The Mulloon Institute held its Annual General Meeting in November 2020 at the Barn on Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, with a decent turn out considering the restrictions due to COVID-19.

It was great to do something face-to-face again and it gave us the opportunity to connect with many of our members and supporters.

We also took the chance to extend our thanks to long-serving Director, Richard Allsopp.

Richard, being the nephew of our Founder, Tony Coote, has been involved with TMI from the very beginning. His work on the Board and with our farms, and his network of sourcing equipment and vehicles, has been of particular benefit to us. Richard will remain a key adviser to our ongoing work.

With one Richard moving off the Board, we welcomed a new one, Richard Forbes who has worked in Federal Government and in senior corporate affairs and communication roles across a range of industry sectors. He has extensive regional, national and international business experience. He has worked across four continents and has, domestically, spent over twenty years supporting rural and regional Australia. A former farmer in SA and NSW Richard is passionate about supporting the agricultural sector. He was the presenter of the well-known ABC Country Hour program, Head of Media at the CSIRO and worked as an Adviser and Press Secretary to former Deputy Prime Minister and Trade Minister, Mark Vaile.