Media Release

DPAO 152/99 Tuesday, June 1, 1999

Defence Experts to Talk About Business Opportunities

Business people in all States and the Northern Territory will be able to talk directly with Defence policy and purchasing specialists during a series of briefings by the Department of Defence in June and July.

At ten regional briefing sessions, representatives of the Defence Acquisition Organisation and local Defence speakers with purchasing responsibilities will provide up-to-the-minute information on policy issues, major acquisition projects and regional procurement opportunities. Representatives of State and Territory Industrial Supplies Offices and Defence industry associations will address most gatherings.

Briefings will be held in each mainland State capital plus Darwin, Launceston, Wollongong, Newcastle and Townsville. This will ensure representatives from small to medium companies in regional defence centres can become aware of issues discussed at the Defence Procurement Conference in Canberra a few weeks earlier and update their knowledge on current procurement practices, policies and opportunities both nationally and in their region.

In Darwin, the briefing will be the culmination of a week of defence industry related activities. For details of other activities e-mail John.Zupp@dao.defence.gov.au.

For additional information and registration details please contact your nearest Defence Acquisition Regional Shopfront.

The dates of briefings and regional contact details are:

Victoria Bev Lyttle on (03) 9282 7372
  Melbourne 28 June
email: bev.lyttle@dao.defence.gov.au
                 
Tasmania Bev Lyttle on (03) 9282 7372
  Launceston 1 July
email: bev.lyttle@dao.defence.gov.au
                 
South Australia Defence Acquisition Shopfront, (08) 8259 7067
  Adelaide 5 July
                 
Western Australia Brian Minchin on (08) 9311 2463
  Perth 7 July
email: brian.minchin@dao.defence.gov.au
                 
Queensland Peter Levens on (07) 3233 4240
  Brisbane 13 July
  Townsville 20 July
email: peter.levens@dao.defence.gov.au
                 
New South Wales John Small on (02) 9377 2337
  Wollongong 14 July
  Sydney 15 July
  Newcastle 16 July
email: john.small@dao.defence.gov.au
                 
Northern Territory John Zupp on (08) 8935 4556
  Darwin 22 July
email: john.zupp@dao.defence.gov.au

Issued by the Defence Public Affairs Organisation, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT, 2600

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