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Do you know the Dunnart?


The white-footed Dunnart, a tiny marsupial mouse recently found in forests around Narooma on the NSW South Coast, is set to reveal its life to researchers from Charles Sturt University.

Beware! Olives can pose major weed threat


The spread of commercial olive cultivation across Australia in the 1990s poses a major weed threat, if the spread of feral olives from former South Australian groves is any indication.

Muttonbird deaths due to El Nino


Internationally recognised expert on Australian muttonbirds, Associate Professor Nick Klomp, has been following the recent mass deaths of the birds around the Australian coast with considerable interest.

Green campus wins gold


Charles Sturt University won gold for the extensive water conservation systems and ecological management on the University's Thurgoona Campus.

Snowy initiative supports sustainable irrigation and a healthy environment


The joint initiative by the NSW and Victorian governments to restore
flows to the Snowy River while safeguarding the interests of irrigators
has been welcomed by Charles Sturt University's new Professor of Irrigation.

Computer game an educational tool


The educational potential of computer games that emphasises cooperative rather than aggressive behaviour, has landed a Charles Sturt University academic a $60 000 Federal Government grant.

Precision viticulture - the way ahead


The National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, in association with the Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture, is hosting an all day seminar and workshop entitled Vineyard monitoring and Management beyond 2000 on Monday 7 August.

Further accolades for Thurgoona Campus


Charles Sturt University's Thurgoona Campus has won further critical acclaim, this time for the design of its environmentally sensitive buildings.

Pioneer of high-tech farming appointed Professor of Irrigation


A new Professor of Irrigation is being appointed at Charles Sturt University to spearhead research and education initiatives aimed at achieving more efficient and sustainable management of Australia's most precious resource - water.

A Golden Find


AGL Infrastructure Management and Services, and consulting ecologists
from The Farrer Centre, Charles Sturt University, have located and identified a population of the rare Green and Golden Bell Frog.

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