The following wheat variety notes provide some information on variety options for 2012.
The information will be updated once NVT and other trial results are available from the 2011 season.
The notes below do not contain all the varieties available but are ones to consider when looking for options to current varieties being used.

Long Season Wheat – Early Sown

EGA Wedgetail
APH classification
Dual purpose variety, similar to Wylah, with good grain recovery after grazing
Generally exhibits a positive yield response to grazing
Can be grown without grazing but crop biomass needs to be managed
MR-MS to Stripe Rust, requires rust management

Bolac
APH classification
Suited to early sowing on heavy clay country or longer season areas
R-MR to Stripe Rust
Small grain size can be an issue, ie: screenings

Main Season Wheat

Longreach Gauntlet
New release 2012
AH classification
Mid to late maturity similar to Janz or Ellison
MR to Stripe Rust
MR-MS to Yellow Leaf Spot, suit wheat on wheat situations

Merinda
AH classification
Similar maturity to Janz
Suited to irrigated situations
MR-MS to Stripe Rust, requires rust management
S to Yellow Leaf Spot, avoid sowing into cereal stubbles

EGA Gregory
AH classification
Widely adapted variety with good tolerance to heat at flowering
MR to Stripe Rust
Avoid sowing early on high fertility paddocks
MS-S to Yellow Leaf Spot, avoid sowing into cereal stubbles

Lincoln
AH classification
R-MR to Stripe Rust
MR-MS to Yellow Leaf Spot
Good yielding variety but very susceptible to pre-harvest sprouting
Sunguard is a possible replacement for Lincoln

Sunguard
New release 2012
AH classification
Suggested maturity similar to Lincoln
MR to Stripe Rust
MS-S to Yellow Leaf Spot
Moderate crown rot tolerance
Possible replacement for Lincoln and Livingston

Short Season Wheat – Late Sown

Spitfire
Released 2011
APH classification
Early to mid season maturity similar to Ventura
Yield results similar to Ventura or Livingston
MR to Stripe Rust
MS-S to Yellow Leaf Spot, avoid sowing into cereal stubbles
Possible replacement for Ventura and Livingston

Longreach Crusader
APH classification
Early maturity similar to Ventura
MR to Yellow Leaf Spot, provides an option to sow into cereal stubble
MR-MS to Stripe Rust, requires rust management

Livingston
AH classification
Early maturity, quicker than Ventura
Likely to be downgraded in 2012 to MR-MS to Stripe Rust, therefore requiring rust management
MS-S for Yellow Leaf Spot and Crown Rot, avoid sowing into cereal stubbles.
Spitfire or Sunguard are possible replacement varieties