Case Studies

Dryland Sorghum cropping – Floravale

Ernie and his wife Kylie own Floraville Station, a 94,000 hectare property on the banks of the Leichardt River, in the Queensland Gulf. Ernie and his family are fourth generation residents who manage approximately...

Dryland cotton – Etta Plains

The Findley family are pioneers in Queensland’s Gulf catchment, growing the first ever commercial crop of irrigated cotton on their property, Etta Plains, 125km north of Julia Creek. Positioned directly in the fertile...

Dryland cotton – Inverleigh

Inverleigh Station is an iconic pastoral property in the lower Gulf owned and operated by Judy Fry and her sons, Darren and Raymond (Snow) Heslin. Judy has been a grazier and business person in the lower Cape and Gulf for more...

Northern cotton industry - Namoi Cotton

Commercial cotton crops have been trialled in both the Gilbert and Flinders River catchments (e.g., Stranbroke and Silver Hills Stations). However, without sufficient scale to support a local gin...

Irrigated horiculture - 15 Mile Agri

Flinders Shire Council has developed the 15 Mile, using local underground water to lure Victorian company Marciano Table Grapes to Hughenden. Australian-grown grapes are unavailable several months every year The project aims to exploit...