Are you a pastoralist or broadacre farmer, Traditional Owner, local government, landholder, or community member interested in finding out more about the developing renewable energy and hydrogen sectors in the Mid West?
This event aims to inform you about potential impacts and benefits of these emerging industries, with topics including changing landscapes, diversification leases, legalities for lease and landholders, pathways for decarbonisation and more.
Light lunch and refreshments provided.
Date/Time: 12.00pm – 6.30pm, Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Venue: Batavia Coast Conference Centre, 25 Cathedral Ave Geraldton
Registration is required. Register here no later than 12pm on 21 February 2023.
Program
| 12.00pm | Registrations | Lunch provided |
|
Open | Nils Hay Chief Executive Officer, Mid West Development Commission | |
| Welcome to Country | Kathleen Councillor Naaguja Elder | |
| Welcome to Geraldton | Shane van Styn Mayor, City of Greater Geraldton | |
| Keynote address | Hon Roger Cook MLA Deputy Premier; Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade; Hydrogen Industry; Tourism; Science | |
| Opportunities and challenges for the hydrogen industry | Anthony Sutton Executive Director - Hydrogen and New Energies, Resources and Project Facilitation, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation | |
| Changing landscapes | Joep Vaessen WA Market Leader - Energy, GHD | |
| Opportunities and pitfalls for leaseholders and landowners | Tim Hayter Principal, Mid West Lawyers | |
| Panel discussion | Anthony Sutton | Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation Joep Vaessen | GHD Tim Hayter | Mid West Lawyers Jamie Criddle | Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Chapman Valley | |
| 3.00pm | Break | Refreshments |
| Decarbonisation in the Mid West | Cameron Cresswell Senior Manager - Climate and Sustainability, Deloitte | |
| Primary industries in the energy transition: towards a circular economy | Larissa Taylor Director, Savoir Consulting | |
| Agriculture – the challenges and opportunities for climate mitigation | Mandy Curnow Program Manager, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | |
| Proposed changes to the Land Administration Act 1997 – diversification leases and beyond | Alison Gibson Executive Director, Land Use Management, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage And Karel Eringa Director Board Support, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage | |
| Panel discussion | Cameron Cresswell | Deloitte Larissa Taylor | Savoir Consulting Mandy Curnow | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Alison Gibson | Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage Karel Eringa | Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage Callum Carruth | Grazier, Murchison House Station | |
| Closing remarks | Nils Hay| Mid West Development Commission | |
| Networking | Refreshments at Old Man and the Sea (upstairs) | |
| 6.30pm | Close |