Welcome to the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub)’s webinar library — your central place to access recordings of past webinars delivered by the Hub and our Regional Nodes across South-West Western Australia.
Our webinars bring together local expertise, practical insights, and regionally relevant knowledge to support communities, practitioners, and organisations working across climate adaptation, resilience, sustainability, and place-based innovation.
Whether you’re revisiting a session, catching up on one you missed, or exploring topics for the first time, this library is designed to make learning accessible and convenient.
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Agrisolar opportunities for WA farming webinar (SW WA Hub)
This webinar explored the Plant production agrivoltaics across southern Australia project and looked at how solar energy production and agriculture can work together for resilience, productivity, and sustainability. We shared insights from the Plume Estate vineyard trial, explored global examples, and discussed agrisolar opportunities in other agricultural industries.
Making the most of salinity (Facey Group)
This webinar explores how WA farmers are transforming salty country into productive, resilient landscapes. Dr Hayley Norman (CSIRO) and Dr Chris McDonough (Insight Extension for Agriculture) unpack practical approaches to managing saline soils, selecting salt-tolerant forages, and rehabilitating damaged areas.
Coleoptile and root traits for strong wheat establishment (Facey Group)
Dr Sarah Rich (CSIRO) explains how coleoptile traits can unlock new sowing opportunities to improve wheat drought resilience. Huyen Phan (UWA) explores how the rhizosheath supports nutrient uptake, water access, and long-term crop performance.
Competing land use: Understanding the opportunities and challenges of renewables, energy and resource development at a farm level (GGA)
With growing competition for land, agricultural areas are increasingly sought after for uses beyond farming, from renewable energy projects to resource development. This webinar will help farmers understand the opportunities and challenges these developments present at the farm level.
Innovative applications for improving crop health (Facey Group)
Samantha Viljoen (Murdoch University) shares her research on the SMART SPRAYS biodegradable polymer spray, designed to improve crop water retention and boost soil health. Tona Sanchez-Palacios (Murdoch University) explores agronomic biofortification of wheat with zinc, examining how foliar fertilisers enhance grain quality for food and animal feed.
WaterSmart Dams: maximising efficiency and quality (Facey Group)
In this webinar, Dr Richard George (DPIRD) and Dr Nik Callow (UWA) share insights from the WaterSmart Dams project into efficient water use, dam setup, runoff management, water quality, and desalination opportunities.
Natural capital opportunities in farming (Facey Group)
In this webinar, Tom Picton-Warlow (MobileGlobal) introduces the Hub-led project on natural capital, which is helping growers and NRM groups integrate natural capital into farming, connect with potential investors, and broaden business opportunities in agriculture.
