Penny Wall Email & Phone Number

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Greet clients, receive payments, issue tax invoices and receipts, book appointments provide administrative support to psychologists and administrative team.

Raywood, Victoria

Partner in farming operation. My husband and I own and operate 1000 hectare mixed farming enterprise running merino sheep, prime lambs, cereals and canola, west of Raywood in the Loddon Shire. I manage the accounts for the business and prepare the quarterly BAS as well as assist in farm operation.

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Identify and apply for funds. Project applications, reporting, implementation. Community and customer consultation. Provide relevant agricultural expertise and insights into running a farming operation

Bendigo, Australia

Co-ordinating farmer groups, seeking and managing funds and projects and liaising with other professionals in the industry to bring resources and information to farmer groups to assist them to develop and improve their skills in sustainable agricultural practices.

Northwest Victoria

Responsible for recruitment and management of 7 Field Officers for the delivery of the 2016 Census. Role also involved delivery of Census to hospitals, Aged Care facilities and Accommodation.

Bendigo

The Farming for Sustainable Soils Project is managed by the North Central Catchment Management Authority (NCCMA). The project focuses on protection of soils by working with a network of farmer groups that address soil management issues in their local area. My role was as facilitator for the Loddon Cropping group based around Serpentine, north of Bendigo. Specifically my role involved: Preparing an annual soils plan based on the group aims and objectives for the year. Co-ordinate and implement the actions identified by the group in line with the objectives of the project. Organise guest speakers for farmer meetings. Organise, manage and run farmer meetings and bus tours.

Raywood

I co-ordinated a network of four local Landcare groups. In 1998 I was contracted by North Central Landcare Group, Kamarooka Landcare Group and Bendigo Creek Floodplain Group to write an Action Plan for the groups. The Action Plan set out the priority Natural Resource Management (NRM) issues as identified by the group members. This role also encompassed a co-ordination role to seek funding and manage projects for the groups.

Raywood

My role involved liaising with conference speakers, assisting in preparing presentations on powerpoint, running presentations at the conference and compiling the conference proceedings. The annual GSV conference attracted 500 delegates.

Bendigo

Farm Advance was a community based independent organisation who’s responsibility it was to co-ordinate farmer groups throughout north-central Victoria. The organisation was a link between farmers, agribusiness and government bodies. By providing this link the farming community were better able to meet their information and resource needs to run their business. My role was to maintain and support 9 discussion groups in the Loddon Campaspe catchments. Other aspects of the job included co-ordinate the activities (eg field days, training courses, seminars) of the groups and facilitate the development of their goals and liaise with and facilitate co-operative activities between Farm Advance groups, government agencies, agribusiness, local government and other relevant organisations.

Traralgon

The position involved supporting young people to complete the Landcare and Environment Program (LEAP) whicn was a six month training initiative for unemployed youth to help them gain job skills and hence employment. My role involved: Maintain regular contact and provide support to participants on the program. Identify problems within the projects and assist to problem solve. Liaise with other organizations such as DEET and DSS. Ensure participants receive their training allowance throughout the program. Work with TAFE staff in the planning and implementation of career planning for the participants. Provide follow up support to participants and the end of the program to help them gain employment

Leongatha, Victoria

Farmcare was a National Soil Conservation Program (NSCP) funded project between the Departments of Agriculture and Conservation and Natural Resources. It was a catchment management project which aimed to encourage farmers to implement more sustainable management practices. The role involved:Provide technical advice to the rural community on landcare related issues (from tree planting and erosion control to pasture management). Set up demonstration farms. Assist landholders with establishment and facilitation of landcare groups.Organise field days, seminars and field trips.Manage staff. Report to a management committee made up of members of the community and other interest groups. Prepare information notes on sustainable agricultural practices in South Gippsland.

Degree In Applied Science, Agriculture, Degree

Higher School Certificate