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VAFI Annual Dinner 2016 showcases industry

With only one more month to go to this year’s Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) Annual Industry Dinner, CEO Tim Johnston would like to take a moment to thank those who make the event possible. Source: Timberbiz

“This year we have a range of sponsors which really showcase the best our industry has to offer,” he said. “What their support means cannot be put into words, without them we wouldn’t be here and I want to extend a huge thank you to all of them for coming on board this year.”

VAFI is proud to have the following sponsors:

  • Bronze Sponsors: Australian Paper, Australian Bluegum Plantations
  • Event Sponsors: Fenning Bairnsdale, Ryan & McNulty
  • Award Sponsor: First Super
  • Table Sponsors: VicForests and AE Gibson

While the night will be a big celebration of 130 years of industry representation – change and leadership will also be a key theme with Australia’s most popular and in-demand female speaker, Rachael Robertson, providing the keynote address on the night.

Ms Robertson will talk about real leadership, honed to a fine edge as she led a year-long expedition to the darkest, windiest, coldest and scariest place on earth: Antarctica.

The night will be presided over by Industry Edge’s Tim Woods, and will see the recognition of the hard work by industry through the VAFI Awards.

“I see the hard work of VAFI members, and the wider industry, every day and it is a great privileged to stand among them every year at the VAFI dinner,” Mr Johnston said.

Tickets for the VAFI Annual Industry Dinner are available through the website www.vafi.org.au/annualdinner2016 or by contacting the VAFI office on 9611 9000.