TMI’s Chairman Gary Nairn AO and CEO Carolyn Hall were invited to speak at a Farm Writer’s Association of NSW luncheon in Sydney during February, on the Institute’s work supporting farmers across the country to rehydrate and restore their land by building soil carbon, increasing vegetation cover and boosting biodiversity.
Read MoreTMI Board Directors Diana Cavanagh and Martin Royds have decided to move on and have resigned from our Board. We will be looking to replace these vacancies as soon as possible and will keep you posted.
Read MoreWe have been successful in several funding rounds recently which will help towards rolling our landscape rehydration work out across Australia, specifically in Western Australia, Northern Queensland and New South Wales.
Read MoreTMI’s Chairman Gary Nairn AO spoke on the NSW Country Hour on Friday 16 February 2021 about how farming needs to change to meet the National Farmers' Federation's $100 billion target.
Gary features from 15.40 minutes onwards.
Listen to the program here:
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nsw-country-hour/nsw-country-hour/13174472
The Mulloon Institute’s Luke Peel and Joe Skuse hosted year 12 Agriculture students from The Scots College over two days with a focus on soils and the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative.
Read MoreDespite being a decorated career soldier and later Governor-General of Australia, Michael Jeffery probably made his biggest mark as a fierce advocate for improving and protecting our fragile soils. Now a soil health award has been named in his honour.
Read MoreThe recent passing of our Patron, Michael Jeffery, is a great loss to the nation. General Jeffery’s service to Australia has been outstanding including a very distinguished military career followed by his service to Western Australia as Governor and then to the nation as Governor General.
Read MoreEarlier this year at the height of the drought, the health and well-being of our pasture-raised, free range chickens at Mulloon Creek Natural Farms risked being compromised due to the increasingly poor quality of potable water available to our chickens.
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Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute held its Annual General Meeting in November 2020 at the Barn on Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, and it was great to do something face-to-face again. It also gave us the opportunity to connect with many of our members and supporters and to thank our long-serving Director, Richard Allsopp.
Read MoreIn November, Research Coordinator Luke Peel and Science Officer James Diack hosted members and friends of the Wollondilly CWA who were keen to learn more about how leaky weirs function and help rehydrate landscapes and regenerate landscape function.
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute hosted the annual the Australian National University’s Environmental Science Field School at Mulloon Creek in September, with students applying their newly acquired skills in Landscape Function Analysis on existing brush packs installed by the class of 2018.
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to announce that the Mulloon Institute were winners at the 2020 National Heritage Trust (NSW) Awards, in the 'Landscape Conservation' category and the President’s Award, for our 'Mulloon Rehydration Initiative - Stage 1'.
Read MoreWith over 35 new leaky weirs now installed in the Mulloon Creek system as part of the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative (MRI), now that the rains have arrived it’s time to plant, plant, plant.
Read MoreWelcome to Mulloon Creek Natural Farm’s new General Manager.
Jim Steele has had over 40 years’ experience in the agricultural industry including managing large agricultural enterprises in NSW and Victoria. Jim spent 15 years consulting for McMichael & Associates to a number of corporate and private clients. Over the last 12 years he established and ran a successful pasture raised organic poultry business applying regenerative principles, producing and selling high quality eggs and meat birds online. Jim attributes his success to having an holistic approach with extensive knowledge and skills in a broad range of agribusiness, organics and regenerative agriculture practices.
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute has recently showcased its work to a variety of influential people, including the Governor General of Australia the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), the new National Soils Advocate the Hon Penny Wensley AC, and Secretary of the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water & and the Environment Andrew Metcalfe AO and his Deputy Secretary for the Environment James Larsen, as well as Menzies Research Centre Chairman Paul Espie AO and CEO Nick Cater.
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute is partnering with The Scots College (TSC) to integrate regenerative agriculture principles into its curriculum.
Read MoreWhile taking on over 50 staff in three fields (production, research and construction) and 40,000 chooks was not how I intended 2020 to turn out, I've had a thoroughly enjoyable experience and feel it is set for continued success under the incoming General Manager Jim Steele.
Martin Royds, Interim Farm Manager
Read MoreNovember 2020 saw the completion of Mulloon Consulting’s on-ground rehydration work at James and Elizabeth Teale’s Bellmount Forest property 50km north of Canberra, and at Fiona David and Jake Blight’s Wamboin property 25km east of Canberra.
Read MoreA Parliamentary Friends of Soil event was held at Old Parliament House this week to help raise the importance and relevance of soils and soil health in Australia. The event was arranged by members from both sides of the House in preparation for World Soil Day on Saturday 5 December 2020.
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