VAS Ltd Annual Convention 2022 - Friday to Sunday, 24 - 26 June 2022 - Victorian Agricultural Shows
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VAS Ltd Annual Convention
2022
Friday to Sunday, 24 - 26 June 2022
Hosted by
SEYMOUR AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL SOCIETY Inc
NO: A0005950D ABN 91 116 903 732
Going strong since 1858 - Celebrated 160th Anniversary 2018
Awarded Event of the Year 2017 by the Mitchell Shire and Community Group of the Year 2020
Proudly Sponsored by
Venue: NAGAMBIE LAKES DISCOVERY PARK
69 LODDINGS LANE NAGAMBIE VICTORIA
Day One - Friday 24th June 2022
Venue: Nagambie Lakes Discovery Park Conference Room
69 Loddings Lane, Nagambie, VIC, 3608
5pm Early Bird Registrations (Registration badges to be always worn during conference)
6pm – 7.30pm Welcome Reception – Canapes & Drinks at bar prices
Welcome – President of Seymour A & P Society
Welcome – Mayor of Strathbogie Shire
Welcome – Government Representative TBC
Dinner at your own arrangement. Nagambie Restaurants: pre-booking strongly advised.
Zephyrz Nagambie – 0490185665
Eighteen Sixty Nagambie – 0357192015
Nagambie Brewery and Distillery – 03 70198170
Nagambie Rowing Club – 03 57942747
(Next Generation table booked and sponsored)
Day Two - Saturday 25th June 2022
Venue: Regatta Centre (Next to Nagambie Lakes Discovery Park)
66 Loddings Lane, Nagambie, VIC, 3608
8am – 8.45am Registrations (Registration badges to be always worn during conference)
8am – 9am Convention/State Final Competitions - (Item made from ribbons &
photography competition – Sunrise/Sunset or After Dark), Carrot Cake
& Junior Carrot & Date Muffin Entries Drop Off
9.00am Opening Address
Welcome by VAS Chairperson Brian Keirl
Welcome by President VFF – Emma Germano TBC
9.15am Welcome – Brad Jenkins Melbourne Royal CEO
9.30am Victorian Showmen’s Guild Update
Justine Sinclair – Executive Officer
9.45am Gallaghers Insurance - Changes to Risk & Policies
Insurance Broker - Bronia Henty-Smith
10.00am Morning Tea sponsored by Victorian Showmen’s Guild
10.20am - 12noon Committee Meetings – Regatta Centre
• Horse
• Homecrafts
• Livestock
• OH&S Attractions & Sponsorship
• Next Generation
12noon – 12.45pm Lunch
12.45pm – 4.30pm Afternoon Tours (please see the tour options on next page)
Saturday Afternoon Tours:
1) Tour and wine tasting at Mitchelton Winery via the Mitchelton Explorer on the Goulburn
River departs near Conference Café.
Mitchelton one of Australia’s favourite wineries in the Goulburn Valley with the iconic tower,
the extensive cellars and the magnificent Aboriginal Art Gallery not to mention the magnificent
wines to be tasted.
2) Tour and stallion parade at Adam Sangster’s Swettenham Stud Northwood Road
Nagambie and Yulong Thoroughbred Stud.
The Swettenham Stud property encompasses 900 Acres of improved pasture on well drained
loams with Goulburn River frontage. The stud includes stallions; Highland Reel, I am Immortal,
Puissance de Lune, Rubick, Toronado and Wooded. Yulong was purchased in 2018 by Yuesheng
Zhang it was formerly known as Limerick Lane. Based on 450 acres of prime agricultural land.
Stallions include: Lucky Vega, Written Tycoon, Alabama Express, Tagaloa and Grunt.
3) Garden Tour of the Seymour Showgrounds (Kings Park), Somerset Vegetable farm
Seymour and Rokeby private garden of 5 acres at Tallarook.
See the $1,000,000 Pavilion recently built at Kings Park, visit the organically grown vegetable
Heritage Produce run by Chloe Fox who is a Farmer for Climate Change and the garden at Rokeby
is an old one that in the last decade has been reinvigorated and extended into a rambling country
garden with striking formal elements. Either stroll through the historic garden at your leisure or
take a guided tour with the owner.
4) Tahbilk Winery – the carbon neutral future
Cruise the Tahbilk wetlands and hear about the history of the Tahbilk winery and the business’s
journey to become carbon neutral from Lachie Thomas.
CONVENTION DINNER
Saturday Night 25th June 2022
Venue: Nagambie Mechanics Institute Hall
286 High Street Nagambie, VIC, 3608
Three Course Dinner with drinks at bar prices.
We are proud to share with delegates and guests our local produce and
drink. This evenings Dinner is created entirely from agricultural
enterprises in our Group.
6pm Pre-dinner drinks (Drinks at bar prices)
VAS Junior Ambassador on-stage interviews and presentations
Announcements of competition winners
Raffles drawn throughout the night
Guest Speaker: Hayley Purbrick CEO designate Tahbilk
Hayley Purbrick has a lifelong affinity with water and the natural environment. It is a
passion that has translated to her family’s winery near Nagambie, Tahbilk, being
Australia’s only carbon Zero accredited winery and vineyard at a product and organisation
level – and one of eight wineries globally to achieve this status.
“I’ve always been curious about nature; I find it really soothing,” Hayley, a fifth-generation
family member of Australia’s oldest winery, said.
Day Three - Sunday 26th June 2022
Venue: Regatta Centre (Next to Nagambie Lakes Discovery Park)
66 Loddings Lane, Nagambie, VIC, 3608
9.00am VAS Annual General Meeting
9.30am VAS Council Meeting
10.30am Morning Tea
11.00am Convention Concludes
Tahbilk Farmers Market – 10 Cottage Lane, Nagambie Operates 10am – 2pm
Accommodation Options
Nagambie Lakes Discovery Park
Discovery Park is a recreational resort beautifully situated between Lake Nagambie and the
Goulburn River. Special rates have been arranged. Accommodation is available here in self-
contained cabins complete with all the necessary facilities for an enjoyable visit. Also available
are ensuite caravan sites and waterside camping areas.
CABINS – one, two and three bedrooms $160 per person per night
CARAVAN SITES – powered with ensuite $52
WATERVIEW SITES - powered without ensuite $46
Please book through DISCOVERY PARKS, NAGAMBIE LAKES - Telephone: 03 5794 2373 or
Email: nagambie@discoveryparks.com.au
There is a pleasant waterfront cafe at the park open for breakfast and dinner.
Other Accommodation Options
There are several high-end options available as well as cheaper ones, but Discovery Park is
the most cost effective.
Nagambie Waterfront Motel - 03 57941410
Mitchelton Hotel - 03 57362288
Nagambie Motor Inn - 03 57942833
The Jetty Nagambie - 03 57942189
Seymour Agricultural & Pastoral Society Hosts
• Jason Ronald OAM - President Seymour A & P Society, Chairman Central & Upper Goulburn
Group, Director & Life Councillor Melbourne Royal (RASV)
• Vivian Beaumont - Deputy Chairperson VAS, Past President Seymour A & P Society
• Gay Lewis - Past Vice-President Seymour A & P Society
• Pam Beerens - Secretary Seymour A & P Society
For further enquiries or questions contact: Jason Ronald OAM 0412 189 262 or
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