From workshops and field days to conferences and study tours, our team is constantly engaging with growers, researchers, and industry leaders to understand what’s working, what’s emerging, and what’s changing in the drought resilience and innovation landscape.
This space showcases the ideas and on-the-ground insights we gather from industry events across Western Australia and beyond.
Theo Nabben recognised for 20 years of evaluation leadership
Theo Nabben was one of three recipients of the Fellows Award at the 2024 Australasian Evaluation Society Conference.
Exploring transformative Aboriginal rehydration methods in Perenjori
This week, SW WA Drought Hub Director, Mark Holland, Hub Project Manager, Lucy Tomassini and Hub MEL Manager & Adoption Officer, Theodore Nabben visited Perenjori to gain valuable insights from Clint Hansen of Maaman Marra Boodjar on how he is utilising Aboriginal rehydration and restoration methods to address current and future climate challenges in contemporary agricultural systems.
Hub study tour showcases innovative drought solutions in South-West WA
The study tour highlighted solutions implemented in different farming systems to address the same challenges caused by a drying climate.
SW WA Hub Looks to the future at APEN
The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub’s Extension and Adoption team attended the Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN) International Conference 2023 held in Launceston
‘Exchange Experience’ Study Tour to South Australia
A group of twelve recently joined the Hub team on tour to South Australia. South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub Project Manager Kellie-Jane
Hub addressing ‘wicked problem’ of climate change
The drying and heating climate presents a ‘wicked problem’ for producers and there is a continuing need to accelerate innovation and practice change to stay
Technology viewed during station visit
Part of a national collaboration and funded by the Future Drought Fund, the project is testing the use of drones to build a photographic library across multiple observation points of various landscapes and vegetation. It’s combining rainfall information and the body condition of stock to assist managers to make in-season/real time grazing management decisions to manage stocking rates.
Hub team and stakeholders tune into Science to Practice Forum
The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub) team and interested stakeholders recently joined together to view the online Future Drought