Innovation Showcase
The Mallee Regional Innovation Centre held Innovation Showcase events in Mildura, Euston and Swan Hill in June 2023.
Activity information & objectives
The Mallee Regional Innovation Centre held Innovation Showcase events in Mildura, Euston and Swan Hill from 13–15 June 2023.
The events provided opportunities to hear from and talk to researchers involved in Victoria Drought and Innovation Hub projects being undertaken in the region. These included a new water forecasting method, beehive health, irrigation management practices, and a horticultural economic modelling tool.
Attendees included farmers and people from different horticulture industries, including almonds, table grapes and dried fruit, as well as corporates, farming suppliers and students.
Collaborators
- Mallee Regional innovation Centre
- The University of Melbourne
- SuniTAFE
- La Trobe University
- Deakin University
- Agriculture Victoria
Resources
Projects showcased:
- Drought Consultations
- Water Forecasting
- Beehive Health
- Economic Modelling Tool
- Irrigation Management and Innovation Decision Making for Horticulture
Event documents and presentations:
- Innovation Showcase program for Swan Hill on 15 June 2023
- Peta Faulkner’s presentation on innovative ag tech for orchard management
Media coverage:
- Regional innovation showcase, MRIC newsletter, May 2023
- Researchers hit the road to share findings, MRIC newsletter, June 2023
- Tim Cummins – Water Forecasting, ABC Victorian Country Hour, Thursday 15 June (36 min 36 sec)
- Dr Jessi Hennekan – Beehive Health, ABC Victorian Country Hour, Friday 23 June (13 min 22 sec)
Project lead
Alina Saeed
Agriculture Manager, Mallee Regional Innovation Centre
+61 403 859 787
alina.saeed1@unimelb.edu.au