SEPWA

Name: SEPWA
Address: Melijinup Road, Esperance, WA, 6450, AU
Telephone: 9083 1125

SEPWA was established in 1993 to represent wheat growers in the Esperance Port Zone.

24/05/2026

🌾 Still meaning to put EFOM in your diary?

Our first EFOM Session for 2026 is happening this Tuesday morning.

HR & Tax will cover practical employment, payroll and tax topics relevant to farming enterprises, with a mix of peer discussion, shared member experiences, and input from experienced guest presenters.

📅 Tuesday 26 May
🕤 9:30am–12:00pm
📍 Esperance Civic Centre

We’d love to see you there.

All SEPWA members are welcome.

18/05/2026

🌾 Are payroll, employment or EOFY tax questions sitting on your to-do list?

Our first EFOM Session for 2026 is just over a week away, and HR & Tax is shaping up to be a practical morning for those helping manage the people and financial side of farming businesses.

Together we’ll explore current issues including wages, employment arrangements, Pay Day Super, tax planning, depreciation, and what the 2026 Federal Budget may mean for agricultural enterprises.

As always, EFOM sessions include a mix of group discussion led by our EFOM Session Hosts, shared member experiences, and practical input from experienced guest presenters.

📅 Tuesday 26 May
📍 Esperance Civic Centre

All SEPWA members are welcome.

13/05/2026

Don’t leave this one until it’s too late

Only two days remain to apply for SEPWA’s 2026 agricultural scholarships.

If you are a commencing or current undergraduate student studying Agricultural Science, now is the time to submit your application.

Scholarships available:
• Rob Ashman Memorial Scholarship – $4500
• Farm and General Scholarship – $4000

Applications close COB Friday 15 May 2026.

More information is available on the SEPWA website -https://sepwa.org.au/2026-sepwa-scholarships-now-open/

Please submit your application to [email protected]

📷Former SEPWA scholarship recipient Lachlan Warren.

12/05/2026

🌾 We’re looking forward to welcoming members back for the first EFOM Session for 2026

Our opening session, HR & Tax, will focus on some of the employment, payroll and tax questions many farming businesses are navigating right now.

As always, EFOM sessions include a mix of group discussion led by our EFOM Session Hosts, shared experiences, and practical input from experienced guest presenters.

If you’re involved in managing the people, payroll, compliance or financial side of your farming enterprise, this should be a valuable session.

All SEPWA members are welcome.

10/05/2026

A strong application starts with the details

Thinking of applying for SEPWA’s 2026 agricultural scholarships?

Your application should include:
• High school attended
• Tertiary institution and course
• Start year and expected finishing year
• Why you chose agriculture
• The part of the industry that interests you most
• The role you see for yourself after study

Supporting documents should include:
• Resume
• At least one letter of reference
• Academic records
• ATAR
• Any other relevant supporting documentation

Applications close COB Friday 15 May 2026.

More information is available on the SEPWA website - https://sepwa.org.au/2026-sepwa-scholarships-now-open/

Please send your application to [email protected]

📸Former SEPWA scholarship recipient Rebecca Darlow

08/05/2026

📌 Save these dates for the 2026 EFOM Session Series

EFOM sessions will run from May to September at the Esperance Civic Centre, 9.30am–12.00pm.

Topics this year include:
• HR & Tax
• Help in the Farm Office
• Harvest Safety

Further details will be released closer to each session date.

For more information, contact EFOM Chair Sally Taylor on 0419 288 662

06/05/2026

Your degree is one step. This could be the next one

SEPWA’s agricultural scholarships are designed to support students pursuing a future in agriculture.

Alongside financial support, recipients also have the opportunity to gain practical exposure through work experience and build valuable industry connections.

If you know a commencing or current undergraduate student studying Agricultural Science, please encourage them to apply.

Applications close COB Friday 15 May 2026.

📸 Former SEPWA scholarship recipient Olivia Antonio.

More information is available on the SEPWA website - https://sepwa.org.au/2026-sepwa-scholarships-now-open/

Applications can be emailed to [email protected]

03/05/2026

⚠️ Cyber risk runs through the whole farm business

Busy periods like seeding create the kind of haste and distraction cyber scams rely on.

Cybersecurity risk on farm sits across both the office and the paddock.
It can involve fake invoices, bank detail scams and compromised email accounts — as well as the digital systems used in day-to-day farm operations, including online grain marketing platforms, cloud records, remote sensors, connected machinery and other agtech.

Andrea Carmody explains why physical distance is no safeguard, and outlines some simple checks that can reduce risk:

• Pause before clicking links or opening unexpected attachments
• Verify bank detail changes by phoning a trusted number
• Use strong passwords and turn on multi-factor authentication
• Check who has access to office devices, online accounts, remote sensors, connected machinery, machinery platforms and farm networks
• Back up important records and know who to contact if something goes wrong

Read more in the SEPWA Newsletter: https://sepwa.org.au/newsletter-spring-2025/

29/04/2026

A scholarship can open more than one door

SEPWA’s agricultural scholarships offer more than financial support.

Each recipient also has the opportunity to complete up to a week of work experience, helping build a stronger understanding of agricultural careers and the pathways into them.

It’s a chance to gain practical exposure, make industry connections and keep building toward a future in agriculture.

Applications for the 2026 scholarships are open now and close COB Friday 15 May.

More information is available on the SEPWA website.

Applications can be emailed to [email protected]

📸 Former SEPWA scholarship recipient Tom Knight

27/04/2026

Protect your crop — and your chemistry

With the 2026 grain growing season underway across the Esperance Port Zone, it’s important that fungicide decisions made this season manage current disease pressure while also helping reduce the development of fungicide resistance.

This is not just a wheat powdery mildew issue. Fungicide stewardship also matters for managing key canola diseases, including sclerotinia and blackleg — particularly as canola hectares remain significant across the region.

In a current SEPWA Newsletter article, Greg Warren from Farm & General and Ben Parkin from Syngenta explain why this matters now.

Powdery mildew is considered a high-risk pathogen for developing fungicide resistance. In South Australia and Victoria, powdery mildew management has already become very difficult, with widespread resistance to a number of products that are still effective in WA.

That pathway is not inevitable for the Esperance Port Zone — but delaying resistance will rely on sound fungicide management and product rotation strategies.

The article outlines why early monitoring and timely product decisions matter, including:
• why wheat powdery mildew is becoming harder to control
• why fungicide resistance matters in both cereal and canola disease management
• the importance of rotating fungicide modes of action
• why product choice and timing at GS30–31 can influence season-long control
• when growers should consider stubble testing for fungicide sensitivity shifts
• why the cheapest spray may not always be the best-value spray

Their key message is clear: the most expensive spray is the one that doesn’t work.

This is timely reading for growers and advisers making fungicide decisions during the 2026 season.

Read the full article on the SEPWA website: https://sepwa.org.au/newsletter-spring-2025/

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Address

Melijinup Road
Esperance, WA
6450

Telephone

9083 1125

Website

http://www.sepwa.org.au/

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