The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), Queensland State Government and Rockhampton Regional Council have established a partnership to unlock the Fitzroy Food Bowl. The partnership through the Communities in Transition initiative – Making Water Work program will assist landholders and investors to develop the Fitzroy Food Bowl [...]
A new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) partnership is set to unlock the entrepreneurial talent of Indigenous women across the East Kimberley, Western Australia. The CRCNA has partnered with local group Kimberley Jiyigas (KJ) and Westpac Banking Corporation to develop and deliver a grass-roots self-development and self-employment [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has opened its largest single funding round calling for new ideas to grow the North’s cotton, grain and cattle sector. The multimillion-dollar open funding call is seeking project proposals to develop an integrated agricultural system, bolstering productivity across the cropping and [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has launched its latest open funding call, looking for new ideas and R & D collaborations in health service delivery and models of care across Northern Australia. CEO Anne Stünzner said the CRCNA have committed to co-invest in a pan-northern Australia [...]
The burgeoning northern Australian spice industry has moved from concept to impact with the first orders secured to replace 100 tonnes of imported kalonji seed. Melbourne firm Hab Shifa imports up to 800t a year of kalonji seed – also known as nigella – for sale as a health ingredient [...]
Northern Australia officially has its own “brand” of Tropical Rock Oysters – with the native Blacklip Rock Oyster (Saccostrea echinata) formally added to the Australian fish name database. The application to the Australian Fish Names Committee was made by researchers from the Northern Territory Government’s Darwin Aquaculture Centre (DAC) and [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has welcomed two new Senior Project Managers to its team. Anthony Curro joins the CRCNA having completed project work with the North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority and brings with him a wealth of experience supporting private and corporate business, research organisations, [...]
More than a thousand far north Queensland producers are expected to take part in a world first blockchain-based water market project, when it goes live mid-2022. The new Scaling next generation water markets in Northern Australia project between the CRCNA, Civic Ledger, FNQ Growers and Inclusive Growth Partners will de-risk [...]
Three universities with headquarters in the north are partnering with the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) to develop a comprehensive program of research focused on water security in Northern Australia. Charles Darwin University (CDU), CQUniversity Australia (CQU) and James Cook University (JCU) will partner with the CRCNA to jointly [...]