Extension/Education Project Database 
| TITLE & ABSTRACT | MODEL | INDUSTRY | FUNDER | PROVIDER | REPORT |
| Yarwun Targinnie Sustainability Project The Yarwun-Targinnie horticultural lies about 20km northwest of Gladstone. Central Queensland commercial fruit and vegetable |
Model C | Fruit, Vegetable | Primarily funded by National Heritage Trust. In kind Central Queensland University (CQU), Department of Primary Industries, | Centre for Environmental Management, Central Queesland University has provided the employment framework and support for the Y | VIEW |
| Workshops: Grazing Land Management and Northern Nutrition The EDGEnetwork of MLA is addressing a perceived deficiency in packaging and transferring the result and research and develop |
Model B | Beef | Meat and Livestock Australia | The Queensland Department of Primary Industries Alliance Consulting South Queensland Institute of TAFE | VIEW |
| Women in Dairying Program Leading up to the deregulation of the dairy industry a national pilot program funded by the Dairy Research and Development Co |
Model A | Dairy | The Dairy Research and Development Corporation (DRDC | Cathy McGowen Cheryl Phillips (Changing Communities) | VIEW |
| Western Flower Thrips Management Strategy – pilot project The project aimed at promoting awareness, understanding and adoption of specific pest management technologies that yield bett |
Model C | Horticulture, Vegetable | Horticulture Australia | South Australian Research and Development Institute | VIEW |
| Vasse Milk Farmlets The Vasse Milk Farmlets are small enterprises of 20 cows each that investigate different farm and herd management practices c |
Model C | Dairy | Department of Agriculture, Western Australia | Department of Agriculture | VIEW |
| The value of CITTGROUPS to the citrus industry - CITTgroups (Citrus Information and Technology Transfer Groups) are local grower groups that meet to facilitate information ex |
Model C | Citrus | Citrus Research and Development program Horticulture Research and Development Corporation Marketing Board Sponsorship | Queensland Department of Primary Industries | VIEW |
| The Casuarina Project – Building Community Spirit Developed by the Rural Development Committee, the Casuarina Project aims to assist local people develop skills that enable th |
Model A | Local Government | Department of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development Surf Coast Shire | Viv McWaters, Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd | VIEW |
| Swan-Canning Clean up Programme The program recognises the importance of establishing an integrated catchment management program where the urban community ha |
Model C | Community, Government | State Government of Western Australia ($3.5 million per year for the overall programme. This is a 5 year programme. The St | The Swan River Trust is the principle provider. Key government agency providers are: Water and Rivers Commission; Departme | VIEW |
| Sustainable Grazing from Saline Land (SGSL) Some 7900 woolgrowers nationally have reported salinity as an issue on their properties. 17m ha of land is used for wool prod |
Model C | Wool Industry | Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) CRC for Plant based Management of Dryland Salin | CSIRO Livestock Industries Department of Agriculture Western Australia Department of Primary Industries Victoria Departmen | VIEW |
| SRDC Travel and Learning Opportunity Projects An emerging issue within the sugar industry is the need to build human capacity for change and innovation and connect relevan |
Model B | Sugar | Partnership funding by SRDC and industry/research, development & extension /community/other sectors | Industry representatives (growers, harvesters, millers) Research, development and extension personnel | VIEW |
| SRDC Grower/Harvester Group Innovation Projects Grower Group Innovation Projects are for grower groups to develop and build their capability to conduct their own research an |
Model C | Sugar | Industry in partnership with SRDC | Groups of growers, Groups of harvesters, RD&E personnel, Consultants, Others | VIEW |
| Scienceworks Museum – Melbourne The Melbourne Scienceworks Museum is located in the city’s west on a riverside site that makes use of historic and heritage l |
Model D | Education, recreation, tourism, science | Victorian State Government (> 65%) Revenues (30%): admission, shops, commercial activities, etc Partnerships/ sponsorships | - Small organisations providing the Museum with advice; - Formal partners who have an agreement with the Museum, e.g. Vi | VIEW |
| Rural, Remote and Regional Women’s Network The charter of the RRR network is to bring together women from rural, remote and regional Western Australia to recognise, pro |
Model A | Community | The State Government of Western Australia funds the RRR network. The investment is about $150,000 per year. There is additi | There are two state agencies who deliver the programme. They are: 1. Department of Agriculture; and 2. Department of Local | VIEW |
| Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative (RWUEI) Adoption Program Queensland This project is the extension arm of a total research, extension and financial incentive program aimed at improving the produ |
