The Western Australian Livestock Research Council (WALRC) is a structure that was initiated by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) to improve consultation with levy payers and industry stakeholders for the WA agricultural region and southern rangelands.
The primary task of the producer members of the Council is to review R&D project proposals that come in under the R&D project call and identify those proposals that best respond to the needs of southern region WA red meat producers.
To optimise the effectiveness of this review process, the Council members are obligated to ensure they are well connected with the red meat industry and actively participate in WALRC priority setting forums scheduled in the autumn of each year.
The great strength of WALRC is the forum it offers to connect the state’s red meat research community with the producers they service.

• Identifying RD& Priorities for the next R&D round
• Delivering Livestock Matter forums throughout Autumn

• Driving and achieving an improved sense of collaboration between WA research institutions• Collaborating on major project R&D proposals• Doubling the subscription rate of WALRC newsletter subscribers to 580 in 12 months