The CSIRO breeding programs aim to produce varieties for all the different growing situations in Australia. Situations where special varieties are very important are for cooler growing areas and for Verticillium wilt infected soils. This paper will discuss our short season varieties and Sicala V 1 which, although not early maturing, is adapted to the cooler and Verticillium prone areas. A discussion of our varieties developed for the mainstream production areas can be found in the paper by Norm Thomson