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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
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Agricultural and Horticultural Studies, the summary of changes to the study and
an online questionnaire to guide your response can be found by clicking on the
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</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>The consultation draft, summary of changes and
questionnaire can be accessed from the VCE Agricultural and Horticultural
Studies study page </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
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bottom of the page)</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> on the VCAA website:</span></font><font
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title="http://www.vision6.com.au/ch/235qvxc/806817/524b5s3gr.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/agrihorculture/agrihorindex.html</span></span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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