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Control of Pine wildlings in remnant vegetation: Aspects of management in the Green Triangle Region

Radiata pines (Pinus radiata) were introduced into South Australia and Victorian in latter part of the 1800s. The second half of the 1900s saw large-scale plantation development. Breeding for faster growth and greater volume also occurred in this period.

Final Report 10 – Business futures

Irrigation Futures of the Goulburn Broken Catchment The Goulburn Broken Catchment is known as the food bowl of Australia. It covers 2.4 million hectares and has a population of around 200,000 people (Department of Sustainability and Environment 2005). Irrigated agriculture is a major business engine in the Goulburn Broken region, producing more than $1.2 billion at the farm gate in 2001-2002 from about 280,000 hectares of irrigated agricultural land. Investment in on-farm and processing (more)...

Final Report 2 – Regional scenario planningin practice: Irrigation futures of theGoulburn Broken Region

Scenario planning is an approach to strategic planning. It acknowledges the uncertainties and ambiguities of the future and seeks to identify ways to strengthen the strategic position of an organisation in that uncertain environment. Van der Heijden (1996) identifies that good strategic planning should be based on four common-sense elements: understanding of the aims and purpose of the entity; an assessment of the organisation’s characteristics, including its (more)...

Final Report 1 – Scenarios of the future: Irrigation in the Goulburn Broken Region

The Goulburn Broken Catchment is known as the food bowl of Australia. It covers 2.4 million hectares and has a population of around 200,000 people (Department of Sustainability and Environment 2005). Irrigated agriculture is a major business engine in the Goulburn Broken Region, producing more than $1.2 billion at the farm gate in 2001-2002 from about 280,000 hectares of irrigated agricultural land. Investment in on-farm and processing infrastructure is about A$100 million per annum (Michael Young and (more)...

Ecological risk assessment case study for the Murray Irrigation region - Report 2

This report - Ecological Risk Assessment Case Study for the Murray Irrigation Region - is the second in a series of five produced by NPSI project UMO45 Delivering Sustainability through Risk Management. An ecological risk assessment (ERA) was undertaken in the Murray irrigation region in southern NSW to assess the risks to the ecological values (or assets) from irrigation and other (more)...

Using water wisely in the Ord region

Drought, the "creeping disaster"

As a general phenomenon to cover most situations, drought is difficult to define, though basically a drought is due to a severe, abnormal deficit in the rainfall of a region. Four major types of drought are recognised: meteorological drought, agricultural drought, hydrological drought and socio-economic drought. This report is mainly concerned with hydrological drought, which is manifested in both the availability of surface water and the levels of groundwater. There are numerous indices for drought (more)...

Deep Drainage and Nitrate Losses under Native Vegetation and Agricultural Systems in the Mediterranean Climate Region of Australia

Irrigation Futures of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Fact Sheet

This fact sheet outlines the aims, processes and outputs of the project. It illustrates how Irrigation Futures is informing key agencies as they plan for future uncertainty in this important industry and region.

Irrigation Insights 8 Scenarios of the future: Irrigation in the Goulburn Broken Region

This report, entitled Scenarios of the future, describes four plausible scenarios, developed for this project, of how the future might unfold. It explores the likely impacts of those scenarios for regional business, communities and the environment. It considers how those groups might respond to challenges and opportunities. It also explores the implications for major regional agencies associated with irrigated agriculture, and illustrates how those agencies are implementing their responses. Finally, it (more)...