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Bioenergy 'could soon be booming' in Western Australia: Bioenergy Insight July/August 2022:
Read Simon Dawkins' talk in the pdf below, starting on page 14:
bioenergy_insight_july.augustbioenergy22_full_copy.pdf
Also watch this video from Qantas on Sustainable Aviation Fuel:
youtu.be/PE7vceYP_Hs
And here is some information on Energy Tree Crops
energy_tree_crops_fficrc_2010.pdf
Some Past Media statements retained for reference are available here.
oma_conference_2011_media_release_carbon_pooling_expert_to_advise_on_carbon_farming_options1.doc
oma_media_release_the_carbon_farming_initiative_november_2010.doc
media_release_oma_bioenergy_is_a_key_to_a_truly_sustainable_future_in_the_regions.doc
study_shows_oil_mallees_improve_farm_biodiversity_futurefarmcrc_april2009.pdf
power_to_the_people_omafeb_09.pdf
harvester_funding_kick_starting_wa_oilmallee_industry_futurefarmcrc_june2008.pdf
carbon_confusion_clouds_integrated_mallee_investment_opportunities_omajune2009.pdf
bioenergy_is_a_key_to_a_truly_sustainable_future_in_the_regions_oma2009.pdf
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Presentations & Workshops
Conference 'Mallees –Markets and Farm Impacts' Friday June 28th, 2013
oma_conference_2011_media_release_carbon_pooling_expert_to_advise_on_carbon_farming_options1.doc
Dr. Keryn Paul, Research Scientist, Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO:
New_Calibration_Data_for_Mallee_Plantings.pdf
Brendon Pippen, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency:
DCCEE_Research_Priorities.pdf
Peter Ritson, Principle Scientist, Forest Science and Industry Development, DAFWA:
The_Mallee_Resource_Assessment_Project.pdf
Simon Dawkins, Oil Mallee Association:
Forum_on_Mallees_and_Revegetation.pdf
Professor Richard Harper, Alcoa Chair in Sustainable Water Management:
Using_Carbon_Investments_to_Achieve_Water_and_NRM_benefits.pdf
John Bartle and Dr Amir Abadi, DEC and Future Farm Industries:
Economics_of_the_Oil_Mallee_Industry.pdf
Dan Huxtable, Equinox Environmental:
Sustainable_Farming_Practices_and_the_oil_mallee_Code_of_Practice.pdf
Professor Ray Wills, Sustainable Energy Association:Renewables for Regions - Energy from the Bush:
http://www.futuresmart.com.au/downloads/Wills-OMA-15apr2011.pptx
David McFall, Upper Great Southern Oil Mallee Association:
The_Oil_Mallee_Project…_Local_Initiatives_Supporting_Industry_Development.pdf
Eliza Murray, Carbon Farming Policy Branch, DCCEE:
The_Carbon_Farming_Initiative.pdf
Ben Keogh, Director, Australian Carbon Traders:
Pooling_Carbon_and_Biomass:_A_traditional_approach_to_a_new_industry.pdf
Dr. Brendon McAtee, Landgate Satellite Remote Sensing Services:
Application_of_Remote_Sensing_in_Management_of_Biosequestration
.pdf
John McGrath, Future Farm Industries CRC:
Opportunities_for_Research_and_Development_for_Woody_Tree_Crops.pdf
Simon Dawkins, Oil Mallee Association:
The_Changing_Policy_Roadmap_-_The_Role_of_the_OMA.pdf
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Articles
Articles written by the OMA are available here.
Catchment Scale Evaluation of Trees Water Salt RIRDC Publication 2009 (980kb PDF)
Carbon Trading Market Unites (736kb PDF)
Bright Prospects for Mallee Bioenergy EcoGeneration (680kb PDF)
Bioenergy Current & Near term Opportunities (1.3MB PDF)
Biodiversity benefits of oil mallees (652kb (PDF)
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Useful Links
INDUSTRY SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS
AvonGro Wheatbelt Tree Cropping
AvonGro Wheatbelt NRM Oil Mallee Grower Case Studies
Australian Forest Growers (AFG)
FREE Eyre Limited, South Australia
Future Farm Industries CRCHongwei Wu, Centre for Chemical Engineering, Curtin University
Landgate – Western Australian Land Information Services (formerly DOLA)
Timber 2020
Western Australian Sustainable Energy Association
Murray Mallee Local Action Planning Inc
Western Australian No-Tillage Farming Association
THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OVER MANY YEARS
Carbon Farming Initiative, DCCEE
The Australian Government - Caring for our Country Program
The Hon Senator Tony Burke - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Australian Government – Department of Agriculture and Food WA
The Australian Government - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Hon Minister Terry Redman MLA – Minister for Agriculture , Food and Forestry WA
Australian Government – Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
The Hon Senator Penny Wong – Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water
Australian Government - Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
Forest Industries Climate Change Research Fund (DAFF)
The Western Australian Government – Mid West Development Commission
The Western Australian Government - Forest Products Commission (FPC)
The Western Australian Government – The Department of Environment and Conservation
The Western Australian Government – Wheatbelt Development Commission
REGIONAL NRM GROUPS
NURSERIES & FARM MANAGEMENT
Chatfields Tree Nursery, Tammin WA
Parnells Nursery, Tincurrin
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