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AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 | VOL 2.4 peelPROGRESSIVE | PROSPEROUS | DYNAMIC Feature focus: Agriculture & Food Innovation; Peel Food Zone Capable people; Driving economic growth + jobs International Food Experts Visit Peel Department of Regional Development Transform Department of Water Peel Precious. How we manage Peel’s water in the future is everything. That’s why we are creating the Peel Integrated Water Initiative today; climate and seasonally independent water sources, supporting future development with sustainable practices and reducing nutrient discharge into the Peel-Harvey estuary. We’ll keep you posted at www.transformpeel.com. PROGRESSIVE | PROSPEROUS | DYNAMIC PEEL Development Commission PROGRESSIVE | PROSPEROUS | DYNAMIC WELCOME Chairman’s Welcome Peel Development Commission Board In this issue Mr Paul Fitzpatrick (Chairman) Dr Peter Hick Dr Sue Fyfe (Deputy Chair) Mr David Napoli Mr John Erren Prof Andrew Taggart Chairman’s Welcome 1 Cr Christine Germain Mayor Marina Vergone CEO’s Management Report 2 Ms Maree Gooch Agriculture & Food innovation 3 WA Regional Development Trust 21 Peel Development Commission Staff Board Q&A 37 Andrew Ward Chief Executive Offi cer E [email protected] Staff Profi le Q&A 38 David Arkwright Principal Program Offi cer, Transform Peel E [email protected] Welcome to a signifi cant Kelvin Barr Principal Offi cer, Economic and Regional Development AGRICULTURE GETTING TO E [email protected] issue of Peel Magazine. & FOOD KNOW THE Kathleen Butler Finance and Administration Offi cer The Peel Development Our Blueprint articulates key targets Paul Fitzpatrck, Assoc Prof Chris Vas, 3 INNOVATION 37 PDC E [email protected] towards Capable People of boosting Prof David Hughes and Kim Antonio Linda Cunningham Program Director, Transform Peel Commission welcomes productivity and creating pathways from DAFWA. E [email protected] the Mark McGowan to employment. Agriculture and Food CAPABLE The availability of an educated and RECIPES Brent Dunn Principal Offi cer, Economic and Regional Development Innovation is supported by a focus on PEOPLE [email protected] Labor Government and highly skilled workforce with the E innovative and sustainable agriculture 13 40 capacity and capability to fl exibly Janine Hatch Principal Offi cer, Economic and Regional Development looks forward to working and food practices, and the creation E [email protected] respond to workforce requirements with our new Minister of of a Peri-urban food zone. Simone Hutton Grants and Projects Offi cer in the future is key. While Transform E [email protected] Agriculture & Food and We recently had the opportunity Peel will act as a catalyst for private Mia Lacy Corporate Communications Co-ordinator Regional Development, to highlight our role in developing sector investment and job creation, AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 | VOL 2.4 E [email protected] agriculture with a joint breakfast with the impact on Peel’s unemployment Adrian Parker Director Economic and Regional Development the Hon Alannah the Department of Agriculture and challenge will be determined by E [email protected] peelPROGRESSIVE | PROSPEROUS | DYNAMIC MacTiernan, for the Food in support of the Commission’s successful workforce development. Carolina Renyut Customer Service Offi cer Transform Peel program and its The Peel Development Commission E [email protected] benefi t of the Peel region innovative Peel Food Zone. It was our has activated a Transform Peel Victor Smith Corporate Services Manager to fulfi l our role to lead pleasure to host international guest Workforce Development Strategy E [email protected] Feature Peel Development Commission and support sustainable speakers Professor David Hughes and and is engaging with employers focus: Agriculture & Food Larissa Stacy Finance and Administration Offi cer Innovation; 45 Mandurah Terrace (PO Box 543) Associate Professor Chris Vas, who and skills providers to identify and Peel Food Zone [email protected] Capable E development in regional people; Mandurah Western Australia 6210 tabled the latest food innovation and address needs gaps for the jobs of Driving economic Kristie Tonkin Principal Offi cer Industry, growth + jobs WA. International Food Experts Phone: (08) 9535 4140 Skills and Regional Capability agri-business ideas from around the the future to ensure the region has a Visit Peel Fax: (08) 9535 2119 E [email protected] world. To fi nd out more about how local appropriately skilled workforce, We will continue to Cover: L-R Assoc Prof Chris Email: [email protected] Kylie Wilson Executive Offi cer to CEO we are working with the Singapore prepared for job opportunities. Vas, Peel Development www.peel.wa.gov.au