Northern Australian regions could become significant cotton producers in the future if regulatory issues and negative industry perceptions can be overcome (Yeates 2001). In Western Australia, significant production-based research has been conducted at Kununurra and Broome in order to evaluate the feasibility of a winter cropping strategy for cotton. Sustainability has been a focus of research and the development of a RMP for Bollgard II is an essential prerequisite to obtaining regulatory approval. For seven years, between 1997 and 2003, a range of crops was assessed for their usefulness as refuge crops in a future Ord Stage 2 cotton industry and a draft RMP produced.