Registration is now open for the first face-to-face national olive industry conference since 2019, and we’re all excited about the chance to finally get together again.
The long-awaited event will be held from Friday, 14 October to Sunday, 16 October inclusive in the beautiful port city of Devonport, Tasmania.
This year’s content covers a diverse range of topics, including: zero waste, getting started in table olive production, Xylella fastidiosa, promotion and marketing, and business value-adding. Grove management highlights include insight and learnings from the Olives New Zealand Focus Grove Project (which has seen an increase in tree production from 5kg to 25kg+ in participating groves via a targeted practice program), mechanical harvesting of table olives, and biennial bearing.
Running concurrently with the plenary days, the Trade Exhibition will feature a range of leading olive industry suppliers and service providers, providing a chance to review your business needs and learn about the latest product innovations from experts in the field. A list of conference exhibitors is available here and will be updated regularly.
Program:
Friday 14 – Optional Field Day, Lentara Grove/Village Olive Grove/Coronea Grove
Australian International Olive Awards Presentation Dinner, Paranaple Centre
Saturday 15 – Conference Day 1 + Trade Exhibition, Paranaple Centre
Conference Dinner, Mersey Yacht Club
Sunday 16 – Conference Day 2 + Trade Exhibition, Paranaple Centre
Find out more and register
View the full program here and register here.
The National Olive Conference & Trade Exhibition is supported by the Tasmanian Government and partially funded by Hort Innovation using the olive R&D levy, with in-kind contributions from the Australian Olive Association. The event is also supported by the industry sponsors and exhibitors.
