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In order to minimise resource damage and enhance long -term productivity, pastoralists need improved seasonal forecasting knowledge and tools to better manage for the high climate variability that characterises Australia's rangelands. Issues affecting adoption of seasonal climate forecast (SCF)information include a (real or perceived) lack of regionally specific forecasts at times when key management decisions have to be made, and limited confidence in existing operational systems. Rather than seeking to identify forecasts that matched the existing timing of decisions, the initial approach adopted in this multi -state project funded by Land, Water and Wool (LWW) was to establish a system to test if and when SCF systems have skill in the major pastoral regions of Australia. ...