All in People (General)

Scoping study: Aboriginal management and planning for country

superuser — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:12:20 +0000

The Ord-Bonaparte Program (OPB) of Land & Water Australia ran from 2002 to 2005. OBP Project 1 was about Planning for Country with Subprogram 5 about Aboriginal Planning and Management for Country. The initial activity of Subprogram 5 was a Scoping Study to identify areas for the development of research projects for implementation.

IDs and People

Program:

Social and Institutional Research Program

Program Theme:

Social and Institutional Research

LWA Project Code:

KLC2

Host Organisation:

Land and Water Australia

Subjects

Subjects:

People (General)

Indigenous

Current Activities

Status:

Complete

Dr Richard Stirzaker

superuser — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:17:02 +0000

The Scientist’s Garden: reflections on food and water

The time has come for a scientific exposé of the backyard fruit and vegetable garden and, from there, to draw the links to the big NRM issues of our time.

IDs and People

Program:

Innovation

Program Theme:

Senior Research Fellowships

Research Type:

Senior Research Fellow

Researchers:

Dr Richard Stirzaker

Subjects

Subjects:

People (General)

Keywords:

Vegetables

Gardens

Fruit

Current Activities

Status:

Complete

Dr Neil Barr

superuser — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:32:39 +0000

Dr Neil Barr is the leader of the Rural, Social Research Team with the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria.

Why do some country football teams find it hard to survive? Why are Beaut Blokes weekends so popular? Why are some small country towns dying and others thriving? Will the corporate farm supersede the family farm? What is the ‘grass change’? Where does the city end and the country begin? What are the environmental concerns of farmers? Why are wind generators so controversial? How do we shape the countryside and its environment by what we choose in the supermarket?

IDs and People

Program:

Innovation

Program Theme:

Senior Research Fellowships

Research Type:

Senior Research Fellow

Researchers:

Dr Neil Barr

Subjects

Subjects:

People (General)

Socio-Economic

Project Information

Summary:

These are just some of the questions that researcher Neil Barr is being asked by rural communities in an effort to understand, explain and manage change in their communities.

The nature of Dr Barr’s rural social research work is changing as he responds to a growing number of requests to explain his research.

‘From once seeing these requests as an interruption to the work of a researcher, I am now seeing these requests as the reason for my career,’ said Dr Barr.

‘As a researcher, I find I am learning as much from the community as they learn from me. Their questions increasingly set my own preferred research agenda.’

The increasing need for explanations of the commercial applications and social implications of his research is changing the nature of Dr Barr’s career as a researcher.

The various reports of Dr Barr and his colleagues do not fill the expansive gap that remains beyond the reach of personal involvement. These reports are not always accessible, are often written for a specialised audience and most importantly, do not offer an holistic interpretation of the present and future of farming and rural communities.

The House on the Hill Book

This book is a result of the Land & Water Australia Senior Research Fellowship award which allowed Dr Barr the breathing space to complete a manuscript based on his experiences as a rural social researcher.

On the land and in country towns, the battle to survive goes on forever. Increasingly, the worlds needs food and fibre, but squeezes out the communities which provide them. Young people leave, farmers sell up, towns die, football teams amalgamate, communities keep reinventing themselves.

What’s going on? What can we do? Neil Barr looks close up and he looks at the big picture. What affects real people on the land affects everybody.

Current Activities

Status:

Complete

Sharing corporate knowledge to maintain motivation in community group/support networks

superuser — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:08:48 +0000

Carolyn Daniel has one of the longest Landcare innings in the country 12 years as a Community Landcare Coordinator in the states southwest and now she wants to share this experience and insight.

IDs and People

Program:

Innovation

Program Theme:

Community Fellows

Research Type:

Community Fellow

Researchers:

Carolyn Daniel

Subjects

Subjects:

People (General)

Keywords:

Community

Motivation

fellow

networks

Project Information

Summary:

Carolyn Daniel has one of the longest Landcare innings in the country 12 years as a Community Landcare Coordinator in the states southwest and now she wants to share this experience and insight.

‘I am nearing the end of my final contract and am keen to assist communities to develop projects, and establish groups and networks of their own’ said Ms Daniel.

‘I believe that my story is useful to a wide range of groups across Australia, particularly natural resource managers. I want to give communities access to someone who has ‘been there and done that’ to give them confidence they are not alone’.

The Land & Water Australia Community Fellowship will provide financial support to Carolyn Daniel to run a series of workshops and seminars and to mentor and support some groups.

‘The seminars will celebrate success, and give practical advice about the day to day activities such as project administration or advocacy’ said Ms Daniel.

Current Activities

Status:

Complete

The Para Paddocks - Saved by the People

superuser — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:21:42 +0000

Bob Giles was instrumental in campaigning for sustainable development in 1972 which led to South Australia’s City of Salisbury being world leaders in wetland technology.

IDs and People

Program:

Innovation

Program Theme:

Community Fellows

Research Type:

Community Fellow

Researchers:

Bob Giles

Subjects

Subjects:

Landscapes

People (General)

Keywords:

Paddocks

para

Project Information

Summary:

Bob Giles was instrumental in campaigning for sustainable development in 1972 which led to South Australia’s City of Salisbury being world leaders in wetland technology.

The SA Housing Trust had planned to build housing on land known to be subject to flooding, but the community, led by Bob, said ‘No’. He successfully proposed an innovative alternative that achieved more housing than the original plans with the land released from housing becoming available for recreational sporting fields and passive recreation opportunities such as wetlands that absorb urban run-off, settle out pollutants and attract and sustain aviculture and urban forest.

Bob is using the Land & Water Australia Community Fellowship to write a book about how the Para Paddocks were rescued by citizen intervention and his role in inspiring community support.

Current Activities

Status:

Complete

Volunteerism, Democracy and Administration

superuser — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:55:30 +0000

IDs and People

Program:

Social and Institutional Research Program

Program Theme:

Community Participation

Research Type:

Research Project

LWA Project Code:

CLW73

Researchers:

Geoff Syme

Subjects

Subjects:

People (General)

Keywords:

Volunteerism

Democracy

Administration

Project Information

Summary:

Volunteerism, Democracy and Administration

Current Activities

Status:

Pending

Building capacity building research and practice together: learning, networking and mentoring

superuser — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:29:20 +0000

IDs and People

Program:

Social and Institutional Research Program

Program Theme:

Community Participation

Research Type:

Research Project

Researchers:

Ruth Nettle

Subjects

Subjects:

People (General)

Keywords:

learning

mentoring

networking

Project Information

Summary:

Building capacity building research and practice together: learning, networking and mentoring

Current Activities

Status:

Pending