Winter Edition – No: 42 2013 What is this dude on about? President: Carl Chirgwin Griffith High School Coolah St, Griffith NSW 2680 02 6962 1711 (w) www.nswaat.org.au 02 6964 1465 (f) ABN Number: 81 639 285 642
[email protected] Secretary: Jade Smith Dunedoo Central School, Digilah St Dunedoo NSW 2844 02 6375 1489 (w)
[email protected] President’s Report 2 NSWAAT turns 40 5 Treasurer: Leanne Sjollema State Conference Report 6 McCarthy Catholic College PO Box 3486 Association Membership 9 West Tamworth NSW 2340 NSWAAT Facebook Group 13
[email protected] Livestock Handlin Workshop 17 Technology & Communication: Life Membership and JA Sutherland Awardees 23 Ian Baird Murrumburrah, NSW State Agriculture Advisory Group (SAAG) Report 29
[email protected] First Place HSC Primary Industries 2012 31 Nikia Waters Australian Curriculum: Technologies 32 Hillston Central School
[email protected] Agriculture at Coleambally Central School 33 Georgina Price Primary Industries Activity: Learning about Weather 38 Coleambally Central School NAAE Conference 40
[email protected] Australian National Field Days 44 BAAT Editor: PIEF June Newsletter 46 Graham Quintal Farm Case Studies Project CRC Contacts 52
[email protected] th NSWAAT 40 Birthday 53 Email List Manager: Vermiculture 54 Justin Connors Manilla Central School Free Study Guides 56
[email protected] Coles Junior Landcare Garden Grants 58 SAAG Reps: More Agricultural Scientists needed 60 Graeme Harris (Farrer) Agrifood Career Access Pathways 62
[email protected] Schools in the News 64 Rob Henderson (Tomaree High)
[email protected] Upcoming Events 85 Phil Armour (Yass High) Snippets 86
[email protected] Archivists: Tony Butler (Tumut High)
[email protected] Phil Hurst (Hawkesbury)
[email protected] Nigel Cox (Singleton)
[email protected] www.nswaat.org.au 1 Get on the BAAT bandwagon Being President of this great and unique association of educators is my biggest achievement in education thus far.