- The next MRAC meeting is scheduled for Friday 3 February, 2012 at 8.00 a.m. (Applicants should allow at least 7 weeks for their application to reach the MRAC. Refer Flowchart for a MERIWA application.)
- The next Board meeting is scheduled for Monday 20 February 2012.
- The latest 'Research News' was published in July, 2011 and is now available from the MERIWA office, or can be downloaded from this site.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AWARDED TO MERIWA
In late 2009 the State Government announced the Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS), an initiative to encourage exploration in Western Australia for the long-term sustainability of the State's resources sector. The EIS will help reinforce the image of Western Australia as an attractive destination for mineral and energy exploration and investment.
The Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Hon. Norman Moore, advised that MERIWA would receive increased funding of $1.4 million over 4 years as part of program 5 of the EIS, "Promoting Strategic Research with Industry", to support the minerals and petroleum-related research the organisation funds throughout the State in association with industry.
The additional funds were first made available on 1 July 2009. The first exploration project to be supported by the EIS money is titled "North East Yilgarn Biogeochemistry Project" which was approved by the MERIWA Board at its November meeting. The project will evaluate samples taken from plants (Acacia aneura) throughout the N E Yilgarn craton with the aim of detecting the presence of certain minerals, which release ions into the groundwater taken up by the plants.
In the past, projects related to exploration have usually accounted for a significant proportion of MERIWA sponsored and facilitated projects. Preliminary advice from researchers has indicated that they will be submitting a number of new projects for approval which will fall into the exploration category and be able to take advantage of the boost in MERIWA funding.
The additional EIS funding for MERIWA will enable it to make a greater contribution to the long-term sustainability of the State's resources sector.- Six MERIWA Scholarship recipients for 2011 were awarded certificates by Minister Norman Moore at a ceremony on 15th June 2011. The recipients or their representatives are pictured here with the Minister and Prof Odwyn Jones of MERIWA Scholarship Committee.
Pictured left to right: Ms Zoja Vukmanovic, Ms Kerryn Chia, the Hon. Norman Moore, Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Mr Amin Nabipour, Mr Simon Assmann, Associate Professor Don Ibana of WASM (accepting Mr David Grimsey's certificate on his behalf) Professor Martin Fey of UWA (accepting Ms Talitha Santini's certificate on her behalf) and Professor Odwyn Jones of MERIWA's Scholarship Committee.
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- Funding is currently available for approved applications in all areas of mineral and petroleum research.
Your application would be welcomed.
If you have any concerns or questions please contact the Executive Officer Ross Marshall on:
Telephone: 9222 3397 or;
Email: Ross.MARSHALL@dmp.wa.gov.au