Published 2006
“…The workshop was conducted at Gregory Springs Farm, Northampton from 16 to 18 November 2005 through funding provided by the Indigenous Land Corporation, the Mid
West Development Commission, Central
West College of TAFE, Desert Knowledge CRC and the Centre for Sustainable Mine Lakes.The primary goals of the workshop were to:promote an opportunity to start
developing a network of aboriginal people, technical experts and farmers involved in integrated aquaculture to identify effective approaches to build capacity of aboriginal people to
develop sustainable enterprises on integrated aquaculture;enhance the technical knowledge and understanding of integrated aquaculture by aboriginal participants and create an opportunity for the Collie aboriginal participants to network with other aboriginal people involved in or interested in aquaculture ventures;introduce inland integrated aquaculture to aboriginal people and farmers to aid in the
development and implementation of local opportunities for income diversification;start building a database with aboriginal people and farmers inputs regarding their needs and challengers to
develop potential aquaculture business;The workshop comprised a two day course in integrated aquaculture, delivered by CSML, Muresk Institute and TAFE staff and Mr Frank Mauger, Gregory Springs Farm, for Aboriginal
community members from
South West and Mid
West Aboriginal
communities. …”
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