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ENVIRONMENT & WATER
Home > Latest News > Environment & Water Making a difference in Australian rivers 08 May 2007
A major national conference looking at the challenge of managing streams and rivers for the future will be held this month in Albury on the banks of the Murray River at the NSW-Victorian border. 03 May 2007
Mr Howard’s $10 billion National Plan for Water Security is missing two essential ingredients – details on how public participation will be achieved, and an environmental perspective, according to a Charles Sturt University professor. CSU expert commentators on water management 19 Apr 2007
The Prime Minister today announced that water allocations in the Murray-Darling basin will be frozen if significant rains do not fall in the next eight weeks. Once again, water is high on the national agenda. Manage all water as a single resource 10 Apr 2007
Ground water and surface water in the Murray Darling Basin need to be managed as a single resource for us to go forward in solving the current water crisis in the Basin according to one of Australia’s leading water scientists. CSU commentators on Australia’s 'liquid gold' 21 Mar 2007
World Water Day on Thursday 22 March draws attention to the world’s most valuable natural resource and the research on how to best use and protect it. Charles Sturt University’s Institute for Land, Water and Society has a number of expert commentators who can discuss the environmental, economic and social aspects of water. 28 Feb 2007
New research that will help us better understand the movements of birds and help evaluate the risk of susceptible species such as waterfowl bringing diseases such as avian influenza into the country is underway. A revolution for regional rail 14 Feb 2007
A symposium held to look at the future of regional rail has called upon state, commonwealth and local governments to seriously examine options to lift the threat of collapse from the regional rail system. CSU expert commentators on water management in Australia 08 Feb 2007
Today's water conference in Canberra will discuss the handover of control of the Murray Darling system from the States to the Federal Government. Charles Sturt University has specialist commentators who are available for comment on water issues and the Federal Government initiative. Social consequences of drought 01 Feb 2007
"The current drought is creating a generation of forgotten people. Young people are losing touch with education access," said Professor Margaret Alston from Charles Sturt University. 01 Feb 2007
The director of Charles Sturt University's Institute for Land, Water and Society has welcomed the Prime Minister’s plan for a $10 billion water reform for the Murray Darling Basin describing it as a "bold initiative". |
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