Model C | Cotton, grains, dairy, fruit, vegetables | Queensland Government through the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. | The Department of Primary Industries Queensland has provided the employment framework and support for RWUEI officers in the C | VIEW |
| Ribbons of Blue/Waterwatch WA Ribbons of Blue was initiated as a schools environmental water quality monitoring program in 1989. Since becoming part of th |
Model C | Education | Government of Western Australia | Statewide coordination | VIEW |
| Research to Practice® in the Grape and Wine industry. This project is located mainly in the Australian Grape and Wine industry although Research to Practice® has wider applic |
Model B | wine, grape | The Cooperative Centre for Viticulture (CRCV) The Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) The Victorian | Institute for Horticultural Development / DPI Victoria Sunraysia Horticultural Centre / DPI Victoria Primary Industries Res | N/A |
| Quality Management Training for the Vegetable, Melon, Stone fruit and Mango Industry These projects were developed to specifically to provide growers with clear, practical knowledge and skills to improve busine |
Model B | Horticulture, Fruit and vegetables | Horticulture Australia, Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers, AUSVEG, Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority (QRAA), course pa | Department of Primary Industries Queensland | VIEW |
| Progress Rural Western Australia Progress Rural is a program designed to provide people with skills in community development, leadership and working with peop |
Model A | Community | The State Government of Western Australia | The Department of Local Government and regional development is the principal provider. The Department of Agriculture has had | VIEW |
| Profitable Pastures Project This project was based on a proposition that research on the feed-base was of prime importance to dairy farmers. The project |
Model C | Dairy | Funds were provided by the Dairy Research and Development Corporation and made available through the Dairy Industry Developme | University of Western Sydney New South Wales Agriculture Charles Sturt University | VIEW |
| Producer Initiated Research and Development The PIRD approach is to make funds available to groups of producers so that they can carry out their own research – on their |
Model A | Beef, Lamb, Wool | Red meat producers’ research levy Wool producers’ research levy (up until 2001) Federal government grants | Government agency staff University research staff Private consultants | VIEW |
| Private Forestry Information Transfer Private Forestry Vision: Private Forestry will make a significant contribution to the growth of a multifaceted and dynamic |
Model D | Private Forestry Industry | Department of Primary Industries NHT (1998-2002) | Private Forestry Staff, Catchment and Agriculture Services, DPI | VIEW |
| Peel Olives Feasibility Study (1997) The Peel Olives project emerged as a result of growing enquiries to Agriculture Western Australia (AWA) (now the Department o |
Model A | Olive | The project was funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Peel Development Commission, Agriculture Western Au | The Peel Olive Association, with the assistance of staff from Agriculture Western Australia and the Peel Development Commissi | VIEW |
| On-farm testing and extension of sustainable pasture/wheat production in the northern and eastern wheatbelt of WA. This project was targeted towards grain growers who were involved in using pasture in rotations. Pasture production was seen |
Model C | Pasture production, graingrowers | GRDC WA Department of Agriculture | Department of Agriculture | VIEW |
| NSW Far South Coast River Bank Management Demonstration A need was identified to explore management options and develop demonstrations as first step in farm management culture chang |
Model A | Beef, Dairy | Land & Water Australia & NSW Rivercare 2000 Incentives | NSW Department of Land & Water Conservation (DLWC) | VIEW |
| NAVIGATOR Programme The NAVIGATOR® programme was initiated by Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) in response to two major c |
Model A | Viticulture and Wine Industry | Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) with in-kind support from Adelaide University, and various wine comp | Key Provider: Rural Solutions SA Additional Providers: Hardy Wines, Beringer-Blass, independent wine grape producers. | VIEW |
| National Dairy Farming Systems [NDFS] With a number of regionally based farming systems projects operating in the dairy industry, a need for a national approach to |
Model A | Dairy | Dairy Research and Development Corporation | Institute of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne | VIEW |
| Moreton Bay to Spencers Gulf. Trawl fishers “at sea” mentoring experience. EMS in Action At the National Prawn industry conference in Cairns (Nov/Dec 2004) a paper was delivered by Greg Palmer from the Spencers Gul |
Model C | Seafood | Funding application in progress at the Seafood Industry Development Fund | Moreton Bay Seafood Industry Association, Qld Spencer Gulf and West Coast Prawn Fishermen’s Association. SA; Trawl fish | VIEW |
| Master TreeGrower Programme This program has been designed to improve the capacity of people who wish to become involved in farm forestry and need to imp |
