Chair: Christina Gnezdiloff & Vice Chair: Jason Pearce recently attended the Greenlife Industry Stakeholders’ Summit to ensure that the Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland had a voice.

Greenlife Industry Stakeholders’ Summit
26 September, Adelaide
Greenlife Industry Australia (GIA) and all the state associations met on 26 September in Adelaide to:

• build on progress from the previous summit 18 months earlier
• strengthen their interrelationships.
• We’re pleased to let you know the event was a great success.
  Purpose
  At the original meeting, attendees defined GIA’s role in supporting and leading the states. This was captured under five strategic pillars: advocacy, best practice, nursery levy, biosecurity and marketing.
  These five pillars guided discussions at this year’s event, in terms of
• sharing progress
• checking in
• ensuring continuous improvement.

• The greenlife industry national conference in February next year – What does success look like?
• Nursery levy – How can we create a more equitable model that delivers more revenue?
• Uniting around a common identity – What needs to happen next to successfully roll out national branding?
• Big box retailers – confirming states’ support and outlining the way forward
• Membership – reciprocal rights and member benefits
• Advocacy – What should GIA’s priorities be for influencing the national policy agenda?
• Communications – more information for members about how GIA and the states are working together

• even stronger relationships and more trust between GIA and the states
• a shared understanding of the industry’s key strategic priorities, and critical issues and opportunities
• new ideas about how we can work together better for more impact to benefit the greenlife sector.