As one of the worst droughts in a hundred years continues its grip on Australia, inland communities large and small face the prospect of another very hot, dry summer. The national university of inland Australia, Charles Sturt University has specialist researchers available for comment on drought issues such as its effects on agricultural production and water use, access to services and impacts on families, regional businesses and communities.

A joint Charles Sturt University and CSIRO research team has been recognised for significantly advancing the sustainable management of Australia's water resources, specifically within the irrigation sector.

Charles Sturt University released a proposal to staff today (Wednesday 11 July) to strengthen its agricultural profile as the national University of inland Australia.

Prime Minister John 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 academic.

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.

The search for sustainable water management at a local and international level will be the focus of a week long water festival being organised by Charles Sturt University and Wagga Wagga City Council.

Rice, the staple food of almost half the world each day, is the world’s most important agricultural crop grown on six of the seven continents.

An Australian scientist working on integrated solutions for irrigated catchments at a local and international level has been chosen to fill a new professorial chair to work on critical research into land and water management in the Murray Darling Basin.

A delegation from the international Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth to inspect facilities at Charles Sturt University for the international Power of Water conference.