The Mercury Bush Summit Livestream

Launceston

Tuesday 27 August 2024

8.30AM - 2.30PM

The Tramsheds

Improving the lives of regional Australians to create a better Australia.
Join us as we set the agenda for regional Tasmania.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Gabrielle Ebsworth, Proud Wangkumara and Barkindji Woman, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

10:10 AM

Welcome and Keynote

Craig Herbert, Editor, The Mercury

10:15 AM

Introduction to Mrs Rinehart

Adam Giles, Chief Executive Officer, Hancock Agriculture and S Kidman & Co

10:30 AM

Premier Address

The Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier of Tasmania

with Q&A moderated by Craig Herbert, Editor, The Mercury

10:50 AM

Panel: Thriving Rural Communities

Retention and Attraction of Workforce

Lee Whiteley, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well
Karen Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Youth Tasmania
Dr Sally Street, Regional Director of Training, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Moderated by Phil Young, Deputy Editor, The Mercury

11:35 AM

Panel: Growing Our Rural Industries

Ian Sauer, President, TasFarmers
Ian Herbert, Branch Manager, Nutrien Ag Solutions
Bec Duffy, Owner/Winemaker, Holm Oak Vineyards
Moderated by Stephanie Dalton, Reporter, The Mercury

12:00 PM

In Conversation: Jack Riewoldt

Jack Riewoldt
Moderated by Craig Herbert, Editor, The Mercury

12:10 PM

Panel: Rural Technology

Dr Fiona Kerslake, Head of Agronomy for Bitwise Agronomy and Business Development Manager for Ag Logic

Gavin Williams, Chief Development Officer Regional and Remote, NBN

James Roberts, General Manager Group Fraud, CommBank
Duncan Farquhar, Tasmanian Operations Manager, AgriProve Pty Ltd

Moderated by Kieran Gilbert, Chief News Anchor and Host of NewsDay, Sky News

12:40 PM

In Conversation: Dean Winter MP

Dean Winter MP, Member for Franklin and Tasmanian Labor Leader
Moderated by Kieran Gilbert, Chief News Anchor and Host of NewsDay, Sky News

12:55 PM

In Conversation: Matthew Garwood

Matthew Garwood, Mayor for City of Launceston
Moderated by Stephanie Dalton, Reporter, The Mercury

1.00 PM

Communiqué and Closing Remarks

Craig Herbert, Editor, The Mercury

Kieran Gilbert, Chief News Anchor and Host of NewsDay, Sky News

Hear from:

The Hon. Jeremy Rockliff MP

Premier of Tasmania

Dean Winter MP

Member for Franklin and Tasmanian Labor Leader

Adam Giles

Chief Executive Officer, Hancock AgricultureS. Kidman & Co.

Lee Whiteley

Chief Executive Officer, Rural Alive & Well

Karen Robinson

Chief Executive Officer, Rural Youth Tasmania

Dr Sally Street

Regional Director of Training, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Bec Duffy

Owner/Winemaker, Holm Oak Vineyards

Ian Sauer

President Tas Farmers

Jack Riewoldt

Tasmanian

Dr Fiona Kerslake

Head of Agronomy for Bitwise Agronomy, and Business Development Manager for Ag Logic

Gavin Williams

Chief Development Officer Regional and Remote, NBN

James Roberts

General Manager Group Fraud, CommBank

Duncan Farquhar

Tasmanian Operations Manager, AgriProve

Matthew Garwood

Mayor for City of Launceston

Hosted by The Mercury

Craig Herbert

Editor, The Mercury

Phil Young

Deputy Editor, The Mercury

Kieran Gilbert

Chief News Anchor and Host of NewsDay, Sky News

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TOWNSVILLE

Friday 23 August 2024

Bush Summit Opener & Acknowledgement of Country

Clontarf Foundation

Introduction

Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock, Chief Sports Journalist, The Courier-Mail

Welcome

Jason Scott, Managing Director QLD & News Regional Media, News Corp Australia

Keynote Address

The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland

with Q&A moderated by Anna Caldwell, Editor, The Sunday Mail & Saturday Courier Mail

