Michelle Hespe

Sydney

Publisher and Marketing Manager at AusBiz Media

Publisher and Marketing Manager at Truly Aus

I write to travel, and travel to write. I'm the editor of National Geographic Traveller mag (Aus & NZ) and I like to think the magazine will make a difference.

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Gia Global Honoree: Balthazar Kookwinkel

1 week ago | housewaresnews.net | Michelle Hespe

Since 2012, Gia Global Honoree, Netherland’s Balthazar Kookwinkel has been sharing the joy of cooking and dining through great products, human connection and a personal touch. Balthazar Kookwinkel was one of five retailers around the world named as a IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) Global Honoree for Retail Excellence at The Inspired Home Show in Chicago in March. The gia program is sponsored and organised by The Inspired Home Show and the International Housewares Association (IHA).
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3 weeks ago | rex.trulyaus.com | Michelle Hespe

If you’re heading to Melbourne and craving a rainforest escape, the Great Otway National Park should be on your hit list. In Victoria’s Barwon South West region, it’s a three-hour drive from the city, and worth every minute on the road. The Great Otway National Park is an ancient rainforest in Victoria that dreams are made of. Explorers, thrill seekers and history buffs, step this way for an adventure like no other.
Gia Global Honoree: BALMUDA

1 month ago | housewaresnews.net | Michelle Hespe

IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) winner BALMUDA is a company that unites creative product design, arresting style and big hits of happiness. BALMUDA was one of five retailers around the world named as a gia Global Honoree for Retail Excellence at The Inspired Home Show in Chicago in March. The gia programme is sponsored and organised by The Inspired Home Show and the International Housewares Association (IHA).
VC-as-a-Service offers new avenues to commercialise agritech

Feb 27, 2025 | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

We know the agricultural community is an innovative bunch. So it should come as no surprise that R&D organisations in the sector are turning to new investment models; partnering with venture capital (VC) firms to bring startups to market as quickly as possible. Research and Development Corporations (RDCs), as the name suggests, focus on strategic and collaborative R&D to improve productivity, efficiency, safety and profitability within their given industries.
CSIRO launches new platform for food traceability and provenance

Feb 18, 2025 | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

Consumer demand for fibre and food traceability, along with stricter regulatory requirements in many countries – has led to increasing interest in traceability. AgriFutures evokeAG. 2025 Strategic Partner, CSIRO, and three collaborators have developed an innovative platform to support new verification tools by making public Australian data more accessible and easier to use.
How Coles is shifting the dial on sustainability from farm to fork

Feb 17, 2025 | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

Supermarket retailer Coles is shifting the dial on sustainability, not just within its own business but by working with farmers to develop more profitable and environmentally friendly food production. evokeAG. 2025 4 min read With more than 1,800 stores, millions of customers and engagement with more than 8,000 suppliers, Coles is seizing opportunities to improve environmental outcomes from farm to fork.
UK delegation to attend evokeAG. for collaboration with Australia

Feb 15, 2025 | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

As the agriculture industry faces growing global challenges like climate change, collaboration on agritech solutions between nations is crucial for boosting the sector’s future resilience and sustainability. While there might be stark differences between the UK and Australia when it comes to landscapes and climate, many of the agritech solutions we need are strikingly similar. That’s why Innovate UK is sending a delegation of UK agritech business leaders to evokeAG. 2025.
Podcast by Jayne Cuddihy featuring evokeAG. MC Saron Berhane and Tim Hunt.

Feb 13, 2025 | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

Meet two of the MCs at the evokeAG. 2025: Tim Hunt and Saron Berhane, as they talk about what the theme 'Common Ground' means to them, and what they're looking forward to the most. evokeAG. 2025 is only a few days away, so if you haven’t already dived in, it’s time to plan which sessions you want to go to. With a terrific lineup of speakers around four topic threads, it’s going to take a team effort to keep everyone on track, so what better way than to bring in four event MCs?
evokeAG. 2025: Here’s what to do in Brisbane before, during and after the event

Feb 12, 2025 | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

If you’re travelling to The River City for evokeAG. 2025, you might as well make the most of your trip. From sideline events to R&R, here’s how. If you’re travelling to The River City for evokeAG. 2025, you might as well make the most of your trip. From sideline events to R&R, here’s how. Whether you’re hoping to learn more about Queensland’s agritech ecosystem, or you want to enjoy a few days exploring Brisbane, there’s more than enough to keep you busy.
The new evokeAG app

Feb 11, 2025 | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

The brand new evokeAG. 2025 app is a simple and efficient way to navigate the highly anticipated two-day event that brings the best minds in agritech together. With the new evokeAG. app, build up contacts, information and most importantly, real connections with the best agritech companies and organisations in the world.