The Age4 September 2008 AUSTRALIA will spend at least $30 billion finding new sources of water over the next decade, as the nation’s biggest water authorities declared yesterday there was no drought, but rather a drier “new reality”. The declaration …
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Australian Government Media Release4 September 2008 Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today launched a joint initiative between the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO that will be the largest water information research project in the southern hemisphere. …
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The strategy provides an overview of Hobart’s bushland with an accompanying map which illustrates the extent of Hobart’s bushland by tenure. It outlines the statutory and strategic obligations with regard to bushland management, presents a vision statement for driving the …
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ScienceAlert4 September 2008 …As part of its bid to preserve Brisbane’s natural capital and quality of life, Brisbane City Council asked CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems to assess the feasibility of using asset-based management processes, usually used for urban infrastructure, to help …
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Sydney Morning Herald7 September 2008 Amphibian enthusiasts have some long nights ahead in the next few months as they record croaks and calls to map Melbourne’s frog population. The annual spring Frog Census of Melbourne’s waterways gets underway on Sunday, …
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Operation Possum is a large-scale, community-based study of these creatures in South Australia. ABC 891 Adelaide & UniSA aim to find out about possums and how people interact with them. This study is being conducted by researchers from UniSA with …
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Whether it’s carrots or sticks that you use for natural resource and environmental management, the Designer Carrots National Market Based Instruments (MBIs) Forum has the right incentive for you. The forum is the finale of the one-year National MBI Capacity …
Victoria’s North East CMA, in association with eight other organisations (state government, tertiary institutions and Corporates), has announced the 10th Wisewaterways Stream Management Principles and Practices Workshop. This course will be held at La Trobe University, Beechworth Victoria. The aims …
The Weeds CRC has developed the What does your garden grow? resources to assist anyone speaking to groups or running courses on weeds. The materials focus on garden escapes and controlling weeds in gardens on the urban fringe areas and …
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The 2008 actKM Knowledge Management Conference features a exciting line up of speakers, including: Andrew Campbell, former CEO of Land & Water Australia, on Climate Change and Knowledge Dr. Jane Chrystal from the Central West CMA on their Regional Knowledge …
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