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Agribuzz - hosted by King & Wood Mallesons

Tuesday, 6 May 2025

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Agribuzz is a smart casual event providing professional networking and development opportunities in a relaxed atmosphere.

It provides the opportunity for our members and friends to exchange business intelligence and ideas over drinks and canapés, enjoy a brief presentation, and mingle with their peers. Those establishing their careers can talk to agribusiness leaders over a drink while those on the look-out for talent can meet aspiring leaders-in-the-making.

Our guest speaker is Paul Serra, who became Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of SunRice Group in August 2023. Paul is an accomplished leader with extensive global experience in the growth and transformation of complex and diverse organisations.

Prior to joining SunRice, Paul worked at a number of agri-business and FMCG companies, including most recently as Managing Director North America (USA and Canada) of Olam Food Ingredients. He has also held senior executive roles at Campbell Soup Company and operational roles at The Arnott’s Group ANZ.

Paul has demonstrable experience in delivering financial outcomes in the agri-business, food ingredients and FMCG sectors, as well as in the areas of supply chain management, people leadership, business transformation, health and safety, and operations.

Paul holds an honours degree in engineering from The University of Queensland.

Event host King & Wood Mallesons is a valued corporate member and long-time supporter of Agribuzz.

Registrations close Wednesday 30 April 2025.

For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

Proudly sponsored by:

Farm Writers Lunch

Trump, tariffs and (free) trade

Friday 23 May 2025

12:00 for 12:30pm

Australia is a leading and long-standing global advocate for free trade. As one of the founding members of The Cairns Group of agricultural exporting nations, Australia has signed 18 free trade agreements including with our four largest agricultural export markets – China, Japan, South Korea and the United States of America. But do these agreements mean anything with the second coming of President Donald Trump, who in his first few months in office has demonstrated a willingness to eschew free trade in favour of tariffs, ‘the most beautiful word in the dictionary’?

Despite decades of global movement towards freer and fairer trade between nations, America is fast turning its back on free trade as it pursues a new age and era of American domestic industrial exceptionalism.

We are fortunate to be joined by one of Australian agriculture’s fiercest and longest-standing free trade advocates. As the minister for trade, tourism and investment in the Abbott and Turnbull governments, the Hon Andrew Robb AO is responsible for negotiating and signing free trade agreements with China, South Korea and Japan, and was a leading advocate for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the canary in the regional free trade coal mine scuttled by the 2016 US presidential election.

As a former chief executive of the Cattle Council and then the National Farmers’ Federation, and now as a consultant on trade and investment, Andrew joins us to share his unique insights about the benefits of free trade, the risks facing Australian agriculture from a growing movement against trade liberalisation and how he thinks Australia should approach a trade war with the United States.

If we’re lucky, we might even get his views, as a former federal director of the Liberal Party and federal member for Goldstein, on the outcome of the Federal election.

Bookings close Monday 19 May 2025. Tables of 8 to 10 guests can be booked.

Corporate members may book unlimited guests at the member price. Other members may book one guest at the member price. Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

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For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

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Agribuzz - hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Thursday, 12 June 2025

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Agribuzz is a smart casual event providing professional networking and development opportunities in a relaxed atmosphere.

It provides the opportunity for our members and friends to exchange business intelligence and ideas over drinks and canapés, enjoy a brief presentation, and mingle with their peers. Those establishing their careers can talk to agribusiness leaders over a drink while those on the look-out for talent can meet aspiring leaders-in-the-making.

This is the first Agribuzz hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright Australia and we are grateful for their hospitality.

Registrations close Monday 9 June 2025.

For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

Proudly sponsored by:

Farm Writers Lunch

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Rachel Yangoyan, QantasLink CEO

Friday 25 July 2025

12:00 for 12:30pm

Join Farm Writers to hear from our guest speaker, QantasLink CEO Rachel Yangoyan.

Bookings close Monday 22 July 2025. Tables of 8-10 guests can be reserved at this lunch.

Corporate members may book unlimited guests at the member price. Other members may book one guest at the member price. Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

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For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

Agribuzz at AgQuip, hosted by Manildra Group

Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Time TBC

We're heading back to Gunnedah for another fabulous Agribuzz event at the AgQuip Field Days, hosted by Manildra Group.

Agribuzz is a 'smart casual' event providing professional networking and development opportunities in a relaxed atmosphere.

This is a great opportunity to catch up socially with people attending the AgQuip field days, including those who don't always have an opportunity to attend Agribuzz.

Manildra Group is a valued corporate member of Farm Writers and has hosted several successful events at AgQuip. 

Agribuzz provides the opportunity for our members and friends to exchange business intelligence and ideas over drinks and canapés, enjoy a brief presentation, and mingle with their peers. Those establishing their careers can talk to agribusiness leaders over a drink while those on the look-out for talent can meet aspiring leaders-in-the-making.

Keep an eye on emails for more details.

For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

Proudly sponsored by:

Farm Writers Lunch

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Friday 29 August 2025

12:00 for 12:30pm

Farm Writers has a great line-up of events and speakers in 2025. Add this date to your calendar, and keep an eye out for emails with details as we get closer.

Our lunches are held at the Sydney Marriott Circular Quay, 30 Pitt Street Sydney.

Bookings for this lunch will close on 25 August 2025. Corporate members may book unlimited guests at the member price. Other members may book one guest at the member price. Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

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For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

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Agribuzz - hosted by Colliers

Thursday, 4 September 2025

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Agribuzz is a smart casual event providing professional networking and development opportunities in a relaxed atmosphere.

It provides the opportunity for our members and friends to exchange business intelligence and ideas over drinks and canapés, enjoy a brief presentation, and mingle with their peers. Those establishing their careers can talk to agribusiness leaders over a drink while those on the look-out for talent can meet aspiring leaders-in-the-making.

Keep an eye on emails for details.

For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

Proudly sponsored by:

Farm Writers Lunch

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Friday 19 September 2025

12:00 for 12:30pm

Farm Writers has a great line-up of events and speakers in 2025. Add this date to your calendar, and keep an eye out for emails with details as we get closer.

Our lunches are held at the Sydney Marriott Circular Quay, 30 Pitt Street Sydney.

Bookings for this lunch will close on 25 August 2025. Corporate members may book unlimited guests at the member price. Other members may book one guest at the member price. Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

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For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

Farm Writers Lunch

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Friday 24 October 2025

12:00 for 12:30pm

Farm Writers has a great line-up of events and speakers in 2025. Add this date to your calendar, and keep an eye out for emails with details as we get closer.

Our lunches are held at the Sydney Marriott Circular Quay, 30 Pitt Street Sydney.

Bookings for this lunch will close on 20 October 2025. Corporate members may book unlimited guests at the member price. Other members may book one guest at the member price. Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

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For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au

Farm Writers Christmas lunch

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

12pm for 12:30pm

Come and help us celebrate the festive season

The Farm Writers Christmas lunch brings together members and guests to catch up and look back on the year in agriculture.

It is always a highlight on the calendar, and the perfect place to network with key leaders, influencers and decision makers across the agribusiness, rural and regional sectors. It is the must-attend event for anyone in the agriculture industry.

Keep an eye on emails for when registrations open.

For any questions, contact bookings@nswfarmwriters.org.au