Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsGovernment organisationsHistoryThe proposal for a joint committee was born out of joint meetings at Ministerial level between the Victorian Departments of Agriculture and Education in 1970. At this meeting, the terms of reference suggested by the Departmental meetings were adopted. These required the Committee to 'coordinate activities of the Departments of Agriculture and Education in the field of sub-tertiary agricultural education, and to make appropriate recommendations as to policy.' Membership consisted of three members from the Department of Agriculture, including the chairman; three from the Department of Education and one representing outside interests. The latter was Dr N.M. Tulloh, acting Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Melbourne. At the first meeting it was decided to focus on exploratory discussions rather than on procedures, with a summary of proceedings to replace formal minutes. Deliberations of the Committee included: a survey of agricultural education throughout Victoria; discussion of Technical Schools Divisions Policy; training for displaced farmers; Department of Agriculture policy and principles for mid level programs. In 1975, with the impending establishment of the State Coundil on Agricultural Education, the Committee members agreed to wind up the Committee. The last meeting was 8th April 1975.
Joint Committee On Agricultural Education. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 12/02/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/62743
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