Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory have been working in collaboration with the Northern Territory Government to establish a commercially viable oyster farm built around native species, local knowledge and long-term economic opportunity. That ambition is just a step away from becoming reality as the first commercial sales of NT [...]
The CRCNA is backing the growth of the Northern Territory’s Blacklip Rock Oyster industry, with progress on the ground showcased at a community field day on Bathurst Island Held at Wurrumiyanga on 19 June 2025, the Oyster Farm Field Day brought together local community members, industry participants and research partners [...]
The Aboriginal Sea Company (ASC) have proudly delivered a commercial crabbing boat to Borroloola – a remote community on the edge of the Gulf of Carpentaria. This marks a significant milestone for the newest ASC Mud Crab Licence Operator, Sean, who is now establishing his own fishing operation on Country [...]
The recipients of the Geospatial Council of Australia’s (GCA) 2024 Geospatial Excellence Award winners for the ACT and the Northern Territory were announced during the GCA’s ACT Conference in Canberra on Thursday, 21 November. The recipients are as follows: NT Geospatial Excellence Awards Community Impact Award: Aerometrex, Anindilyakwa Land Council, Geoscience [...]
First Nations governance, traditional knowledge, and leadership take centre stage at the inaugural Australian Sea Country Conference in Darwin. The inaugural Australian Sea Country Conference concluded successfully in Darwin, marking a pivotal moment for First Nations leadership in marine governance. Held on Larrakia Country at the Darwin Convention Centre on [...]
A new health research project in the Kimberley aims to improve clinical responses to the experiences of adversity and trauma that many Aboriginal patients experience and the impact this has on their health care access and engagement. Research Fellow Emma Carlin, from The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia 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 [...]
An Australian-first $1.01 million research and commercial partnership aims to explore the development of a sustainable agribusiness model for traditional Australian medicinal plants growing in northern Australia. The 18 month project, which is a partnership between Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Traditional Homeland Enterprises (T.H.E.), Integria Healthcare (Integria) and [...]
Northern Australia’s Kakadu Plum/ Gubinge (Terminalia ferdinandiana) industry is poised to secure a slice of the $US130 billion functional foods market, thanks to a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) project launched at Darwin’s Parliament House today. The three-year, $2.2 million project brings together researchers from the [...]