Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC)

Research & innovation in hort, water, energy & enviro. Uni of Melbourne, La Trobe Uni & SuniTAFE -Vic Drought Hub, OneBasinCRC Mildura & Mallee Hydrogen Cluster

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

ICYMI our Dec newsletter - the most popular stories of 2024, One Basin CRC Mildura Hub launch, Mildura based industry internships & a profile of Almond Board of Australia CEO Tim Jackson. Read more here: https://t.co/MdaJrCs7tH

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Thanks everyone who joined us last week for the launch of our 2 reports around drought resilience. It was great to have our project partners, local industry & other stakeholders there, as well as visitors from outside the region.

@VicHub_Drought @UniMelb #FDF @DAFFgov

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

#ICYMI Sept newsletter. Opportunities for @UniMelb @FEITUniMelb & @SciMelb students paid summer internship in Mildura, @latrobe’s student water management visit to region. Hear from #OneBasinCRC PhD candidate Kelsy Burns about living & working in Mildura.
https://t.co/k3Xu5A1JO9

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

What a big few months. We’ve worked with @FEITUniMelb & @SuniTAFE in transitioning & refit of offices. Looking fantastic! We have representation on site from One Basin CRC, @VicHub_Drought & Mallee Hydrogen Tech Cluster. In 5yrs we’ve come so far. Including researchers on site.

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Congrats Amali! Submission of your PhD thesis! MRIC were pleased to support your regional activities. Fantastic that this research could help preserve cultural heritage of First Nations people & reduce shoreline erosion at Lake Victoria.

@MD_Basin_Auth

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[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Latest newsletter features project led by @FEITUniMelb’s Dr Tristan Graham on water allocation forecasting. Thanks to all the project partners for making this work possible.

https://t.co/v6qHNYwS4O

@GMWater @UniMelb @MD_Basin_Auth @BOM_au @VicHub_Drought

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Newsletter out now! Read about @latrobe’s research trip, results of a collaborative project looking to improve water allocation forecasting, new Irrigation Decision Making & Innovation Report & the newest PhD candidate to join One Basin CRC Mildura Hub. https://t.co/W46TAndSFI

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Last week was full of One Basin CRC activities for our Mildura Hub. CRC Directors Avril Hogan & Kym Walton visited. PhD’s met F2F after months of online engagement. MRIC facilitated engagement with @latrobe academics, a field trip, a research launch & industry networking event.

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

This week we also hosted ⁦@latrobe⁩ Centre board members & a group of academics for field activities & industry & stakeholder engagement. In particular we were able to highlight our work as a partner in the ⁦⁦@VicHub_Drought⁩ https://t.co/2tzR2ceo5r

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Such a big week of activity for the Centre. We had a great turnout for the launch of our latest work on irrigation decision making by Centre partner ⁦@latrobe⁩’s Dr Natalie Araújo. You can find out more here and below: https://t.co/c8raXeTRG7 https://t.co/UUldxI68fL

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Come & join the team!

If you are keen to work in water, agriculture & climate resilience with 85 diverse stakeholders, this role might be for you.

The 1BCRC Mildura Hub Manager ensure operational effectiveness of Mildura One Basin CRC Hub.

Apply here https://t.co/tYSukrd6G7

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

It’s Australian Pollinator Week. To celebrate we are sharing findings from our beehive health project!

The project was a collaboration between 2 @VicHub_Drought partners, us (the Mallee Regional Innovation Centre) & @VicGovAg

See the project clips: https://t.co/gtxZynsLnR

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Happy National Agriculture Day! Today the Centre celebrate all of the hardworking, innovative growers of our region.

A big thank you to those who participate in and support the work we do – your engagement is valued and appreciated.

#AgDayAU

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

The Centre is pleased to share we’re launching our Regional Drought Consultation Report.

Thank you to all the organisations & individuals who contributed. Join us to find out more on Thurs 2 Nov at 11.30am. Bookings are essential - https://t.co/4Wh9shrQQu

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

The Centre would like to hear from Citrus growers to better understand your experiences in the dry times.

We are holding a consultation session in Mildura on 2 Nov 2pm.

Find out more & secure your seat (places limited) please RSVP [email protected]

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

The Centre would like to hear from table grape growers to better understand your experiences in drought.

We are holding a consultation session in Mildura Wed 1 Nov 4pm.

Find out more & secure your seat (places limited) please RSVP [email protected]

@ATGAHortnetwork

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

We’re running a 2nd session to hear from dried vine fruit growers to better understand your experiences in drought.

We are holding a consultation session in Mildura Tues 31 Oct 11am to 1pm.

Find out more & secure your seat (places limited) please RSVP [email protected]

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

The Centre would like to hear from almond growers & better understand your experiences in drought.

We are holding a consultation session in Mildura -Monday 30 October 2pm.

To find out more & secure your seat (places limited) please RSVP [email protected]

@AusAlmonds

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Great to see your work (and the Mallee) on the world stage again. Thanks @happy99yueyue!

[Anne Wang 🌱 @happy99yueyue]

It is a great pleasure to present our work @HyperSensLab @ZarcoTejada @LolaSuarezRS @Ryu_Dongryeol on Cx retrieval from Fluspect and airborne hyperspectral images in almonds and meet peers at @igarss! @MRIC_CEO

[Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) @MRIC_CEO]

Meet our new agriculture manager Alina. Alina first became passionate about ag when growing up in Pakistan. She has many yrs of experience in industry & much of that time involved working in post-conflict & post-disaster recovery scenarios. Read more here: https://t.co/C3McJbwL0W