Regional Coordinator
Lance Brown
PO Box 5093
Mildura VIC 3502
Phone: (03) 5021 9105
Email: lance.brown@lwa.gov.au
Grain & Graze projects in the Mallee region:
- Feed-based animal production information package. View project summary.
Project contact: Roy Latta, phone (03) 5091 7246, email Roy.Latta@dpi.vic.gov.au - Soil biodiversity in mixed farming systems. View project summary.
Project contact: Gupta Vadakattu, phone: 08-8303 8579, email: gupta.vadakattu@csiro.au - Monitor farms to demonstrate best management practice. View project summary.
Project contact: Zubair Shahzad, phone (03) 5021 9103, email: zubair.shahzad@msfp.org.au
Regional Project Summary
Mallee project summary.pdf (pdf - 971KB)
Updates, Fact Sheets and Further Information
Mallee Project Results 2005 (pdf - 1029KB)
Soil biodiversity results 2005.pdf (pdf - 368KB)
Sheep Production and Feedbase Management.pdf (pdf - 1097KB)
Region Snapshot
The Mallee region spreads across three million hectares straddling the New South Wales, Victorial and South Australian borders. It has a population of 278,000. Mildura is the major centre and a number of large towns along the River Murray support domestic, commercial and industrial activities.
The River Murray supplies the majority of reticulated water systems in the region. Groundwater reserves are significant and are used for all purposes outside the major towns. The soils are inherently infertile and range from shallow sands overlaying limestone in the west through a gradual increase in depth and quality towards the east. There has been significant clearing of remnant native vegetation throughout the region.
Wheat and barley cropping consume the majority of the land area, with wool and livestock enterprises throughout the region also.