The State Government will bring together Western Australia's regional innovators and business leaders to help inform the agenda for job creation, talent and skills development and entrepreneurship in regional WA. The Regional Innovation Summit, to be held in Bunbury on November 23, 2017, will help to guide investment of the
Read MoreThe Clean Energy Innovation Fund and Right Click Capital today announced an investment of US$7 million (approx. A$8.99 million) into Australian renewable energy start-up Redback Technologies, as part of its Series A-2 capital raising round. The equity investment supports Redback's development and integration of innovative smart software and hardware technologies to
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The 2017 Pantry Blitz biosecurity surveillance campaign has once again been hailed a success, with report numbers exceeding as last year’s inaugural event. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development received nearly 2600 reports from throughout the State and beyond, during the Blitz last month. Principal entomologist Rob Emery said the reports would
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The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in partnership with Boeing, has demonstrated how a high‐tech autonomous ocean vehicle can improve monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef and coastal waters. A recent seven‐day trial saw the vehicle cover 200 nautical miles of the central Great Barrier Reef, in what is the first major milestone of a five‐year joint research
Read MoreMurray cod, Trout cod and Macquarie perch populations in the Basin are all improving from increased flows and better habitats. Drawing on recent research undertaken by government agencies, universities and community groups, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has examined how populations of native fish species are tracking in the Basin. MDBA Executive
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Residents across the Perth metropolitan area and surrounds can help combat the recently discovered pest, tomato potato psyllid (TPP), by hosting a ‘sticky trap’ in their backyard, and receive a free plant for their efforts. TPP is a tiny insect which feeds on a range of plants, including potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants,
Read MoreWestern Australian maritime company, Nauti-Craft Pty Ltd has won a national award for innovation. The Dunsborough-based research and development company has been named a winner in the prestigious 2017 Maritime Australia Industry Innovation Awards, announced earlier today. Nauti-Craft was awarded the Civil SME Innovation Grant of $10,000 for its patented
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A new CSIRO roadmap addresses the long-term needs of the Australian oil and gas industry, identifying how research and innovation can support this evolving sector. http://player.vimeo.com/video/236668505 CSIRO’s Oil and Gas: A Roadmap for unlocking future growth opportunities for Australia is the latest in a series of roadmaps outlining challenges and opportunities faced by a
Read MoreThe Australian Research Council (ARC) has congratulated the recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics for their leading work in the discovery of gravitational waves. ARC Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sue Thomas, extended congratulations to Professor Rainer Weiss, receiving one half of the award, and Professors Barry C. Barich and
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ANSTO environmental scientists have contributed to research on Rottnest Island that has provided invaluable information about its groundwater system that may be relevant for the sustainability of many other islands around the globe. Rottnest Island, a national park and popular tourist destination, has a freshwater lens under it that sits atop seawater. They are
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