Designs for a new multimillion dollar research centre located in Struan were released yesterday, as the State Government commits more than $5m towards its construction following multiple fires at the site since November 2022.
The new facility, run by the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), is vital to meeting the future needs of research for the agricultural and livestock industries in South Australia.
Staff from PIRSA’s research division, the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), conduct research at Struan for a broad range of sectors including, broadacre cropping, revegetation and livestock.
The new facility will be built across the road from the historic home and will include a secure, contemporary office space allowing for staff to collaborate, a well-equipped storage facility, dry and wet laboratories and temperature-controlled rooms.
