PropaGATE

PropaGATE is a government-backed program supporting key WA agrifood industries to access innovative technologies, to stay competitive and help address the sector's biggest challenges.

Current Challenge 2026

Bringing the world’s best wastewater technologies to WA’s meat processing industry

Meat processing is a critical industry for Western Australia, and while many processors have systems in place to manage their wastewater, changing regulations, ambitions to grow operations and maintain a high standard on-site mean that many processors are regularly looking at improving their systems with technology.

This is where the PropaGATE Landing Pad comes in.

Funded by the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA), PropaGATE is supporting businesses with innovative wastewater technology to explore opportunities in the Western Australian market.

Applications for the current meat processing wastewater challenge have now closed.

We are currently assessing technology applications and will announce the innovators selected for the market visit on 1 July, 2026.

PropaGATE update, June 2026:
A Singapore innovation takes root in a WA brewery

PropaGATE has hit a major milestone. Singaporean water treatment company Hydroleap has just installed its electrocoagulation equipment at Spinifex Brewery in WA, believed to be the first trial of this technology at craft brewery scale anywhere.

The Beanstalk team was there every step of the way. In this update, Jolien Paalman shares the journey from global scouting to on-site installation, and reflects honestly on what bridging global innovators and local producers actually takes.

Read the update

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What support do innovators receive?

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Fully funded trip to Perth helping you connect with agrifood businesses, government leaders, ecosystem partners, and industries in WA.

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Facilitated introductions to meat processing industry leaders in Western Australia

Our collaborative challenge supports to scale your agtech solutions and expand in Australia.

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Tailored 1:1 support to create a powerful business case that attracts customers in Australia.

What is PropaGATE?

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PropaGATE is Western Australia’s first ever agtech focused landing pad. The program provides access to innovative technologies to tackle key challenges in agriculture and food production - especially drought and climate change - through a collaborative, challenge-led approach.

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Beanstalk, the Grower Group Allianceand the Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA) have partnered to launch this bold, challenge-led innovation program.

We work with WA farmers and food producers to identify issues and run solution "sprints," bringing cutting-edge technologies from around the globe to the region. Farmers and producers are involved every step of the way, from defining challenges to implementing solutions

Funded by the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA).

Project Partners

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Together, we are building a powerful cross-industry partnership and drive real, lasting impact for WA’s agriculture and food sectors

We represent 80% of WA’s Growers

Grower Group Alliance (GGA) is a thriving statewide network with an aggregated producer membership base of more than 4000 Western Australian farm enterprises.

We have deep expertise in AgTech Innovation

Beanstalk is a leading advisor and venture builder in the food and agriculture industry, and has a strong track record in bringing cutting-edge technologies to agri-businesses and farms.

We are gounded in the local ecosystem

FIPWA’s cutting-edge facilities serve as the heartbeat of this initiative, a space where local expertise meets global ingenuity.

Previous Challenge

Bringing global innovations to transform Western Australia’s brewing industry.

PropaGATE is Western Australia’s first agtech focused landing pad bringing the world’s best technologies and solutions.

After two months of deep industry consultation, the first challenge that rose: Wastewater treatment in breweries.

While it started with beer, the impact flows through farms, communities, and ecosystems. Many brewers want better solutions but don’t know where to start.

So, we opened the call and innovators from over 15 countries responded with sustainable, cost-effective wastewater solutions for WA breweries. We sponsored the trip for four top solutions to Perth to present at the innovator showcase.