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Peel Business Park calls for EOIs from innovative agrifood businesses
WA’s Peel Business Park, site of the soon-to-be-built WA Food Innovation Precinct, is seeking expressions of interest from agrifood and ancillary businesses keen to carve their own footprints in the precinct.
Australian-first innovation powering jobs at Peel Business Park
Australia’s first solar-photovoltaic industrial microgrid is up and running at DevelopmentWA’s Peel Business Park in Nambeelup, Western Australia, with the innovative network now providing clean, green power to the site following the completion of Stage 1 works.
For Food’s Sake Summit tours: SIFT opening and Melville Park farm
Guests who joined our recent day tours of the new SIFT facility at FIPWA and Melville Park farm glimpsed the collaborative future of food innovation and value-adding in WA
Transform Peel
Transform Peel is located at Nambeelup in the Peel region of Western Australia, approximately 75 kilometers south of Perth. The project comprises three integrated, strategic elements: a 42,000-hectare Peel Food Zone; a 1,000-hectare Peel Business Park; and the Peel Integrated Water Initiative. The 35-year project is expected to culminate in a $16.2 billion-per-annum economic output...
Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia launches
On Friday 24 February, the multi-million-dollar Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia, aka Mereny Bidi Boodja, was formally opened at Peel Business Park in the state’s south-west.
Key leaders appointed to Western Australia’s new food technology facility, SIFT
Murdoch University’s Food Futures Institute has appointed key leaders to drive operations at its Food Technology Facility. Future Food Systems CRC is a major partner in the operations of the FTF.
$13.6m R&D project set to add value to WA’s agrifood sector
WA DPIRD, Murdoch University and the CRC are teaming up to deliver R&D to agrifood firms via a purpose-built food-tech facility at FIPWA.
Western Australian food innovation hub takes big step forward
On 4 May, CRC stakeholders met at the soon-to-be-completed Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (the Precinct) in the Shire of Murray to sign lease agreements for core facilities within the precinct.
State-of-the-art metabolomics food library launched in Western Australia
Scientists at Murdoch University’s Australian National Phenome Centre (ANPC) are embarking on a project with Bruker BioSpin and SMEs across Western Australia to create unique chemical fingerprinting methods for WA produce as part of the Future Food Systems CRC.
State-of-the-art food metabolomics library launched in Western Australia
A just-commenced CRC project involving Murdoch University's ANPC, WA DPIRD, global scientific equipment firm Bruker and SMEs across WA will develop unique chemical fingerprints to validate health claims, expanding markets for premium WA products.
Future of Food 2021
Encompassing conference, expo and extension activities, this two-day event, in which the CRC is a gold sponsor, explores opportunities for Australian producers in innovating, collaborating, clustering and value-adding.
Future Food Systems eNews issue # 14 – May 2021
From the CEO This month has seen changes and additions to the CRC executive team. Distinguished Professor David Tissue has taken over from Professor Ian Anderson as the Lead for Research Program 2 - see his profile below. Dr Maria Chandra-Hioe has joined as Research Project Coordinator. Maria, a food scientist and nutritionist, will be...
Food Innovation Precinct WA to drive growth in premium value-added foods
Construction has begun on WAFIP, which will include an advanced food-manufacturing facility and food science, processing and educational facilities. The CRC will work with its WA partners to deliver R&D services within the precinct.
New WA Food Innovation Precinct to drive growth of high-quality value-added food products in Australia’s West
Construction of the Western Australian Food Innovation Precinct has commenced, with an official ‘turning of the sod’ ceremony held on site on the morning of Thursday 20 May, and an industry launch of the precinct and accompanying Enterprise Support Program at the adjacent Bushfire Centre of Excellence in the afternoon.
Future Food Systems eNews issue # 10 – January 2021
From the CEO 2021 begins with renewed global commitment to innovation across food systems and significant growth opportunities for our industry partners. Some of the world’s biggest investors are throwing their weight behind the future foods megatrend - see, for example, this CNBC story about how to ‘ride the boom’. Meanwhile, the United Nations is...
Australia ripe for a regional renaissance, says NFF
The time is right for a coordinated effort to bolster resilience in our regions and invest in their strengths, contends the National Farmers’ Federation, which released its Regionalisation Agenda paper this week.
FFS hosts successful Summit: For Food’s Sake – fostering collaboration and innovation in WA’s agrifood sector
The recent For Food’s Sake Summit hosted by Future Food Systems at Murdoch University, Perth, was a testament to the vibrancy and potential of Western Australia's agrifood industry. Supported by Murdoch University, the event convened stakeholders from diverse sectors to delve into the critical role of collaboration in driving innovation. Prof. Len Collard, an Indigenous...
Future Food Systems eNews issue # 20 – November 2021
This month, we update you on the outcomes of our ‘Coffs food innovation ecosystem’ project, the release of Peel's roadmap for Western Australia's food and beverage businesses and the nutritional database The George Institute is developing for Food Standards ANZ. Please join us online for our annual Research Showcase this Thursday from 12.30pm AEDT –
Specialised agrifood clusters: theory and practice
In this useful report, QUT's Randall McHugh explores the pros and cons of specialist industry clusters, and examines the potential benefits to our agrifood sector of clustering in locations well suited to agrifood operations..