Events
- SEPWA Annual Grain Grower's Dinner
- SEPWA Harvest Debrief in Esperance and Lake King
- SEPWA Ladies Day
- Beef and Beer Night
- Sponsors' Evenings
- Agronomic workshops in conjunction with Partners in Grain and Farm & General
- International Study Tours
- Joint Liebe Group and SEPWA Young Growers Study Tour to Perth
- RRR Network/SEPWA International Rural Women's Day event in Esperance
- Lunch and Learn with Jill Hutchison
- Field Days
- Esperance Downs Research Station Field Day (in conjunction with the Dept of Agriculture)
- Ladies' component of Esperance downs Research Station Field day - implement 2007
- Local Field Days
Funding Projects
- Grains Research and Development Corporation funding for "Opening the harvest window for yield, quality and profit on the South Coast"
- Joint project with CBH Group with High Moisture harvesting issues
- Partners in Grain funding for the SEPWA Ladies' Field Day
- Small Business Enterprise Centre funding for SEPWA Ladies' Day and Harvest Debrief
- National Landcare Project funding for "Pastures Phase Farming System and Effect on Soil Health" project
- South Coast Natural Resource Management funding for "More Than Trees and Fences" project
- Department of Agriculture and Food funding for "Young Growers' Study Tour", Barley Purity and SEPWA trials programme
- GRDC funding for Barley Purity
- GRDC funding for Precision Agriculture
Trials
- GRDC funded Wheat Agronomy Project run by Sarah Ellis and Ben Curtis
- Farmer scale wheat and barley variety trials throughout the Esperance Port Zone
Staff
- Continued employment of Gemma Walker as Executive Officer
- Continued employment of Nigel Metz as Trials/Projects Coordinator
- Continued employment of Kelly Guest as Pastures Officer
- Continued employment of Marnie Fels as Bookkeeper (part time) then Jan Clawson (part time)
- Employment of Julia Ashby as Media Officer (part time)
Grains Industry Lobbying
- High Moisture segregations
Executive Representation on other Committees
- Grains Licensing Authority - John Richardson
- Western Malting Barley Advisory Committee - Peter Roberts & Steve Tilbrook
- CBH Board of Directors - Steve Tilbrook
- Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Western Panel member - Peter Roberts
- Pulse Association of the South East (PASE) Committee - John Richardson
- Grains Industry WA subcommittee - Chris Reichstein
Achievements 2007-2008