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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">I am pleased to announce that the new RFN community is now live! We have created the online community to enable greater exchange, dialogue and connection within the
Network as it starts to grow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">The RFN community is a purpose built platform where you can:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Share resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Contribute to conversations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Contact members to explore collaboration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Post some interesting news on what you are up to!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">We will officially announce the new online community at the conference next week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Please sign up here:
<a href="http://regionalfoodnetwork.ning.com/">http://regionalfoodnetwork.ning.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">Ben<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060">On behalf of the RFN Steering Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Ben Roche<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Head of Sustainability, Partnerships and Community Engagement (SPaCE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Southern Cross University</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
| (02) 6620 3150 | 0423 652 233 | </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">scu.edu.au/space</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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