Salinity Management: Native Plant Industry Enterprises
Investment: $492 543
Delivery organisations: Greening Australia (2006-07), AVONGRO & Forest Products Commission (2008)
On-ground achievements
- 27 demonstration sites of sandalwood, Casuarina obesa, brushwood and long rotation timber planted over 200 ha in 2007
- 100 ha of tree crops established in 2008
- 20.5 ha of Casuarina obesa, 35 ha sandalwood and 37 ha native timber planted as independent or mixed plantings in 2009
Community engagement and capacity building
- 11 workshops with over 600 participant days and over 50 active participants from stakeholder groups
- Coordination of grower group newsletters
- Executive / technical support for Avon Wheatbelt Tree Cropping & Oil Mallee Association
- Peer Mentoring Program for farm forestry
- One Introductory Training Course on Farm Forestry
- Technical information, guidance and liaison services on farm forestry
- Assisted grower groups develop sustainable ‘producer collaborative business models'
- Australian Sandalwood Field Day, Brushwood Field Day, Regional Tree Crop Research Update
Did you know?
- Australian Sandalwood is grown for its high value aromatic heartwood over a 20 year rotation, with potential to generate income from the oil rich nuts from age five
