Industry Dinner

The aim of the Industry Dinner is to create more networking opportunities and allow for further interactions between students, industry representatives and their peers over an enjoyable evening. Guest speakers are a focal point of the evening as seen in 2024 where a guest speaker panel featured enthusiastic leaders and notable figures in the agricultural sector, fostering a dynamic environment for sharing diverse conversations and insights.

The theme of the 2024 event was ‘All Roads Lead to Ag’ where the speakers included Bindi Turner- Director of Queensland Rural Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) since 2015 and chairs the Audit and Risk Committee, Jessica Loughland – Livestock Supply Chain Manager for Australian beef processor, Greenham, and Steven Pocock – Regional Manager of backgrounding for Hancock Agriculture. Philip Jarvis and Nathan 'Blissy' Bliss, representatives of BackTrack presented a moving speech sharing Blissy's story and reason for continuing the charity in order to provide holistic, flexible and long-term support to young people having a hard time.