The former Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Second Rudd Ministry established an initiative to raise the profile of Australian wine to the world at what location in 2009?
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Australia's First Families of Wine Australia's First Families of Wine is an Australian wine initiative to raise the profile of Australian wine to the world, showcasing a representative of its landmark wines and to highlight the quality and diversity of Australian wine. Established by a collective of twelve multi-generational family-owned wine producers. Together the families represent seventeen wine-growing regions across Australia and forty-eight generations of winemakers. It was officially launched at the Sydney Opera House on 31 August 2009 by former Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Tony Burke Anthony Stephen Burke (born 4 November 1969) is a Labor member of the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament representing Watson, New South Wales; Manager of Opposition Business; and Shadow Minister for the Arts, for Environment and Water, and for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia. Between 2007 and 2013 Burke served as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in the First Rudd Ministry; Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water and Population in the First Gillard Ministry and Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, Minister for the Arts, and Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Second Rudd Ministry.
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Terry Moran (public servant) Terence Francis "Terry" Moran {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 19 October 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria) was, as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the most senior official in the Australian Public Service from March 2008 to September 2011.
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List of Australian Ambassadors to Italy The Ambassador of Australia to Italy and Permanent Representative of Australia to the Food and Agriculture Organisation is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Republic of Italy in Rome. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and holds non-resident accreditation for Albania (1992–2004; since 3 July 2013), Libya (1978–1987; since 2002), and San Marino (since 1995) as a non-resident ambassador. The Ambassador also serves as Australia's delegate to the UN Agencies in Rome as Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (since 1951) and as representative to the World Food Programme (since 1961).
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Liz Behjat Elizabeth Lloyd Behjat (née Williams; born 30 December 1958) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 2009 to 2017, representing North Metropolitan Region.
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Bardia, New South Wales Bardia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia located 44 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Campbelltown. It is part of the Macarthur region. Bardia was gazetted as a suburb on 18 December 2009.
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Woorinen South, Victoria Woorinen South is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is situated within the Rural City of Swan Hill within the Mallee region of north-west Victoria. At the 2011 census , Woorinen South had a population of 311. The town is located 350 km north-west of Melbourne and 10 km km north-west of the regional centre Swan Hill. The town contains a number of small businesses and is in the centre of a prosperous and diverse agricultural area which produces wine, stone fruit, vegetables, wool, and cereal crops. The town hosts the annual Vintage Steam Rally.
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John Roskam John Roskam is the executive director of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), a conservative think tank based in Melbourne, Australia.
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Jim Pead James Harold Pead OBE (3 April 1924 – 15 November 2009) was an Australian politician. He was an independent member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly from 1975 to 1982. He served as the first President of the House from 1975 to 1979. Previously he had served on the ACT Advisory Council from 1954 to 1974, acting as President from 1964. After retiring from politics in 1982 Pead moved to Queensland, where he died in 2009.
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Mount Avoca Vineyard Mount Avoca Vineyard is an organic vineyard and five red star rated winery located in the Pyrenees Wine Region of Victoria, Australia near the town of Avoca producing high quality australian wine for both the domestic and international markets. Established by John and Arda Barry in 1970 it is now owned by Lisa and Matthew Barry. Accommodation includes the 4 star rated eco-luxe lodges and the winery has been host to various events including road and mountain bike races, car rallies and musical concerts, it was also awarded 2011 Sustainable Winery of the Year.
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Gillard Government The Gillard Government was the Government of Australia led by the 27th Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, of the Australian Labor Party. The Gillard Government succeeded the First Rudd Government by way of the Labor Party leadership spill, and began on 24 June 2010, with Gillard sworn in as Prime Minister by the Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce. The Gillard Government ended when Kevin Rudd won back the leadership of the Australian Labor Party on 26 June 2013 and commenced the Second Rudd Government.
