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Early in the year we determined priority Strategic Plan work for the year through to March 2014. The following comprise areas of major focus:
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Nursery and Garden Industry People Plan - Improve the human resource base for nursery and garden industry. Initial focus comprises work with retail and nursery industry training bodies for better delivery of training.
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Membership Recruitment - Campaign to grow membership.
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Industry Statistics and Data - Developing data that quantifies NGI to identify trends and direct development opportunities.
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Production Nursery Farm Development System - Best practice systems for nurseries – work to secure growing participation in this scheme launched in November 2012.
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Australian Engagement - Continue work to develop relationship with Australian Association to share resources, expertise and research.
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Go Gardening Marketing Plan - Develop comprehensive and consistent approach to encourage consumer participation in gardening and with our member stores. Work to enhance member participation in programme. Phase two includes our gift card programme.
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Green Life Matters Marketing Plan - Promoting the benefits plants (and our industry) bring to people, households, communities, society and the environment.
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Government Industry Agreements on Biosecurity Incursion - Develop industry plan on partnership with Government on preparing for and managing an incursion of new pests that impact nursery industry. A government mandated process that encompasses joint decision making and cost sharing.
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Green Industries Group - Cooperation among like-minded horticulture groups that share areas of common interest.
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Commodity Levy - Work to develop an industry wide funding base for projects that bring benefit to all of industry.
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Trolley Developments - Improve use and adoption of NGINZ plant trolley system.
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Well-Connected - Ensure NGINZ is the “go to” body for government and regulators on matters nursery and garden industry.
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Fee Development Plan - Round three of Strategic plan objective to balance membership subscriptions and cost of running the Association.
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