2016 RASV Annual Report

In 2015/2016 we have:
• Conducted the inaugural AgriVictoria:
State of Opportunity Summit in partnership
with key stakeholders;
• Strengthened our partnership with International Dairy
Week, Australia’s premier dairy event;
• Introduced the Dairy Youth Handler’s Scholarship, a
$10,000 travel bursary to visit emerging dairy regions
in South- East Asia;
• Participated in the Federal Government Trade Mission
to Indonesia.
Enhance our governance and organisational capability
In our efforts to be recognised as an employer of choice,
we further developed our organisational structure,
continued to provide opportunities for our team members
and implemented new ways to recruit both staff and
volunteers.
Encouraging cross functional activity and learning
has allowed for internal promotion and has given staff
the opportunity to develop skills in various areas of the
organisation. This sharing of information also allows for
improved succession planning and more efficient processes.
In 2015/2016 we have:
• Developed a new organisational structure;
• Introduced new recruitment processes to attract high
level candidates and increase organisational capability;
• Established clear succession plans to encourage
internal promotion.
I thank our President Mr Stephen Spargo AM and the
entire RASV Board of Directors, Senior Executive Team,
Councillors, Members, operational and event committees
and all staff for their dedication and commitment, in this
successful first year of our ‘Towards 2020’ Strategy.
Mark O’Sullivan,
Chief Executive Officer
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