The Chief Executive Officer for the CRC for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), Mr Jed Matz, has announced his decision to leave the organisation. Mr Matz’s last day was Friday 12 March 2021. Mr Matz was the CRCNA’s inaugural CEO, establishing robust processes and systems within the organisation from July 2017 to today, [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) is proud to announce its support for the National Farmers Federation’s Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program, joining many of Australia’s leading business, advocacy and government agencies as committed program partners. In its fourth year, the DiALP is a mentoring opportunity for women [...]
The CRCNA Board recently completed a review of the organisation, which included engaging with a range of external and internal stakeholders. We felt it important that, after four successful years of operating, we took stock and gain insights into where we have come from, where we are currently, where we [...]
The CRCNA’s latest research collaboration is looking to break the mould for sugarcane variety R&D and deliver long-term, commercially viable diversification options for far north Queensland cane growers and millers. The $1.3 million, three-year suitable sugarcane to diversify income and add value project is focused on boosting tonnages and extracting [...]
A new report has revealed gaps in the organisation and delivery of Northern Australia’s health services, which could be preventing the region from becoming an economic powerhouse. A team of James Cook University (JCU) health researchers has released the findings of an eight-month project, which looked into health services and [...]
A new CRCNA project hopes to transform telehealth care service delivery to some of the North’s most remote communities. Simbani Integrated Research will lead a consortium of participants in delivering the $1.6 million Developing telehealth systems project. Participants include representatives from telecommunications and ICT companies, Charles Darwin University, the Northern [...]
Northern Australia has the potential to be at the forefront of our country’s economic recovery from COVID-19, but only if there is greater collaboration between government and industry to unite the region and release its full economic potential, according to a report launched from the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing [...]
More than a billion dollars in capital investment could be unlocked for new agricultural development across the Northern Territory if action is taken to de-risk the investment landscape – according to a new report by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA). The De-risking, brokering and prioritising agricultural [...]
A new blockchain platform has proven to be a game changer for one of Australia’s largest mango producers, providing real-time, secure information from the tree to the supermarket. The digital platform was developed and tested as part of a 2.5-year Smart Supply Chain pilot project co-funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for [...]