Western Australian Agriculture Authority
Western Australian Agriculture Authority: $22,596,361 in recorded Commonwealth contract awards across 9 contracts and 1 agencies.
Updated 2026-10-23. Source: AusTender, Department of Finance. Latest contract notice per amendment lineage.. Award values are not expenditure. One contract is counted at its latest recorded notice value; amendments are not added together. Coverage is limited to the available notices.
Agencies contracted
- Grains Research and Development Corporation — 9 contracts, $22,596,361
| 0–$7.3m | Actions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantifying potential benefits of strategic and tactical fallowing in Western Australia | $3.4m | 30 Jun 2026 | |
| During the 2024 season outbreaks of flag smut in wheat and loose smut in barley occurred across Western Australia’s grain belt. Loose smut persists across seasons as dormant mycelium within infected seed, impacting both commercial and retained seed. In contrast, flag smut primarily spreads through contaminated soil. Despite seed treatments being the most effective control measure for these diseases, substantial outbreaks were reported by growers despite good seed dressing coverage and other hygiene practics. | $374.4k | 3 Jun 2025 | |
| This project will build on and complement the NGDSI variation by bridging species identification with practical pest management solutions. While the NGDSI work focuses on refining molecular tools and mapping species distribution, this project will develop targeted management strategies—including chemical and agronomic approaches—tailored to the specific scarab species present in key hotspots such as Lake Grace and Kondinin. By linking species-level insights with actionable control measures, these efforts will provide growers with integrated, evidence-based tools to mitigate scarab damage, enhance crop protection, and reduce reliance on ineffective chemical treatments, ultimately supporting more sustainable and effective pest management across WA’s agricultural regions. | $393.9k | 22 May 2025 | |
| Effective genetic control of Stagonospora nodorum blotch | $2m | 30 Jun 2015 | |
| Improved genetic solutions for management of yellow spot in wheat | $2.1m | 31 May 2015 | |
| Delivering enhanced agronomic strategies for improved crop performance on water repellent soils in Western Australia | $7.3m | 30 Jun 2014 | |
| Subsoil constraints - understanding and management | $4.4m | 30 Jun 2014 | |
| Minimising the impact of soil compaction on crop yield | $1.5m | 30 Jun 2014 | |
| Lupin Breeding for Australia | $1.3m | 29 Jun 2014 |
Notice details for the largest awards
- DAW00244 — Delivering enhanced agronomic strategies for improved crop performance on water repellent soils in Western Australia. $7,252,500. Start date: 2014-06-30. Published: 2015-05-01. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN3024152.
- DAW00242 — Subsoil constraints - understanding and management. $4,400,000. Start date: 2014-06-30. Published: 2015-05-01. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN3024112.
- DAW2607-001RTX — Quantifying potential benefits of strategic and tactical fallowing in Western Australia. $3,388,000. Start date: 2026-06-30. Published: 2026-02-10. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN4218828.
- DAW00247 — Improved genetic solutions for management of yellow spot in wheat. $2,088,894. Start date: 2015-05-31. Published: 2023-04-27. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN3024162.
- DAW00248 — Effective genetic control of Stagonospora nodorum blotch. $1,983,949. Start date: 2015-06-30. Published: 2015-05-01. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN3024182.
- DAW00243 — Minimising the impact of soil compaction on crop yield. $1,464,757. Start date: 2014-06-30. Published: 2015-05-01. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN3024132.
- DAW00237 — Lupin Breeding for Australia. $1,250,000. Start date: 2014-06-29. Published: 2016-08-23. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN3371813.
- CN-DAW2505-006RTX — This project will build on and complement the NGDSI variation by bridging species identification with practical pest management solutions. While the NGDSI work focuses on refining molecular tools and mapping species distribution, this project will develop targeted management strategies—including chemical and agronomic approaches—tailored to the specific scarab species present in key hotspots such as Lake Grace and Kondinin. By linking species-level insights with actionable control measures, these efforts will provide growers with integrated, evidence-based tools to mitigate scarab damage, enhance crop protection, and reduce reliance on ineffective chemical treatments, ultimately supporting more sustainable and effective pest management across WA’s agricultural regions.. $393,879. Start date: 2025-05-22. Published: 2025-07-24. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN4173253.
- CN-DAW2506-007RTX — During the 2024 season outbreaks of flag smut in wheat and loose smut in barley occurred across Western Australia’s grain belt. Loose smut persists across seasons as dormant mycelium within infected seed, impacting both commercial and retained seed. In contrast, flag smut primarily spreads through contaminated soil. Despite seed treatments being the most effective control measure for these diseases, substantial outbreaks were reported by growers despite good seed dressing coverage and other hygiene practics.. $374,382. Start date: 2025-06-03. Published: 2025-07-24. Agency: Grains Research and Development Corporation. AusTender notice CN4173255.
Other suppliers to these agencies
Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Csiro — $94,075,529 in recorded awards from this agency
- The University of Adelaide — $78,137,092 in recorded awards from this agency
- The University of Queensland — $46,254,351 in recorded awards from this agency
- NSW Department of Primary Industries — $40,997,312 in recorded awards from this agency
- University of Sydney — $32,855,904 in recorded awards from this agency
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries — $28,946,407 in recorded awards from this agency
- Adelaide University — $24,156,687 in recorded awards from this agency
- Department of Regional NSW — $22,017,959 in recorded awards from this agency
- Murdoch University — $15,281,248 in recorded awards from this agency
- Flinders University — $14,830,850 in recorded awards from this agency
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