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$156.5m secured to drive a sustainable future for Australia's irrigation regions

A $50 million Federal Government grant through the Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centres Program, together with $106.5 million from 85 partners

$156.5m secured to drive a sustainable future for Australia's irrigation regions

A $50 million Federal Government grant through the Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centres Program, together with $106.5 million from 85 partners, will support a new partnership to achieve a more productive, resilient and sustainable Murray-Darling Basin and beyond through the newly announced One Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).

A collaborative partnership, the One Basin CRC, led by the University of Melbourne and including the Australian National University, Charles Sturt University, the Goyder Institute, Hort Innovation, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Sensand Technologies and the University of Sydney, will develop and commercialise opportunities for Australia’s irrigated agriculture and rural water industries.

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