Northern Territory Country Hour NT Country Hour
Aug 8, 2025
Gary Edwards, Managing Director of AAM Investment Group, discusses innovative plans for a 2,500-hectare agricultural project near the WA border, while emphasizing proactive environmental engagement. Gary Riggs, a cattle producer at Lakefield Station, shares the drastic measures taken to combat a bushfire that burned 10,000 hectares, affecting livestock management. The conversation highlights the importance of water management, crop rotation, and the rising popularity of Angus bulls, alongside addressing regional challenges posed by climate and market trends.
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Staged Farming With Rotational Cropping
- Gary Edwards says stage one will use 2,500‑ha modules and start as rain‑fed cropping before later linking to Ord channels.
- Rotations will include fodder, cotton and other cash crops.
Proactive Self‑Referral To Regulators
- Gary Edwards says AAM self-referred its Ord Stage 3 proposal to the EPBC as a 'gold standard'.
- They hope to front-load assessment and avoid later reviews.
False Clearing Claim Turned Out To Be A Quarry
- Gary Edwards recounts a false land‑clearing claim about Lejeune that the EPBC found was actually a quarry.
- He used the episode to justify proactive regulator engagement.