From helping harvest millions of pearls to viewing million-dollar loans, Jack Scifleet has packed many experiences in his first 22 years. After completing Year 12, the fourth-generation sheep and cattle farmer took a gap year harvesting pearls off the waters between Darwin and Broome in the Northern Territory. Fast forward four years
Read MoreFrom primary school to Prime Minister, how can we create strong pathways to power for women? This was the leading question for senior rural high school students vying for the Country to Canberra ‘Power Trip’, where winners experienced four days of personal and professional development in the nation’s capital in
Read MoreThe Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is offering a total of $150,000 in grants to help agriculture, food and beverage businesses attract investment and growth capital. Applications are now open for the Investor Ready Incentive Scheme grants of up to $50,000 for individual premium food and beverage businesses with
Read MoreAgriFutures Australia funded research has shown a variety of business benefits linked to diversity in senior leadership across rural industries, including increased profitability, productivity and innovation. The Diversity in decision-making in rural industries research was conducted by Victoria University in 2016-17, and looked at diversity in gender, age, language,
Read MoreThe WA Government has undertaken Australia's first audit of regional telecommunications infrastructure to map the gaps in Western Australia's digital connectivity. The audit captures the location and capacity of commercial, private and government-owned telecommunications assets across WA to establish gaps in coverage and where assets could be leveraged to expand connectivity. As
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A 5-year $37 million co-investment agreement signed today between Wine Australia and the CSIRO will benefit the Australian grape and wine sector and consumers alike, with research into areas such as winegrape quality, climate adaptation and disease resistance under the microscope. The agreement, which will run from 2017 to 2022, covers
Read MoreA detection system to keep prawns safe from pests, a smarter smaller wind turbine and wearable tech that can screen for gut disorders are some of the emerging technologies that will be fast-tracked though the national sci-tech accelerator, 'ON, powered by CSIRO'. Ten teams announced today have been selected for the
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If you don’t want to end up on Santa’s naughty list this year, make sure you know which items you can’t bring in, or send in parcels, to Western Australia this holiday season. December and January are busy times of the year for the Perth mail and parcel centres, and for
Read MoreA detection system to keep prawns safe from pests, a smarter smaller wind turbine and wearable tech that can screen for gut disorders are some of the emerging technologies that will be fast-tracked though the national sci-tech accelerator, 'ON, powered by CSIRO'. Ten teams announced today have been selected for the
Read MoreThe WA Government is set to resurrect the defunct Soil and Land Conservation Council to drive regenerative land practices across the State. Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan today marked World Soil Day by announcing the formation of a Ministerial Advisory Committee to guide re-establishment of the Soil and Land Conservation
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