Milestone report
template

August 2023

Once completed, this report must be submitted in Word format via Hort Innovation’s Delivery
Partner Portal.

The body of the report should be limited to a maximum of five pages excluding appendices.

The cover and all text that is included as a prompt for preparing the draft (including this page) must be removed before submission.

Guidance note

This document has been prepared as a template only and has not been adapted for any particular project. The document and its contents will need to be considered against any particular project that it is to be used for and adapted accordingly in consultation with the relevant Hort Innovation Project Manager.

Photos/images/or other audio-visual material

All photos/images/videos used in reports must also be supplied in high resolution for printing purposes. Separate files may be required for larger-sized images with appropriate usage rights and moral rights waivers.

The following information should be included with all images:

The name and contact details of the photographer

The name and contact details of each person appearing in the photograph

The date on which the photograph was taken

A detailed description of the image and what it depicts.

Usage rights

Indefinite permission (in the form of a talent release) for use in Hort Innovation publications and reporting should be obtained from any person appearing in any image and provided to Hort Innovation.

All personal information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)) should be provided in aggregated form and de-identified with underlying consents in place.

Confidentiality

Confidential material should be clearly marked confidential in yellow highlight so it can be removed before making the balance of the report publicly available. If this is not possible, a public final report should be provided along with the confidential final report.

[DELETE THE COVER AND THIS PAGE BEFORE SUBMISSION]

Milestone report

Project title:

< Insert project title
line 2 if required >

Project code:

<Insert project code – e.g., AB20000>

Milestone number:

<Insert milestone number>

Project leader:

<Insert project leader name>

Delivery partner:

<Insert full organisation name – no acronyms>

Report author/s:

<Insert author name>

Date:

<Day, Month and Year e.g., 10 April 2021>

Report confidentiality:

Is the report confidential?

No

Yes (whole report)

Yes (sections of report are confidential)

If sections of the report are confidential, list them here:

Disclaimer:

Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited (Hort Innovation) makes no representations and expressly disclaims all warranties (to the extent permitted by law) about the accuracy, completeness, or currency of information in this milestone report.

Users of this final report should take independent action to confirm any information in this final report before relying on that information in any way.

Reliance on any information provided by Hort Innovation is entirely at your own risk. Hort Innovation is not (to the extent permitted by law) responsible for, and will not be liable for, any loss, damage, claim, expense, cost (including legal costs) or other liability arising in any way (including from Hort Innovation or any other person’s negligence or otherwise) from your use or non-use of the final report or from reliance on information contained in the milestone report or that Hort Innovation provides to you by any other means.

Funding statement:

Retain the appropriate funding statement (no heading) below. If your project’s funding structure does not fit the two options below, please see the Hort Innovation Publication’s Guide or consult with the Hort Innovation Communications Team by emailing communications@horticulture.com.au. Delete the remaining funding statements and this instruction.

Levy funds – R&D projects

This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the <insert industry> research and development levy and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

Hort Frontiers – R&D projects

<Insert project name> is funded by the Hort Frontiers <insert fund name>, part of the Hort Frontiers strategic partnership initiative developed by Hort Innovation, with co-investment from <insert list of contributing partners> and contributions from the Australian Government.

Publishing details:

ISBN <Hort Innovation to add>

Published and distributed by: Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
ABN 71 602100149

Level 7
141 Walker Street
North Sydney NSW 2060

Telephone: (02) 8295 2300

www.horticulture.com.au

© Copyright 202X Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited

Public summary

< This summary should focus on progress made during the last reporting period and will be used by Hort Innovation to communicate about how the project is progressing and what outcomes are being achieved for industry. It should be stripped of all confidential information so that it is suitable for public dissemination and should be no longer than 500 words in length. This summary will also be required to be uploaded into the Delivery Partner Portal. It is imperative that the summary is written in clear, everyday language - avoid jargon.

All Personal Information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)) should be provided in aggregated form and
de-identified with underlying consents in place.

