A Northern Territory Memorial will be held for agriculture industry leader Mr Luke Bowen.
It will be held at on Tuesday 17 September at the Darwin Convention Centre at 10.30am.
Mr Bowen passed away last month.
“Mr Bowen will be remembered as one of Australia’s finest leaders in agriculture,” Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said.
“On behalf of all Territorians, and the Northern Territory Government, I extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to Luke’s family and his partner, Tracey.”
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Gerard Maley said, “He was instrumental in establishing the Indigenous Pastoral Program and remembered for leading the Northern Territory’s cattle industry through the 2011 live export ban to Indonesia.”
“Luke was well respected right around the nation and internationally for his knowledge around agriculture.”
He held several senior executive level roles throughout the agriculture sector and was appointed as the inaugural CEO of Cattle Australia in February 2023.