Model B | Farm Forestry, Agroforestry | The Master TreeGrower Programme is an initiative of the Joint Venture Agroforestry Programme. The Corporations involved in t | The Master TreeGrower Programme was developed and is managed by forestry staff at the School of Natural Resource Management o | VIEW |
| Marron Roadshow The size of the marron (freshwater crustacea) farming industry in Western Australia has grown in recent years. Good market p |
Model B | Marron farming | Government of Western Australia through the Department of Fisheries | Department of Fisheries – Aquaculture Program | VIEW |
| look @ Wool - fast tracking business development Research by Rabobank recognised that: - wool producers have low levels of adoption of new technologies - there is a need |
Model A | Wool Industry | Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) | Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) | VIEW |
| Living Landscapes The project aims to develop landscape management practices which protect biological diversity within and economically viable |
Model C | Agriculture, conservation | Greening Australia, WA. Alcoa World Alumina Natural Heritage Trust. | Greening Australia, WA. | VIEW |
| Lifetime Wool Lifetime Wool targets innovative and aspirant wool producers, as well as sheep industry consultants in the high rainfall and |
Model C | Wool and sheep | Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) Department of Primary Industries Victoria (DPI Vic) Department of Agriculture West | Department of Primary Industries Victoria (DPI Vic) Department of Agriculture Western Australia (DAWA) Department of Primar | VIEW |
| Integrated information management system for catchment managers The aim of this project was to facilitate exchange and accessibility of research and other catchment management information t |
Model D | Catchment Management | Land and Water Australia | LWA | VIEW |
| Information sites of the week Information Sites of the Week is a weekly email newsletter that is an annotated list of web sites, all with “clickable” links |
Model D | Primary industry | Department of Primary Industries | Department of Primary Industries David Meikle | VIEW |
| Information and Library Service, NSW Agriculture The Information and Library Service, NSW Agriculture project addresses the provision of appropriate library and information s |
Model D | Agriculture | Agriculture Library and Information Services | Agriculture Library and Information Services | VIEW |
| Increasing Adoption of Best Management Practices in the Fitzroy Basin Region This Increasing Adoption of Best Management Practices in the Fitzroy Basin Region strategic regional project implements the C |
Model A | Community | National Heritage Trust | Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. | VIEW |
| Heliothis Regional Management Strategy Project – Darling Downs Pilot Study: Area Wide Management Groups in the Cotton Industry This project was designed to support and implement a regional management strategy for the control of insect pests in cotton a |
Model C | Grain | GRDC, CRDC, QDPI | Department of Primary Industries Queensland (QDPI) – Project leader, entomologist, technical officer, extension development o | VIEW |
| Harvey Water Sunflower Project Harvey Water identified an opportunity with sunflower oil production that would potentially provide future water demands and |
Model C | Horticulture, Dairy, irrigation | Harvey Water | Harvey Water | VIEW |
| Grower Group Alliance The development of the Grower Group Alliance began in 2001 when a number of growers recognized the existence of a significant |
Model C | Grain | Grains Research and Development Corporation | The Grower Group Alliance employs a coordinator to liaise between existing grain grower groups and researchers in Western Aus | VIEW |
| FFORNE (Farm Forestry North East) Project The project was inspired by a trip to Western Australia of members of north eastern Victorian landcare groups. They saw farm |
Model C | Forestry | Victorian Government (NRE) initiative, funded $2.8 million between 1996,1997 &1998, and landholders contributed $500 to $700 | Dept primary Industries | VIEW |
| FARMSCAPE Online This project uses internet-based interactions between farmers and professionals to facilitate learning programs for farmers. |
Model C | Grain, Cotton, Rain-fed agriculture | Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) CSIRO Farmer participants (in-kind) | CSIRO | VIEW |
| DPI Website The online DPI internet website is part of a wide range of information and communication services provided to its clients wit |
Model D | Rural, Community | Department of Primary Industries, | DPI | VIEW |
| Development of an integrated catchment management software (ICMS) package The project’s primary target group are catchment managers. ICMS is a PC based software product developed to facilitate the r |
Model D | Natural resource management | Land and Water Australia. CSIRO Land and Water, and the Integrated catchment assessment and management (ICAM) centre at the A | CSIRO Land and Water | VIEW |
| Developing Social Capability Project The Developing Social Capability (DSC) Project is a research project assessing participative action research (PAR) as an appr |
Model A | Agriculture, environment | Department of Primary Industries Victoria | Department of Primary Industries Victoria | VIEW |
| Collaborative Marketing Program This project addresses barriers to high-return domestic markets and export participation by Australian horticulturalists. It |
