Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin is beset with complex issues in natural resource management (NRM), particularly on private lands. Addressing these complexities requires applied ecological research, local knowledge, access to research sites,...
Read MoreChallenge The Gulbali Research Institute at Charles Sturt University (Australia’s largest regional tertiary institution) is a large organisation spanning six campuses across New South Wales. The Institute focuses on agricultural,...
Read MoreChallenge Nearly 60 percent of Australia’s landmass is owned or managed privately. For the long-term survival of the nation’s biodiversity, private landholders should be included in expanding protected areas for...
Read More[caption id="attachment_227" align="alignright" width="300"] "Reflections", by Kirrily Anderson, Chiltern Recreation Reserve (Photo: W Ward)[/caption] Challenge The Regent Honeyeater is critically endangered native songbird living in southeastern Australia. One of the...
Read MoreIn Australia, farms are facing increasing soil erosion, spreading soil salinity, diminishing biodiversity and global climate change. These issues make conserving biodiversity complex; they highlight the need for inclusive, respectful...
Read MoreFarmers and government staff have a new resource to help them change a common feature of the rural landscape – the farm dam – into a major centre on a...
Read MoreScience fiction, or scifi, can be prescient, and scifi writers can become as ‘prophets’. Pandemics - and wars – have been used in scifi to hold a mirror to humankind...
Read MoreFarmers and land managers can play a pivotal role in conserving biodiversity in the Murray-Darling Basin as pressure continues to grow on Australia’s plants and animals. The 2021 national State...
Read MoreSmall to medium sized Australian charities and not-for-profit organisations now have access to a resource to support their organisations during times of change, challenge and transformation. The X-Change Video Library...
Read MoreIt's amazing how some things just seem to flow when you start up after a break. In July this year, I was approached to write some stories about innovative ongoing...
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