The Menindee and Lower Darling CGA in conjunction with Tandou Ltd sought to develop linkages with local high schools, community and industry, with the following intentions:

Be a link between the grower, community and industry,promote cotton production as a sustainable and responsible industry,

and be a source of information for members and the community.

We do this by supporting events that are going on in our community and educating people within our district about the cotton industry, as well as promoting ourselves, what we do, our growers and anything else that we have to offer.     

In 2014, three key aspects were developed

This project has three key aspects that we aimed to deliver on:

1. To continue our work with two trainee students from Menindee Central School in terms of completing their traineeships and helping to get them job ready through training and/or the purchasing of equipment for the future careers. This programme encourages students to finish year 11 and year 12 as well as continuing with further education whether it be in the form of a trade or further formal studies.

2. Getting local school students and community member to the lake to get a first-hand experience of a cotton farm, as well as to learn about agriculture in general. This exposes people for within our community (Menindee and Broken Hill) as well as further away (Mildura, Riverland etc.) to the farm and what we do. There is always a focus to senior school students to help show them all of the career options that are available in cotton but we welcome anyone with open arms.

3. Educating and promoting the general public on the cotton industry and specifically our grower, Lake Tandou. This is commonly done by supporting local events either through time, equipment or money and representing the CGA at these events where possible.