report environment australia organics market development strategy prepared for by meinhardt vic pty ltd and ec sustainable consultants in association with resource management qld acn 052 275 635 project no 19362 00 601 st kilda road melbourne 3004 revision tel 03 9529 8700 fax 9510 4123 date of issue november 1999 sydney brisbane adelaide darwin perth foreword this has been the funded commonwealth government through natural heritage trust is based on information gathered from stakeholder consultation research undertaken over period october 1998 to a draft was made available public review during comments received stakeholders have reviewed where appropriate included final current as at while all reasonable efforts ensure contents are factually correct does not accept responsibility accuracy or completeness views