Model A | Stonefruit | Grower Direct Pty Ltd | Creative Edge Facilitators | VIEW |
| Coastwest Coastcare This project covers the Western Australian coastline and recognises that it is beyond one organisation or government departme |
Model C | Community, business | West Australian State Government – 50 per cent Commonwealth Government – 50 per cent. | Coastwest Coastcare office. Other major providers are the Department of Planning and Infrastructure and the West Australian | VIEW |
| Central Highland Regional Resource Use Planning Project PIL This project aimed to set up a more integrated, regionally driven approach to development by directly supporting regional sta |
Model A | Rural communities, regional communities | Land & Water Australia, CSIRO, Department of Natural Resources and Mines Queensland, Environmental Protection Agency, Departm | DNRM, CSIRO | VIEW |
| Cane Productivity Initiative/Prosper The Cane Productivity Initiative (CPI)/Prosper resulted from a cross-industry workshop in June 2001 addressing concerns about |
Model C | Sugar | CSR, BSES & SRDC | BSES, CSR and Cane Productivity Board | VIEW |
| Building Rural Leaders Foundation Program Building Rural Leaders is designed for individuals who are seeking skills to enable them to work with others and advance them |
Model B | Community, business, primary producers | The development and presentation of this project is funded by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries. Participants | The modules are presented by DPI staff and specialist guest presenters | VIEW |
| Building Regional Capacity Short Course: Natural Resource Management short course This national project grew out of an Australian Landcare Council recommendation for high quality training for Landcare facili |
Model B | government, commercial, community | The Building Regional Capacity: Natural Resource Management Short Course (BRC) pilot project was funded by Agriculture Fisher | The key providers were trainers from the group Working With People Pty Ltd. Working with People is group of 6 private consul | VIEW |
| Building Community Capacity: In June, 1998, what was then known as the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services funded Queensland Health, thr |
Model A | Health | The Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services (Public Health Outcome Funding Agreement) | Queensland Health | VIEW |
| Better Berries The Better Berries project is aimed at the Queensland Strawberry industry. It is a new approach to strawberry research. It |
Model C | Horticulture, Strawberry | Strawberries Australia from the national strawberry industry levy. These funds were matched by Horticulture Australia Limite | Those who actually manage and carry out the project activities. There is, of course, overlap where state departments can be | VIEW |
| Bestwool 2010 Bestwool 2010 was designed to increase the uptake of new technologies – advanced wool marketing and risk management – by wool |
Model A | Wool | Natural Resources and Environment Victoria (NRE) (primary) Australian Wool Innovation P/L (AWI)(secondary) Victorian Farmer | NRE – program coordinator and some facilitators VFF – base for demonstration Private consultants – group facilitators Othe | VIEW |
| Bestprac The project was based on facilitated groups where facilitators were trained in using a six step continuous improvement and in |
Model A | Wool | Australian Wool Innovation Pty Ltd (formerly the Woolmark Company), Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Department | Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Facilitators, coordinators, administrative support, training Department of Agr | VIEW |
| BeefPlan Project summary Beefplan is based on a model of producer driven RD&E and described as being about supporting self-initiati |
Model A | Beef | Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd - through the Northern Beef Program BeefPlan participants | Northern Beef Program Producer Groups themselves (some) with the assistance of paid coordinators/ secretaries | VIEW |
| BeefCheque® – A ‘dirty boots’ approach to achieve profitable beef production in Gippsland. The project aims specifically to give producers grazing management skills so they can make increased profits. Benchmarking i |
Model B | Beef Lamb | 'Self-funded' by FarmBis and subsidized by Educational Profile Funding through the Rural Training Organisation - Rural Indust | RIST provides administration resources – funded by course fees, FarmBis and Education Profile funding. DPI Victoria provi | VIEW |
| Area Wide Management Groups in Cotton Growing Regions Area Wide Management Groups provide a forum and framework for cotton, grain and other commodity producers and consultants to |
Model A | Cotton, grain | Self-funded by participating growers. The Australian Cotton CRC and Cotton Research and Development Corporation provides fun | Growers and their consultants; CRC Industry Development Officers provide varying services ranging from group coordination to | VIEW |
| A pilot study to develop education with focus on sugar for women in the Herbert river district Women represent a significant sectors of the sugar industry that is often ignored and not nurtured. The objectives for t |
Model A | Sugar | BSES Canegrowers | BSES | VIEW |
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