Conference Program

Wednesday 4 June 2025

11.00am – 3.30pm MGV Golf Classic

5.30pm – 8.30pm MGV Ordinary General Meeting followed by Dinner (1 CPD point)

Note: Please liaise separately with Chris Egerton for registration for the Golf Classic.

Thursday 5 June 2025 (7 CPD points)

8.45am – 9.00am MGV Conference Registration

9.00am – 9.10am MGV Formal Welcome by Blake Nolan - Chairman MGV

9.10am - 9.20am Official Conference Opening by Damien Gallagher – Murrindindi Shire Councillor Welcome

9.20am – 9.45am Valuer General Victoria Mr Robert Marsh – VGV Update

9.45am – 10.30am Foreign Ownership Restrictions, Buyer Profiles & Market Sentiment by Chao Zhang – Stonebridge

10.30am – 11.00am Morning Tea

11.00am – 11.30am Our Economy & Property Markets by Glenn Lampard – Peach Commercial Construction

11.30am – 12.30pm Machine Learning, Innovation & AI by Marcus Hann – LG Valuations

12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch

1.30pm – 2.15pm Maddocks’ Aspiring Expert Award Winner Presentation by Zoe Sriratana – Should Tiny Homes, Small Second Dwellings, and other

Alternative Housing Structures Form Part of CIV?

2.15pm – 4.15pm Legal Updates by Chris Cantor & Zac Gaddie – Maddocks and Anthony Cross & Fran Kennedy – VGV

Includes Afternoon Tea Break part way through this Legal Update

4.15pm – 5.30pm Panel VCAT Feedback Session. Join our moderator Tim Gleeson with Fran Kennedy and other MGV Valuers who will discuss their recent experiences at VCAT and provide valuable insights and feedback to us.

5.30pm Meeting Close before Pre Dinner Drinks at Peppers Hotel

6.30pm – 7.00pm Pre-Dinner Drinks

7.00pm – 10.30pm MGV Conference Dinner Announcement of Maddocks’ Award Winner - Aspiring Expert of the Year Award

Friday 6 June 2025 (2 CPD points)

8.45am – 9.00am MGV Conference Registration

9.00am – 10.00am Overview of the Wine Industry by Ben Rose –Viticulturist, Valuer & Specialised Property Advisor

10.00am – 10.45am Murrindindi Property Overview by LG Valuation Services.

10.45am – 11.30am IDS Domain – VM Updates by Jarryd Stephens

11.30am – 12 Noon Morning Tea

12.00pm Conference Close

This years event has also been supported/sponsored by the Melbourne Convention Bureau - a not-for-profit supported by the Victorian Government and industry - whose mission to showcase Melbourne (and Victoria) as a premier business events destination.

BOOK EARLY as there is limited accommodation. Overflow accommodation will be made as close to the venue as possible if you cannot be accommodated at Peppers.

Conference attendance and accommodation packages ranges from $350 to $800. Click below to download registration form.