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Third Australian Cotton Industry Environmental Assessment
Client: Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) CRDC is an Australian Government Statutory Authority that works as a partnership between the Australian cotton industry and the Australian Government. It provides leadership and investment...
Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) 2012 Conference
Innovation into Action for Regional Enterprises: Applying systems thinking to catalyse development The internet and high speed broadband is disrupting business models and whole industries around the globe. In Australia, the roll-out of the National...
Review of the Murray Darling Basin Native Fish Strategy Demonstration Reach Concept
Client: Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) The MDBA is an Australian Government statutory authority which is responsible for planning the integrated management of the water resources of the Murray–Darling Basin. The Authority manages the Native...
Strengthening Policy Services in the Cattle Industry
Levy payers and industry bodies have recognized the need for reform of national representation, policy and advocacy functions for the grass-fed cattle industry. A new report by Inovact Consulting Managing Director Brian Ramsay for the peak...
Expert Advisers for Development of the New National Strategy for the Grass-fed Cattle Industry
Client: Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) The Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) is the peak industry body responsible for representing and advancing the interests of Australia’s grass-fed beef producers. Beef is a major Australian industry:...
Raising National Water Standards Program: Stage 2 Evaluation Report
The recently completed Raising National Water Standards (RNWS) Stage 2 Evaluation is the second of a three-stage evaluation framework for the RNWS program. Inovact Consulting based the assessment on 41 projects across three themes (Water Planning,...
The Quiet Revolution in Natural Resource Management Community Engagement
There is a pattern with innovation. New initiatives start with positive intent, high enthusiasm and expectations. Then, with implementation, reality bites and we become focused on managing the setbacks, issues and critics. We can lose sight of what...
Translating Broadband Access Into Business Outcomes
Inovact Consulting has researched the stories of six regional businesses in Tasmania to understand what they are doing to translate broadband access into business outcomes. We found some practical insights for policy makers, regional leaders and...
RIRDC Broadband Report
This report provides a detailed analysis of the positive influences of broadband internet on innovation and productivity in rural industries, with an emphasis on agriculture. The report defines the opportunities...
Banana Communications Report
This report involved surveying banana growers in order to better identify the differences between information needs and habits of small large banana growers. Based on the information found, a communication and engagement plan was developed to...