Request for Proposal - Ord Stage 3 Irrigated Agricultural Development

Written on the 11 April 2016

Request for Proposal - Ord Stage 3 Irrigated Agricultural Development

The Ord Stage 3 irrigated agricultural development has taken a major step forward.

The proposed development will provide up to 14,500 hectares of new farming land by extending irrigation channels from Western Australia into the Northern Territory.

Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister Gary Higgins said the Northern Territory Government and the Northern Territory Land Corporation has begun a Request for Proposal (RFP) process seeking private sector proponents to facilitate development of the irrigated agricultural area the Spirit Hills Pastoral Lease of Ord Stage 3.

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Prospective proponents can register their interest at www.dcm.nt.gov.au/ordstage3

Source: Gary Higgins NT Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries


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