E [email protected] take a proactive role in Centre for Research Innovation Commission Chairman Paul In creating Transform Peel, we will Fitzpatrick and Prof David Productivity and Technology in the fostering innovation and reinforce the need for local content Hughes recently visited the www.facebook.com/ Publisher delivery of the Peel Food Zone, check region to raise awareness of peeldevelopmentcommission maximising the value of in contract tenders and weighting the Transform Peel program. Peel Development Commission out our feature story on Harnessing See more on page 6. Image to secure jobs for local contractors https://twitter.com/peeldc local content delivered on Food Trends and Agri-Innovation for by Daniel Wilkins. and suppliers prepared to offer Editor State Government projects Profi t on page eight. apprenticeships and traineeships for Cork and Cheese marketing + public relations in the Peel to ensure local The purpose of our Blueprint is to local jobseekers. This is a key aspect Graphic Designer businesses and job seekers identify the changes required to of what makes Transform Peel a true Disclaimer have access to opportunities transform the Peel over the next 30 game-changer. Julie Edwards | Mandurah Graphics years to accommodate the dramatic The Western Australian Government is committed to quality services to Join us in this issue as we celebrate its customers and makes every attempt to ensure accuracy, currency and here. wave of people attracted by our both the progress of our agricultural reliability of the data contained in these documents. However, changes Our publication continues to evolve, resources, environment and lifestyle. in circumstances after the time of publication may affect the quality of and food sector and the capable and this edition celebrates two key This infl ux will establish the region as this information. Confi rmation of the information may be sought from workforce of the future! originating bodies or departments providing the information. Peel Development Commission is a statutory authority pillars of our Peel Regional Investment one of the State’s biggest population established in 1993 by the Western Australian State Blueprint: Agriculture & Food centres, bringing with it exciting new Paul Fitzpatrick Government under the Regional Development Commissions vibrancy and prosperity. Act 1993. The Commission is one of nine regional Innovation and Capable People. Chairman development commissions across the State, each established Peel Development Commission and operating under the same legislation. Autumn/Winter 2017 | PEEL 1 PEEL Development Commission PROGRESSIVE | PROSPEROUS | DYNAMIC PEEL Development Commission PROGRESSIVE | PROSPEROUS | DYNAMIC AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT & FOOD REPORT INNOVATION OUR GOAL TO 2050 WORDS & IMAGES | Peel Regional Investment Blueprint CEO’s Management The Peel’s agriculture and food production sectors will be enhanced through continued innovation, investment and research. Report With world food demand over the next 40 years OUR OBJECTIVES set to increase at levels • Our agriculture and food industries have adopted sustainable and innovative practices that have significantly increased the region’s management of large scale projects It has been a frenetic The Commission welcomed much faster than before, contribution to the State’s gross domestic product. such as the Transform Peel program. the announcement of $2.184 start to 2017 with the need is greater • The Peel will be recognised for its international research capability in We will shortly deliver the workforce million of Royalties for food and related sciences and as a region of choice for premium food preparation of incoming and skills analysis of the Transform than ever to address Regions funding for the Peel and agricultural business. government briefings, Peel program. Our thanks to all the sustainable food security initiation meetings for businesses who participated in the region in the 2017 Regional and food production for • The Peel is a major food and trade hub driving growth and the Regional Centres SDF Global survey identifying the Grants Scheme (RGS) and healthier outcomes at a investment in the region. future employment needs of the Peel Community Chest Fund (CCF) Development Program region. It is a priority in the program’s global scale. design and implementation and a grants. and input into the In particular, the growth drivers workforce skills analysis is the first Projects range from palliative of developing Asia are maturing submission for the step in achieving this goal. We have care planning and supporting the as its economies become more contracted SDF Global to focus on Mandurah Dolphin Research Project, Federal Productivity consumption