The Fellowship provides for overseas travel to study issues related to sustainable irrigation, giving the winner an opportunity to develop their knowledge and industry networks and bring their findings back to Australia.
Water policy in Australia is undergoing considerable and unprecedented change. Most recently, the emphasis on the sustainable management of water resources in the Murray Darling Basin has seen a shift of control from the States to the Commonwealth. The declining availability of water and the subsequent approaches taken by governments have come under increasing scrutiny from the public. Indeed, the actions associated with water policy in Australia, particularly water used for irrigated agriculture, have (more)...
To provide professionals within the irrigation industry the opportunity to travel overseas to gain experience and knowledge in their nominated area of interest
To report the travel fellowship winners travel and study program in newsletters for the various irrigation programs and associations and to disseminate the outcomes and learnings of the fellowship broadly
