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Knowledge is a cornerstone of irrigation management

The importance of research was highlighted in a recent speech by the National Water Commission Chair, Chloe Munro, who stated: “One of the cornerstones of improved water management is better knowledge, science and information. There has been significant investment in these areas, particularly through the programs that were funded as part of the National Water Initiative implementation package. Despite this, the gaps are considerable and the need for new (more)...

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The Healthy Soils Symposium - Can Australian Soils Sustain our Agricultural Systems?

Proceedings

Investors in the Healthy Soils for Sustainable Farms programme are proud to convene a Symposium on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The event poses a challenging question and invites farmers, scientists, agronomists and economists to find answers. Can Australian soils sustain our agricultural systems? At this event we are confident that delegates will go home with valuable new perspectives and a better capacity to formulate their own answers. We are particularly proud of (more)...

Putting Plans into Practice, Environmental Water Allocation R&D Program

The degradation of Australia’s wetlands has brought into sharp focus the need to manage factors such as altered flow and water regimes. Exchanging knowledge between wetland managers and wetland scientists and putting it into practice is an essential part of this management. Yet environmental watering of wetlands is a relatively new type of intervention, especially where engineering infrastructure is used. It is largely restricted to south eastern Australia. Thus, while there is considerable (more)...

Assessment of Information Needs for Freshwater Flows into Australian Estuaries

This report was jointly commissioned by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and Land & Water Australia to assess the information needs for freshwater flows into estuaries. This report is based on the results of a desk study together with the outputs from an expert workshop. It has the following objectives: create a logical framework showing the potential links between freshwater inflows and (more)...

Indigenous Interests in Tropical Rivers: Research & Management Issues

A Scoping study for Land & Water Australia's Tropical Rivers Program

This report outlines a number of priority areas of research interest arising from the literature reviewed and the interviews of representatives or nominees from Indigenous organisations. They fall under two major themes: The need for a sound understanding of the current condition of river and wetland environments and their contemporary role in meeting the subsistence and spiritual needs of Indigenous communities. Increased pressure on resources, places, and sites is felt by many groups (more)...

National Riparian Lands Research & Development - Phase Two

A review of the Riparian Lands R&D Program Phase Two was conducted in 2004 and found that the standard of the science was very high and was highly relevant to the management of riparian zones. The program had maintained a strong publication record and had a high level of ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences. The review reported that the Riparian Lands Program had a high profile and had a substantial potential to influence river management, planning, investigation and policy. The program (more)...

National Riparian Lands Research Development - Phase One

Phase 1 of the Program ran for nearly 7 years in total. It had 3 sub-programs, two based on scientific experimentation and one on practical application through a series of demonstration projects. Phase 1 had funding of $4.6m from Land & Water Australia, $0.7m from third parties (mainly State agencies) and $2.3m from research organisations. It was guided by an advisory committee with representation from Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies. This group played an (more)...