PARTICIPANTS of the Fairley Leadership Program 2022 partook in an information day regarding Woka and Walla, Land and Water management in the Goulburn Murray region.
The Woka and Walla day follows the ‘Welcome to Country’ session to uphold the values and respect for our environment in alignment with and inclusive of Indigenous views.
The first session of the day introduced the Fairley cohort to the links between water, land, economy, environment and people. Held along the Goulburn River in Shepparton the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority educated about our local river systems.
Plunkett Orchards then hosted the Fairley Leadership cohort for perspective on agricultural water usage. A tour of the orchard in Ardmona followed by an address from Andrew Plunkett, owner of the fourth-generation family business, educated the cohort on the techniques they employ for the evolving necessity and changing availability of water.
The final information session for the day was hosted by Goulburn Murray Water whereby Dr. Mark Bailey, expert on Water Resource Management, and Matthew Bryant with Kilter Rural spoke with the cohort on commercial water usage and the innovations in technology that lead to more sustainable usage of water.
