Press Releases/Media Statements/News
2008
- July: Mallee Industry to Benefit Under the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
(224kb) - July: Bright Prospects for Mallee Bioenergy (680kb)
- June: June OMC Bulletin - Industry Update
- June: Mallee Harvester investment to revolutionise Australia's energy supply (176kb)
- June: Oil mallees trees a sustainable fuel (1.7MB)
- May: Oil mallee trees may hold key to biofuels (2.4MB)
- March: Mallee oil's future on the boil (668kb)
- March: Oil mallee 'a perfect sequester' (1.2MB)
- March: Carbon trading market ignites (736kb)
2007
- December: December OMC Bulletin - Industry Update
- December: Oil Mallee Company Overview (1.9MB)
- December: Bioenergy in the Avon (1.1MB)
- October: OMC Bulletin - Industry Update
- June: The Oil Mallee Company of Australia wins $120,000 Federal grant (80KB)
- June: Oil Mallee strategy dovetails with Government Announcement (68KB)
- May: Media Release: Renewable Energy Opportunity (36KB)
- February: Media Release: A Cleaner Energy Future - Biomass Branches Out (44KB)
- February: Media Release: WA Scientist Recognised at National Bioenergy Confrence (52KB)
2006
- June: Media Statement: Milestones at mallee plant (40KB)
- March: Media Statement: $20M of taxpayers money up in smoke - New plant in Narrogin set to close before it opens (70KB)
2005
- December: Press release: Official ceremony to mark WA's first carbon rights and plantation agreement
- October: WA's first carbon rights and plantation agreement (120KB)
- Winter: AVONGRO - Wheatbelt Tree Cropping newsletter, Edition 1 (2MB)
- March: Local oil mallee project attracts Royal interest (60KB)
- February: WA Wheatbelt ready for carbon trading (120KB)
The Dinkum Oil - Industry Newsletter
- Winter 2005: Issue 25 (700KB)
2004
- June: OMC secures another international mallee planting project (160KB)
- June: Boost for more mallee eucalypt planting welcome (130KB)
2003
- 9th December: Western Australia has the capacity to establish a 2.7 billion tonne carbon dioxide sink by planting mallees on cleared agricultural land
- 10th October: Carbon - the new tree product which could allow farmers to make profit from reversing land degradation
- October: 'Mallee Cropping Code of Practice' (640KB)
- 1st June: One Thousand Hectares Secured For Mallee Plantings to Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Dinkum Oil - Industry Newsletter
- Spring 2003: Issue 24 (547KB)
- Autumn 2003: Issue 23 (165KB)
2002
- December: Seedling Orders For 2.5 Million Mallees Placed with Regional Nurseries
- 26th November: Mallee Eucalypts Grown To Offset Greenhouse Gasses Could Provide Feedstock For New Green Industries In Regional Australia
- 18th October: Major Japanese Power Company To Plant Two and Half Million Trees In Western Australian Wheat belt
- Oil Mallee Industry Draft Code of Practice v2.
- 15th April: More than 1.85 million seedlings have been ordered by farmers for planting this winter 2002
- Prices for 2002
News 2002
The Dinkum Oil - Industry Newsletter
- May 2002: Issue 21 (260KB)
2001
News 2001
The Dinkum Oil - Industry Newsletter
- Winter 2001 - Issue 20
Research is critical to Oil Mallee Industry
Oil mallees have much to offer rural WA. They provide opportunities for income diversification for farmers, protection of the environment and regional processing and unemployment. As oil mallees evolve into a commercial crop, more research has become necessary.
Oil Mallees to Feed Proposed Biomass-Fired Power Station in Esperance
The Oil Mallee Company today welcomed the announcement by Metasource, a new subsidiary company of Woodside Energy Ltd, of its intentions to assess the potential of building a 5MW biomass-fired power station in the town of Esperance.
IWP pilot plant announced - Narrogin to get first plant.
Western Power has announced that the final monies to build the $5 million IWP pilot plant have been secured.
OMC strikes deal with Woodside Energy.
The OMC today announced it had signed a deal with Woodside.
- Harvester development
- 1 million trees