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Boost for Barramundi Farm
Food and Fibre Gippsland Food and Fibre Gippsland

Boost for Barramundi Farm

Gippsland will become home to the world’s largest indoor barramundi aquaculture farm with financial support from the Federal Government.

The Federal Government has announced a $30 million grant for Opal and Mainstream’s Latrobe Valley Aquaculture project at Maryvale Mill in the Latrobe Valley.

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Seaweed Study underway
Food and Fibre Gippsland Food and Fibre Gippsland

Seaweed Study underway

Food & Fibre Gippsland’s Elena Nauta recently joined the Deakin University Blue Carbon Lab team on the University’s Lady Bay work-boat as they surveyed seaweed species, environmental conditions, and growing locations in the beautiful Gippsland Lakes. This work is part of the Smart Specialisation Program’s study into the feasibility of a commercial seaweed growing industry in the region.

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Seaweed Jobs and Skills Workshop
Ben Gebert Ben Gebert

Seaweed Jobs and Skills Workshop

As part of the ongoing work to assess the viability of a seaweed industry for Gippsland, a Seaweed Jobs and Skills Workshop and key Stakeholder discussion group was held online in February.

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Smart Specialisation team - Elena
Food and Fibre Gippsland Food and Fibre Gippsland

Smart Specialisation team - Elena

Elena Nauta joined the GS3 team at Food & Fibre Gippsland (F&FG) in December 2020 as an Industry Placement Program participant through Federation University, and has continued working on the Sustainable Emerging Commodities (Seaweed and Insect Farming) stream of GS3 as a Graduate Project Officer upon the completion of her placement in July 2021 and Bachelor of Food and Nutritional Science in December 2021.

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