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Test for water toxins wins Peter Cullen Eureka Prize

A researcher whose work has revolutionised management of water supplies through enabling early, rapid and accurate tests for toxicity has won the Land & Water Australia, Professor Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation.

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Catchment Story

A classroom exercise for teachers of primary and lower secondary  Materials  A Large Transparent (Glass) Aquarium or similar container 30 ( Minimum 24) small film cannisters Various materials to represent pollution as outlined in the list attached Two large glasses Paper towels, filters, scoops, strainers, milk cartons with soil to ensure correct disposal of polluted water and (more)...

2009 LWA Eureka Prize Finalists

The Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields project; Greg Leslie and Bruce Sutton; and Brett Neilan have all been nominated for the 2009 LWA Professor Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation. The LWA Professor Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation is awarded to an individual, team or organisation for research and innovation that (more)...

Closure Information FAQ

The Australian Government has announced that as part of the 2009-10 Budget it will be abolishing Land & Water Australia. LWA will cease to exist on 30 June, 2009.

This information will be updated as the closure process progresses.

Information for Research Providers contracted to LWA

The Australian Government has announced that as part of the 2009-10 Budget it will be abolishing Land & Water Australia. The Corporation’s Board and management are shocked and devastated by this decision, and we know these feelings are shared by many of our partners and researchers. This is particularly so given LWA’s reputation as one of Australia’s key public good environmental research funding organisations. (more)...

Information for Partners of LWA in collaborative Programs

The Australian Government has announced that as part of the 2009-10 Budget it will be abolishing Land & Water Australia. The Corporation’s Board and management are shocked and devastated by this decision, and we know these feelings are shared by many of our partners and researchers. This is particularly so given LWA’s reputation as one of Australia’s key public good environmental research (more)...
Productive sustainability of land and water resources at risk

Productive sustainability of land and water resources at risk

The decision to abolish Land & Water Australia placed the long-term productive sustainability of Australia’s land and water resources at risk at a time when the nation faces the converging challenges of climate change, water availability, global food security and declining productivity growth, the Chairman of Land & Water Australia, Ms Bobbie Brazil, (more)...

Research Programs

Land & Water Australia's research covers nearly 20 years of Australian NRM and sustainable agriculture. This page lists programs under which research was organised. You can also explore research by subject. (more)...