Australia is famous for its $2.8 billion wool industry, which produces the world's finest quality clothing wool. The route wool travels to the consumer is unique and involves a myriad of transformations in the hands of professionals with specialist knowledge.
This course will provide participants with an understanding of the physical processes and financial transactions that occur as wool fibre is transformed into finished products such as suits, sweaters, furnishings and blankets. It will outline how each stage along the wool pipeline is interrelated with other stages and the constantly changing balance between supply and demand. This course will culminate with visits/tours to view shearing, broker's operations, testing, auction selling as well as manufacturing processes. These visits will be customised to meet participant's interests.
| Duration | 3 days |
| Date of Delivery | 12th - 14th November 2007 |
| Cost | A$550.00 |
| Location | CSIRO, Belmont Geelong |
| DAY 1 | |
| TOPIC | PRESENTER |
|---|---|
| Australian Wool Industry Overview: | Mr Barry White (IFC) |
| - History | |
| - Profile of Australian wool clip | |
| - The Australian wool pipeline | |
| - Organisations in the Australian wool industry | |
| The Wool Fibre & Applications | Dr Geoff Naylor CSIRO |
| Wool Processing: | Dr Barry Harrowfield |
| - Fibre to Fabric | |
| - Innovations in Wool | |
| Wool Testing and Certification | Mr Tim Steere AWTA |
| Australian Wool Market Review | Mr Chris Wilcox Woolmark Company |
| Contemporary issues in the Australian wool industry | Mr Mark Grave AWEX |
| DAY 2 | |
| TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| Decision Making in the Textile Pipeline | Mr Barry White (IFC) |
| What the Consumer Looks For – the Role of the Retailer | Mr Andrew Reich |
| The Role of the Garment Maker | Mr Frank Kisvarda (ex Sportscraft) |
| The Role of the Fabric Manufacturer/Knitter | Mr John Lewis (AWTA ex Macquarie Textiles Mr Chris Campbell (AWTA ex Country Road) |
| The Role of the Spinner | Mr Gary Robinson (ex AWI) |
| The Role of the Topmaker | Mr Michael Blake (BWK Elders) |
| The Role of the Woolbuyer | Mr Don McWhirter (MacWool) |
| The Role of the Woolgrower | Mr Geoff Fisken, (Lal Lal Estate) |
| The Fibre Decision Process | Panel Discussion |
| DAY 3 - Group Visits | |
| GROUP 1 - GROWER / PROCESSOR STREAM | PRESENTER |
| Shearing/classing demonstration | Mr Barry White (IFC) |
| Broker’s store - sampling, sale lot preparation, showfloor, lot valuing, dumping | Mr Don McWhirter (MacWool) |
| AWTA - wool testing and certification | Mr Ian Ashman (AWTA) |
| CSIRO processing facilities: | |
| - Manufacturing, finishing and dyeing operations | Mr Martin Prins (CSIRO) |
| - Explanation of key processing parameters and requirements | Mr Martin Prins (CSIRO) |
| - Test laboratories, electron microscopy | Mr Dale Carroll (CSIRO) |
| - Product and process innovations | Dr Geoff Naylor (CSIRO) |
| GROUP 2 - DESIGNER / MERCHANDISER STREAM | PRESENTER |
| Shearing/woolclassing demonstration | Mr Barry White (IFC) |
| CSIRO processing facilities: | |
| - Converting fibre to product-overview | Mr Martin Prins (CSIRO) |
| - Test laboratories - product testing and standards | Mr Dale Carroll (CSIRO) |
| - Innovations | Dr Geoff Naylor (CSIRO) |
Please note that this information may change from time to time.
