Press Releases/Media Statements/News

2008

- July: Mallee Industry to Benefit Under the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme PDF (224kb)

- July: Bright Prospects for Mallee Bioenergy PDF (680kb)

- June: June OMC Bulletin - Industry Update

- June: Mallee Harvester investment to revolutionise Australia's energy supply PDF (176kb)

- June: Oil mallees trees a sustainable fuel PDF (1.7MB)

- May: Oil mallee trees may hold key to biofuels PDF (2.4MB)

- March: Mallee oil's future on the boil PDF (668kb)

- March: Oil mallee 'a perfect sequester' PDF (1.2MB)

- March: Carbon trading market ignites PDF (736kb)

2007

- December: December OMC Bulletin - Industry Update

- December: Oil Mallee Company Overview PDF (1.9MB)

- December: Bioenergy in the Avon PDF (1.1MB)

- October: OMC Bulletin - Industry Update

- June: The Oil Mallee Company of Australia wins $120,000 Federal grant PDF (80KB)

- June: Oil Mallee strategy dovetails with Government Announcement PDF (68KB)

- May: Media Release: Renewable Energy Opportunity PDF (36KB)

- February: Media Release: A Cleaner Energy Future - Biomass Branches Out PDF (44KB)

- February: Media Release: WA Scientist Recognised at National Bioenergy Confrence PDF (52KB)

2006

- June: Media Statement: Milestones at mallee plant PDF (40KB)

- March: Media Statement: $20M of taxpayers money up in smoke - New plant in Narrogin set to close before it opens PDF (70KB)

2005

- December: Press release: Official ceremony to mark WA's first carbon rights and plantation agreement

- October: WA's first carbon rights and plantation agreement PDF (120KB)

- Winter: AVONGRO - Wheatbelt Tree Cropping newsletter, Edition 1 PDF (2MB)

- March: Local oil mallee project attracts Royal interest PDF (60KB)

- February: WA Wheatbelt ready for carbon trading PDF (120KB)

The Dinkum Oil - Industry Newsletter

- Winter 2005: Issue 25 PDF (700KB)

2004

- June: OMC secures another international mallee planting project PDF (160KB)

- June: Boost for more mallee eucalypt planting welcome PDF (130KB)

2003

- 9th December: Western Australia has the capacity to establish a 2.7 billion tonne carbon dioxide sink by planting mallees on cleared agricultural land

- 10th October: Carbon – the new tree product which could allow farmers to make profit from reversing land degradation

- October: 'Mallee Cropping Code of Practice' PDF (640KB)

- 1st June: One Thousand Hectares Secured For Mallee Plantings to Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Dinkum Oil - Industry Newsletter

- Spring 2003: Issue 24 PDF (547KB)

- Autumn 2003: Issue 23 PDF (165KB)

2002

- December: Seedling Orders For 2.5 Million Mallees Placed with Regional Nurseries

- 26th November: Mallee Eucalypts Grown To Offset Greenhouse Gasses Could Provide Feedstock For New Green Industries In Regional Australia

- 18th October: Major Japanese Power Company To Plant Two and Half Million Trees In Western Australian Wheat belt
   -> A Brief Profile of Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
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A Brief Profile of Kansai Environmental Engineering Center Co., Ltd. (KANSO)
- Oil Mallee Industry Draft Code of Practice v2.
- 15th April: More than 1.85 million seedlings have been ordered by farmers for planting this winter 2002
- Prices for 2002

News 2002

The Dinkum Oil - Industry Newsletter

- May 2002: Issue 21 PDF (260KB)

2001
- Industry developments

News 2001

The Dinkum Oil - Industry Newsletter

- Winter 2001 - Issue 20

Research is critical to Oil Mallee Industry

Oil mallees have much to offer rural WA. They provide opportunities for income diversification for farmers, protection of the environment and regional processing and unemployment. As oil mallees evolve into a commercial crop, more research has become necessary.

Oil Mallees to Feed Proposed Biomass-Fired Power Station in Esperance
The Oil Mallee Company today welcomed the announcement by Metasource, a new subsidiary company of Woodside Energy Ltd, of its intentions to assess the potential of building a 5MW biomass-fired power station in the town of Esperance.

IWP pilot plant announced - Narrogin to get first plant.
Western Power has announced that the final monies to build the $5 million IWP pilot plant have been secured.

OMC strikes deal with Woodside Energy.
The OMC today announced it had signed a deal with Woodside.
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Harvester development
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1 million trees