The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has partnered with the Mackay-based firm, Townsend Industries, to establish a pilot facility to test a new sugarcane processing system to deliver a variety of high-value products. The $1.7 million-dollar, year-long project will support the development of a pilot for the [...]
Evaluating an opportunity that has the potential to meet growing demand for softwood timber products plus create an additional income stream for Northern Australia’s graziers is the focus of a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) research collaboration. The three-year Silvopastoral trials for commercial pine systems in North [...]
NT Farmers Association, in collaboration with the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) are leading a three year project to enhance water sustainability in the Top End. The project will utilise state of the art technology to improve water efficiency and reduce the pressure on the region’s aquafers. [...]
Sugarcane industry peak bodies and the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) are partnering to develop the first whole-of-industry shared vision and roadmap to 2040. The Sugarcane Industry Roadmap will adopt a best-for-industry view to identify significant opportunities to drive sustainability, growth and prosperity of the industry and [...]
A new CRCNA research collaboration seeking to give the north’s prawn industry a biosecurity boost has been launched at James Cook University’s Bebegu Yumba campus in Townsville. The three-year, $809,000 R & D venture is a collaboration between the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), JCU, the Fisheries [...]
A new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) research collaboration will examine whether alternative sugarcane processing could deliver new opportunities for Australian sugarcane producers. Meeting with Project BGreen proponents Burdekin Renewable Fuels in Ayr, Dawson MP George Christensen said the R & D venture will set a new [...]
The CRCNA has partnered with the Digital Health CRC (DHCRC) and RMIT Online to deliver a suite of industry-relevant micro-credentials designed to revolutionise the digital capability of healthcare professionals across Northern Australia. The suite of three, 6-week Future Skills short courses will provide in-depth insights on how to deliver high-quality patient care with technology [...]
NT Farmers and the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) are driving the development of the north by undertaking a research project into supply chains. The project will provide a blueprint for government and industry on how supply chains can support the development of the Territory’s agricultural export [...]
A Cairns biotechnology company has its sights set on curing Type 2 diabetes – with a little help from Northern Australia’s unique array of parasitic worms. Macrobiome Therapeutics and James Cook University’s (JCU’s) Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) will collaborate on a new $2.2 million R & [...]