Since our launch, we have assisted some great clients with their strategies. Key projects completed include:
- Designing and directing the first national fisheries resource sharing negotiation process over 2 years for commercial and recreational fishers in the Eastern and Western Tuna and Billfish Fisheries.
- Managing the Australian Tropical Fruit Industry Partnership Project, across 11 industries - a $750,000 pilot initiative
- Design and delivery of a Management Plan for one of Australia's largest industrial estates, at Gladstone. Project involved relocation of landholders followed by operational and risk management planning for industrial, environmental and social values through to 2040
- Stakeholder consultation and strategic assessment of water, land, infrastructure and logistics for development of a cotton industry in northern Australia
- Design and delivery of agrifood Value Chain training programs for Qld Government to regional and city staff.
- Developing and facilitating the first Strategic Plan for the National Aquaculture Council, our national aquaculture peak body.
- Managing a series of projects totalling proceeds over $4 million for Federal agencies to assess, and support enterprises impacted by restructure and marine park declarations.
- Conducting a review of dairy industry deregulation for the National Competition Council
- Undertaking the mid-term review of the National Food Industry Strategy, a $102 M program
- Design and facilitation of a 2 day Tropical Science, Knowledge and Innovation Conference for Australia's Chief Scientist, Governments of Qld, NT and WA, and 150 institutional and scientific leaders
- Investor search, negotiation facilitation and completion of market strategy and investment proposal for greenfield game meat abattoir in Northern NSW
- Assessment of commercial impacts and compensation, and facilitation of enterprise mergers as a result of closure of commercial resources due to expansion of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Design and facilitation of commercial offer for water allocations and access rights to industrial and agrifood end users from the Elliot Channel, a new 130klm channel to Bowen from the Burdekin River system
- Design and facilitation of process for Landcare Australian to document rural water users' responses to the Prime Minister's $10 billion water plan.
- Review, design and facilitation of restructure of National Industry Vocational and Educational Training Councils for Federal Government, including Resource & Infrastructure Industry, Agrifood, Construction & Property, Government & Community Safety, and Innovation & Business
- Consultation, analysis and modelling of Government water pricing pathway impacts for cotton, dairy, sugar and horticulture across a number of public rural water infrastructures and regulated catchments
- Compiling the first Situation and Outlook Report for the Australian Dairy Industry
- Strategic planning for key seafood industries, including Abalone Council Australia, Southern Rocklobster Australia Ltd, and Western Australian Fishing Industry Council.
- Facilitation of a cost effective strategy to develop a Joint Minor Use Chemical strategy for Australia, with USA and Canada.
- Productivity and staff review and facilitation of Board and Staff response to extreme drought in regional Australia, for Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd
- Review and Business Plan for Go Grains, an industry nutritional / promotion body
- Commercial feasibility study for two large multinational agrochemical companies seeking to merge Australian operations
- Facilitation of formation of Smart Rivers group in the Lower Balonne Catchment and regional water use economic and social impact assessments
Recent projects
National Fisheries Resource Sharing
Design and Chairing of Task Force, facilitation and ministerial reporting of resource sharing negotiations between recreational and commercial fishers in Australia's eastern and western tuna and billfish fisheries.
Gladstone State Development Area Management Plan
Design and delivery of a Management Plan for Qld Coordinator General for one of Australia's key industrial land banks. Development of a plan to relocate and compensate 70 landholders from the 22,000ha GSDA, followed by design and implementation of an operational plan to manage community and industrial risks, and environmental and social values of the site through to 2040.
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Design and facilitation of conference for 110 Australian and overseas delegates to achieve a consensus position on minor use chemicals in agriculture.
Cotton Industry Best Management Practice
Industry consultation and facilitation of design for cotton BMP, and periodic review of implementation over 5 years.
Key Industry Water Pricing Pathways
Extensive industry consultation, analyses and reporting of impacts of supplemented water pricing pathways on the dairy, cotton, sugar and horticulture industries.
South Eastern Australian Fisheries Restructure
Management of a series of projects from Maroochydore to Adelaide for Federal agencies to determine impacts of marine park declarations and restructure packages on industry members, establish exit equirements, and design and implement interventions to enhance seafood supply chain viability and enterprise skills.