University of Queensland research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations. Dr Oladipupo Adiamo from UQ’s Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences is investigating the safety and efficacy of powdered Kakadu plum as a food ingredient. “Kakadu plum has been eaten and used [...]
A series of workshops for Native Title holders, to be held in coastal locations between Shark Bay and Wyndham, will get underway from tomorrow. Funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) and Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), the first of the [...]
Tree Traditions: New plantation model for Tiwi Island forestry Traditional owners and commercial tropical forestry experts have developed a new plantation model which could mean a big boost in jobs and security for the future of the Tiwi people. Watch the story here. ABC Journalist, Kristy O’Brien Posted Sun 2 Jul [...]
When ancient knowledge of the land and seas meet modern mapping technology – it’s set to be transformative and empowering. A new research collaboration led by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) promises to transform how digital maps are designed and used on Country – as a [...]
Northern Australian-grown Black Lip Rock Oysters could be on the menu by next Christmas, thanks to a Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia-funded project, which has officially wrapped up in northern Western Australia. Around 700,000 oysters have been transferred from the CRCNA and the Western Australia Department of Primary Industries [...]
Creating jobs for future generations is at the heart of an Indigenous-owned and led forestry project on the Northern Territory’s Tiwi Islands, according to the Tiwi Plantations Corporation (TPC) Chair Kim Puruntatameri. Mr Puruntatameri recently led a site and port tour at TPC’s Melville Island headquarters and said the 3-year, [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia’s (CRCNA) funding call is seeking new ideas and innovative approaches to unlock the vast economic potential of the Northern Australian Indigenous Estate. CRCNA Chair Sheriden Morris said the priority areas addressed in the expressions of interest align with the Northern Australia Indigenous [...]
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)’s latest collaboration is tipped to increase the export value of the Tiwi Islands forestry industry with the development of improved tree species and management practices over the next 3 years. Project participants will officially kick off the three-year, $4.6 million Maximising [...]