Events
Soil CRC Participants Conference 2025
26 – 28 August 2025
Duxton Hotel, Perth, Western Australia
The Soil CRC is heading to Perth, Western Australia for our Participants Conference this year! This will be a great opportunity for Soil CRC participants from the eastern states to learn more about Western Australia soils and agriculture and to interact with our WA colleagues on their home ground.
We warmly welcome members of the public to join us on days 2 and 3 of the conference to find out more about our research. We will gather at the Duxton Hotel in Perth CBD for our conference plenary on day 2, before heading into the field to see soil research in action on day 3.
Rub shoulders with researchers, farmers, industry representatives, and PhD students involved in the Soil CRC, as we come together to share our research outcomes and celebrate our achievements.
While you are there, why not experience the majestic landscapes and dreamlike experiences that Western Australia has to offer, from its golden outback to its stunning coral coast. Head to the Western Australia website to plan your trip.
See you in Western Australia.
Who should attend?
The Participants Conference is aimed at those who are part of one of the 39 Soil CRC participant organisations.
Day 2 (27 August) and Day 3 (28 August) are open to anyone who has an interest in the activities of the Soil CRC and soil management issues in Western Australia.
Registrations
Registrations are open.
Registration is free for staff, students and members of Soil CRC participant organisations.
Non-Soil CRC participants will be required to pay a nominal fee for the days 2 and 3 when registering.
Soil CRC PhD students – please do not use this registration link. You will receive a unique student registration link via email.
Registration enquiries
Conference Co-ordinators
Phone: +61 2 6292 9000
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Program overview
Day 1 – Tuesday 26 August
Soil CRC Participants only
- Optional project meetings
- Student workshop
- Program meetings
- Welcome reception
Day 2 – Wednesday 27 August
Soil CRC Participants and the public
- Keynote speakers
- WA farmer group perspectives
- Program and project updates
- PhD student presentations
- Conference dinner (Soil CRC Participants only)
Day 3 – Thursday 28 August
Soil CRC Participants and the public
- Soil management field trips (details follow)
The full preliminary program can be viewed at the link below. Program is subject to change.
Field trips
Field trip 1 – Northern trip to Wathingarra field site
Departs Duxton Hotel at 8am and returns by 5.30pm
Hosted by the West Midlands Group
A large part of the area serviced by the West Midlands Group is deep sands with numerous limitations: water repellency, acidity, subsoil compaction, low nutrient status. Murdoch University is partnering with West Midlands Group in a long-term experiment at Wathingarra (200 km north of Perth with about 500 mm annual rainfall) that is testing a range of amendments to overcome constraints of sands and test ways of incorporating them into the soil. Wheat has been planted in 2025 following 2 years of serradella.
Field trip 2 – South-east trip to Kweda and Bullaring field sites
Departs Duxton Hotel at 8am and returns by 5.30pm
Hosted by Corrigin Farm Improvement Group and Facey Group
This tour will visit long-term experiments hosted by the Corrigin Farm Improvement Group at Kweda and by Facey Group at Bullaring (about 210 km south-east of Perth). The sites are located in the central wheatbelt (330-350 mm annual rainfall) and examine soil amendments and plant-based treatments to alleviate soil constraints on a sandy duplex soil and a deep sand, respectively. Both experiments are in their fourth year. This year, canola (after oats in 2024) has been planted at Bullaring, while oats (after canola in 2024) have been planted at Kweda.
About Perth
Sitting pretty on the banks of the Swan River | Derbarl Yerrigan in Whadjuk Noongar country, Australia’s sunniest capital city Perth | Boorloo effortlessly blends urban cool with raw natural beauty. Its heart is bustling with hotels, restaurants, bars, shopping and cultural spaces, and is also home to one of the world’s most beautiful inner-city parks.
Within 30 minutes of the city centre, delegates can be exploring Western Australia’s oldest wine region, experiencing a dreamy Indian Ocean sunset, cycling around an island paradise or exploring Perth’s historic port city of Fremantle | Walyalup.
Visit the Western Australia website for things to do in Perth
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