Drought Consultations & Blue Green Algae Project

Vic Hub NW Irrigated Horticulture Node events

The Mallee Regional Innovation Centre is launching two latest areas of its work as part of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub. Regsiter for this free event here.

Register for this free event here

a) Regional Drought Consultations Summary Report (Part 2)

Tim Cummins will present on the findings of the NW Irrigated Horticulture Node’s latest rounds of drought consultations.

Learn about Part 1 of these consultations.

Download a report outlining findings from the first drought consultation round in October 2023

b) Blue-green algae: accumulation phenomenon and management strategies

Dr Arash Zamyadi will present on his work with key stakeholders who investigated blue-green algae as an accumulation phenomenon and the key findings that will inform management strategies.

This research work was undertaken with support from the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub, funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

c) Visiting delegation

In addition to the presentations, this event provides a networking opportunity with visiting delegation of academics from the University of Melbourne:

Faculty of Science – School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES):

• Dr Sara Hely – Director, Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub
• A/Prof Jeremy Cottrell – Dairy and Livestock science (Director of Engagement, SAFES)
• Professor Ling-Zhi Cheong – Food Sciences
• Dr. Jessica Biesiekierski – Head of Human Nutrition Group
• Dr Hang-Wei Hu –  Soil molecular microbial ecologist
• Dr Niloofar Vaghefi – Plant pathology

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

• Professor Angus Webb – Hydrology and water resources ecologist (Mallee Regional Innovation Centre Director)
• Professor Andrew Western – Hydrology  – (Head of Infrastructure Engineering and Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources)
• Dr Gang (Kevin) Li – Principal investigator of the Clean Energy Laboratory
• Professor Dragan Nesic – Control engineering
• Professor Ying Tan – Automation and control systems
• Professor Lu Aye – Complex systems and modelling AI

You can also find information on the Vic Hub’s Events page.