Panel Discussion: Liveability in Queensland

The Hon. Shannon Fentiman MP, Health Minister, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women
Talei Elu, Young Queenslander of the Year 2023
Aimee McVeigh, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Council of Social Service
Bridget Messer, Group Chief Risk Officer, Suncorp Group

with Kylie Lang, Associate Editor, The Courier-Mail

In Conversation

David Crisafulli MP, Leader of the Opposition of Queensland

with Chris Jones, Editor, The Courier-Mail

In Conversation: Energy Transition

Ian Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Senex Energy
The Hon. Matthew Canavan, Senator for Queensland
with James Wagstaff, Editor, The Weekly Times

Panel Discussion: Technology & Connectivity

Kate Jones, Executive Director, Tech Council of Australia
Bryce Camm, Chairman, Beef Australia
Julia Spicer OAM, Queensland Chief Entrepreneur
The Hon. Matthew Canavan, Senator for Queensland

with Anna Caldwell, Editor, The Sunday Mail & Saturday Courier Mail

In Conversation

Andrew Wyatt, Regional Director, State Emergency Service
with Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock, Chief Sports Journalist, The Courier-Mail

Panel Discussion: Outlook for Regional Queensland

Steve Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Futures Institute
Mary Carroll, Chief Executive Officer, Capricorn Enterprise
Robert Schwarten, Former State Minister and Former State Member for Rockhampton
Senator Glenn Sterle, Chair of Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

with Fran Whiting, Senior Feature Writer, The Courier-Mail

Thank You

Councillor Donna Kirkland, Rockhampton Regional Council

Keynote Adress

Gina Rinehart, Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting Group

Communiqué: The View from the Courier-Mail

Chris Jones, Editor, The Courier-Mail

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Agenda

9:00 AM

Acknowledgement of Country

9:05 AM

Introduction

Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock

Chief Sports Journalist,

The Courier-Mail

9:10 AM

Welcome

Jason Scott

Managing Director QLD & News Regional Media, News Corp Australia

9:20 AM

Keynote Address

The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP

Premier of Queensland

Anna Caldwell

Editor, The Sunday Mail & Saturday Courier-Mail

9:45 AM

Panel Discussion: Liveability in Queensland

The Hon. Shannon Fentiman MP

Health Minister, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women

Talei Elu

Young Queenslander of the Year 2023

Aimee McVeigh

Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Council of Social Service

Bridget Messer

Group Chief Risk Officer, Suncorp Group

Kylie Lang

Associate Editor, The Courier-Mail

10:20 AM

In Conversation

David Crisafulli MP

Leader of the Opposition of Queensland

Chris Jones

Editor, The Courier-Mail

10:55 AM

In Conversation: Energy Transition

Ian Davies

Chief Executive Officer, Senex Energy

The Hon. Matthew Canavan

Senator for Queensland

James Wagstaff

Editor, The Weekly Times

11:15 AM

Panel Discussion: Technology & Connectivity

Kate Jones

Executive Director, Tech Council of Australia

Bryce Camm

Chairman, Beef Australia

Julia Spicer OAM

Queensland Chief Entrepreneur

Anna Caldwell

Editor, The Sunday Mail & Saturday Courier Mail

The Hon. Matthew Canavan

Senator for Queensland

11:50 AM

In Conversation

Andrew Wyatt

Regional Director, State Emergency Service

Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock

Chief Sports Journalist,

The Courier-Mail

12:05 PM

Panel Discussion: Outlook for regional Queensland

Steve Greenwood

Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Futures Institute

Mary Carroll

Chief Executive Officer, Capricorn Enterprise

Robert Schwarten

Former State Minister and Former State Member for Rockhampton

Senator Glenn Sterle

Chair of Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

Fran Whiting

Senior Feature Writer, The Courier-Mail

12:45 PM

Keynote Address

Gina Rinehart, Executive Chair, Hancock Prospecting Group

Gina Rinehart

Executive Chair, Hancock Prospecting Group

12:55 PM

Thank you

Councillor Donna Kirkland

Rockhampton Regional Council

1:05 PM

Communiqué: The View from The Courier-Mail

Chris Jones

Editor, The Courier-Mail