New Organics Research Centre opens

Australia has a Food Safety Centre and Primary Produce Centre linked to Universities. We now have an Organics Research Centre.

It is a collaboration between Southern Cross University and the New South Wales Department of Primary industries (DPI).

The Centre will be located in the Northern Rivers in New South Wales and will have a broad range of interst with the vision of creating a centre which will be a world leading facility.

The University’s Vice Chancellor Professor Adam Shoemaker said; “We expect to attract partners who will have their own research priorities and problems to solve. It is a contemporary field with great potential to innovate.The Centre for Organics Research will build on Australia’s reputation for food safety, security and export to key markets world-wide.”

The University will provide staff and facilities as part of it’s $2 million contribution, which will be matched by the DPI during a five year funding period.

Southern Cross University Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, Professor Geraldine Mackenzie said; “Creating this Centre in partnership with the Department is a natural fit. We are already working on a number of projects and the Centre represents an exciting extension of the relationship between the two organisations.”