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Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency The Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) is a policy initiative announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper of the Federal Conservative Party in August 2009. The purpose of the agency is to promote economic development and prosperity while protecting national sovereignty in Northern Canada. CanNor is situated in Iqualuit, Nunavut. By centralizing this economic program in the Northern region of Canada, the Federal Government believes that it will contribute to increased participation by local communities and government in federal policy. From this, CanNor is also responsible for the Northern Projects Management Office (NPMO), which serves as a review board for economic developments in Northern Canada. As of July 2, 2014, the current President of CanNor is Dr. Janet King. The Government of Canada is responsible for CanNor, with Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development overseeing the developments within the agency. In various programs, CanNor promotes the growth of the economy, education, infrastructure development, and culture in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. CanNor was created from the policy initiative "Northern Strategy," developed to exercise sovereignty, promote social and economic development, protecting the heritage surrounding Native peoples in the Arctic region, as well as asserting continual governance.
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Andrew Wines Andrew Wines is a Liberal National Party councillor for the Brisbane City Council, representing Enoggera Ward. He was first elected in 2008, becoming the youngest person elected to the Council at 23 years. He then went on to be re-elected in 2012 and 2016.
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Don Harwin Donald Thomas "Don" Harwin (born 5 July 1964 in Sydney), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Resources, the Minister for Energy and Utilities, the Minister for the Arts, and the Vice-President of the Executive Council since January 2017 in the Berejiklian government. Harwin is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party of Australia since 27 March 1999; and served as the twentieth President of the New South Wales Legislative Council between May 2011 and January 2017. Harwin has been the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council since January 2017.
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Australian Grape and Wine Authority The Australian Grape and Wine Authority is responsible for research, development and extension of the wine industry in Australia, including protecting the reputation of Australian wine. It was created in 2014 by merging Wine Australia and the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation.
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Heytesbury Settlement Scheme The Heytesbury Settlement Scheme was a soldier settlement scheme established in the Western District of Victoria, Australia after World War II. The scheme involved the clearing of the Heytesbury Forest south of Colac, Victoria and adjacent to the Otway Ranges to allow for the establishment of a dairy industry in the area. Established in 1960 by the Victorian Government led by Premier Henry Bolte, some early problems saw the scheme dismissed as "Bolte's Blunder". In time the area became one of Australia's most productive dairy regions. The scheme was one of the last large scale land settlement schemes in Victoria.
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Paul Howes Paul Howes (born 23 August 1981) was involved in the Australian trade union movement from 1999 through 2014. His most recent position was as National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union, the youngest individual to serve in that position. In 2008, Howes was elected as Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and he served on a number of Government boards.
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Ken Baston Kenneth Charles "Ken" Baston (born 29 June 1949) is an Australian politician who is a current Liberal Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Mining and Pastoral Region. First elected to parliament at the 2005 state election, Baston was elevated to Cabinet following the 2013 state election, and held the positions of Minister for Agriculture and Food and Minister for Fisheries until March 2016.
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Mike Gaffney Michael Victor "Mike" Gaffney (born 30 November 1959) is an Australian politician. He has been an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since 2009, representing the seat of Mersey.
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Kim Chance Kimberley Maurice "Kim" Chance (16 November 1946 – 22 February 2017) was an Australian farmer and politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1992 to 2009, representing Agricultural Region. He served as a minister in the governments of Geoff Gallop and Alan Carpenter between 2001 and 2008.
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2009 Australian federal budget The 2009 Australian federal budget for the Australian financial year ended 30 June 2010 was presented on 12 May 2009 by the Treasurer of Australia, Wayne Swan, the second federal budget presented by Swan, and the second budget of the first Rudd Government. Swan commented that the budget would be tougher than in previous years. "Projected government revenue has fallen by $200 billion since the last budget because of the global economic crisis."
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Michael Kroger Michael Norman Kroger (born 30 May 1957) is a businessman and former power broker within the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia. Kroger is currently in his second term as Liberal state president in Victoria.