Pilbara Extension Network
Round Two
Our Partners
Together our partners will invest up to $6.4 million into initiatives create by and for the Pilbara beef producers
Our Partners
Our Delivery Partners
With GPRI supporting delivery of PEN Round Two, the program is grounded in strong regional relationships, practical station-level understanding, and direct engagement with pastoral businesses.
GPRI will work alongside participating stations and PEN Leads to support project delivery, communication, shared learning and industry connection across the region.
Shanon Thompson, of Wyloo Station and PEN Round One, is our station liaison for PEN Round Two.
Her knowledge of Round One, experience in running a cattle station, and passion for ensuring the people around her are supported and thriving provide Round Two with the right framework to succeed.
What is PEN?
PEN supports pastoral stations across the Pilbara to design, deliver, and evaluate projects that matter to their business right now, while generating insights that benefit the northern beef industry long-term. Each station nominates a Project Lead who shapes the project around a challenge specific to their operation.
With expert advice on hand, Leads manage everything from project design and budgeting to data collection and analysis.
The goal is simple: practical, on-station adoption demonstrations that deliver value today and build the evidence for tomorrow.
Round Two;
The Projects
Lyndon Station, closest to Nanutarra.
Identified Challenge:
Understanding the unique ecosystem in Pilbara gilgai soil types, getting to know how we care for these areas.
Status: Ready to begin.
Cath Walsh
PEN 2 - Lyndon Station Lead
Limestone Station, closest to Marble Bar.
Identified Challenge:
How do we keep the next generation engaged in land stewardship across the Pilbara? With a focus on understanding what drives engagement, and what the barriers are.
Status: Ready to begin.
Courtney Brooks
PEN 2 - Limestone Station Lead
Winning Station, closest to Nanutarra.
Identified Challenge:
Reproductive performance can be optimised to improve productivity and profitability within Pilbara pastoral conditions. Focusing on analysing management systems alongside economic effect.
Status: Ready to begin.
Lily Phillips
PEN - Winning Station Lead
Noreena Downs Station, between Marble Bar and Newman.
Identified Challenge:
Phosphorus deficiency in Pilbara cattle systems. How do we identify it, and how do we manage it?
Status: Ready to begin.
Kate Paull
PEN - Noreena Downs Station Lead
Munda Station, closest to Port Hedland.
Identified Challenge:
Improving landscape function, biodiversity, and long-term pastoral value in Pilbara claypan systems. Focusing on trialling different rehabilitation strategies, and monitoring efficacy to validate which methods work.
Status: Ready to begin.
Teanna King
PEN - Munda Station Lead
Ethel Creek Station, closest to Newman.
Identified Challenge:
Reproductive performance can be limited by body condition and weights at specific age stages. How do we identify the weight thresholds and manage cattle in an extensive system to maximise reproductive performance?
Status: Ready to begin.