Roots & Shoots Team Meet in Melbourne for Annual Conference

22 October 2018

Recently members of the Roots & Shoots and National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) met in Melbourne to develop the strategic plan for Roots & Shoots. In addition to the State Coordinators from WA (Bill Waterer), Victoria (Sarah Triolo), Queensland (Peta Wilson) and New South Wales (K-Lynn Smith), members of the NYLC met to discuss the vision and mission for the next year.

Led by the Roots & Shoots General Manager, Margaret Morton, the team were joined by Guest Speaker, Thomas King – CEO of Food Frontier. Thomas was Young Victorian of the Year in 2015 and at just 22 years of age is head of an organisation changing the way we think about what we eat.

Above photo: NYLC Team
L-R Back row: Ashley Avci, Sophie Leonard, Asitha Samarawickrama, Lisa Thomas, Bec Everett, Shannon Samuel, Jessica Pinder
L-R Front row: Asha Mortel, Becky Godwin, Mary Isabel and Glenn Low
Absent: Emily Schwark, Maya Yaffe and Ella Loeffler.
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