For further information, refer to Attachment A2: Milestone report guide >

Achievements

< Provide an assessment of how each of the achievement criteria have been achieved. Table 1 should be completed to address each individual milestone achievement criterion separately. This table will also be required to be uploaded into the Delivery Partner Portal. The content must provide a systematic and evidence-based account of how specific agreed milestone achievement criteria have been successfully achieved. Where relevant, provide supporting evidence of project delivery and performance using monitoring data collected as per the project’s M&E Plan. Supply images in the content if appropriate (together with details of usage rights) and higher quality images separately as per instructions in Attachment A2: Milestone report guide. For more advice, refer to Attachment A2: Milestone report guide >

Table 1. Achievements

Achievement criteria	Delivery partner assessment: • Achieved • Partially achieved • Not achieved	Justification
< Insert criteria from the project Agreement or Delivery Partner Portal >

Outputs

< List tangible deliverables with appropriate description and detail. Table 2 should be completed to summarise delivered outputs, using monitoring data collected to provide evidence of outputs as per the project’s M&E Plan. The outputs must be uploaded into the Delivery Partner Portal (where appropriate) or supplied to Hort Innovation. Supply images in the content if appropriate (together with details of usage rights) and higher quality images separately as per instructions in Attachment A2: Milestone report guide. For more advice, refer to Attachment A2: Milestone report guide >

Table 2. Output summary

Output	Listed in M&E Plan: • Yes • No	Description	Evidence and data
< Insert content >

Outcomes

< Provide details of progress towards achieving project outcomes (intermediate and/or end-of-project outcomes). Progress towards achieving outcomes can be summarised using Table 3 below, using monitoring data collected to provide evidence of outcomes as per the project’s M&E Plan. For more advice, refer to Attachment A2: Milestone report guide >

Table 3. Outcome summary

Outcome as listed in M&E Plan	Progress to achieving outcome	Evidence and data	Progress: • On track • Off track
< Insert content >

Refereed scientific publications

< Provide a list of all refereed scientific publications published during the reporting period and associated links that can be attributed or partly attributed to the project. Use the below formatting guide (and delete guide when done). For more advice, refer to Attachment A3: Final report guide >

Journal article

Orange, V., Apple, G.S., Banana, L.F., 2013. The nutritional profile of fruit varieties in Australia. Journal of Horticultural Research 163, 51–59.

Whole book

Lettuce, I., Tomato, B.R., 2014. The Base Elements of a Salad (second edition). Vegetable Publishing, Melbourne.

Chapter in a book or paper in conference proceedings

Broccoli, G., Capsicum, R.G., 2013. Growing fruits and vegetables. In: Peach, J.S., Avocado, R.D. (Eds.), Introduction to Australian Horticulture. Horticulture Publishing, Sydney, pp. 281–304.

Intellectual property

< Enter ‘No project IP or commercialisation to report’ if there are none to report.

Project IP: Include a detailed summary of all Project Intellectual Property (IP) using Hort Innovation’s IP Register that is available on the Delivery Partner Portal. The IP Register must be signed and dated.

Provide details of any developments or issues (including in relation to any royalties, license fees, patents, trademarks, copyright materials/data and domains/URLs, plant breeder’s rights and include any usage right restrictions that have arisen during the project and details of the management of project IP. Full details should be provided in the IP Register. >

Issues and risks

< Provide details on new issues or project delivery risks that Hort Innovation should be aware of, and how they are being managed in an updated risk register that should be uploaded into the Delivery Partner Portal. For more advice, refer to Attachment A2: Milestone report guide >

Other information

< Provide any additional information you would like Hort Innovation to be aware of that has not been detailed elsewhere. Enter ‘No additional information to report’ if there is no additional information to be detailed >

Appendices

< List all documents to be uploaded into the Delivery Partner Portal in addition to outputs, Hort Innovation’s IP Register and the Project Risk register. Please annotate if appendices are confidential >