are invited to cook jaffles over a group fire, and learn some basic whittling skills. 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