GRDC Seed of Light
The GRDC Seed of Light Award was initiated in 1999 and is presented each year to someone who makes a significant contribution to communicating the outcomes of research.
Previous recipients have included:
| Year |
Northern Region |
Southern Region |
Western Region |
| 1999 |
Peter Hayman,
NSW DPI |
Di Carpenter,
NSW DPI |
Frances Hoyle,
DAFWA |
| 2000 |
Wayne Strong,
QDPI |
Nigel Wilhelm,
SARDI |
Robert Loughman,
DAFWA |
| 2001 |
Graham White,
QDPI |
Chris Preston,
University of Adelaide |
Ros Jettner,
(not presented an award) |
| 2002 |
Kevin Moore,
NSW DPI |
Neil Fettell,
NSW DPI |
Vanessa Stewart,
DAFWA |
| 2003 |
John Doughton,
Central Queensland Farming Systems |
John Passioura,
CSIRO Plant Industry |
Ros Jettner,
DAFWA |
| 2004 |
David Murray/Melina Miles,
QDPI |
Ian McClelland,
Birchip Cropping Group |
Peter Nelson,
Grainpool |
| 2005 |
Col Mullen,
NSW DPI |
Nick Poole,
Foundation for Arable Research |
Cameron Weeks,
Mingenew Irwin Group |
| 2006 |
John Slatter,
Pulse Australia |
Peter Hayman,
SARDI |
Bill Crabtree,
WANTFA |
| 2007 |
Mike Bell,
QDPI |
Jon Lamb,
Jon Lamb Communications |
Peter Mangano,
DAFWA |
| 2008 |
Neil Dalgleish,
CSIRO |
John Kirkegaard,
CSIRO Plant Industry |
Peter Newman,
DAFWA |
| 2009 |
Steven Simpfendorfer,
NSW DPI |
TJ Higgins,
CSIRO Plant Industry |
Bill Bowden,
DAFWA |
| 2010 |
Richard Daniel,
Northern Grower Alliance |
Wayne Hawthorne,
Pulse Australia |
Stephen Powles,
WAHRI |
| 2011 |
John Cameron,
Independent Consultants Australia Network |
Col Wellings,
Australian Cereal Rust Control Program |
Geoff Fosbery,
Consultag |
| 2012 |
Greg Platz,
DEEDI |
|
Owen Grieve,
ABC Rural |
For further information contact Kylie Paulsen, GRDC Communication Manager on 02 6166 4500.
