About Southern NSW Innovation Hub

Our purpose

We aim to strengthen southern NSW’s ability to adapt to a changing climate by promoting the adoption of innovative practices, advanced technologies, and new systems. By leveraging our extensive network of partners, we offer solutions tailored to the unique challenges of our region.

Our vision

Connected and adaptable people and places, prepared to respond to future challenges and capitalise on opportunities.

Acknowledgement of Country

Southern NSW Innovation Hub acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work. We acknowledge all of the Aboriginal nations across southern NSW, including their deep and abiding connections to Country.  We acknowledge the history of this land and the stories of resilience and survival that make up Indigenous Australia.  We give thanks to Aboriginal Elders and knowledge keepers of each generation, including the many Aboriginal communities that contribute to the life of our regions.

Our footprint

Our geographical boundary encompasses the Macquarie River catchment, including its upper reaches, irrigation areas, and lower Darling River areas. It extends to the Hunter catchment’s western and southern edges, near the Sydney Catchment and Hawkesbury River mouth. The southern and western boundaries align with the Victorian and South Australian borders.

Our region’s farming systems encompass all the major agricultural sectors – aquaculture, wine, dairy, grain, cotton, livestock, horticulture, and many emerging industries – and cover diverse geographical features and climatic variations, intensive and extensive systems, and dryland and irrigated production.