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.

Charles Sturt University has been praised for its role in the Modern Pentathlon at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

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.

Just like finely tuned athletes, the horses training for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games need to keep their routines varied so they don't burn out.

Charles Sturt University has increased its share of industry-linked grants, with a number of projects aimed to benefit regional Australia following the announcement of Australian Research Council funding for 2001.

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.

Charles Sturt University has been awarded $1,011,400 to deliver science courses in water management and salinity education around Australia over the next three years.

Farmers need wider community support to battle growing salinity in the Murray-Darling Basin, according to Charles Sturt University researcher and associate director of the Johnstone Centre, Dr Allan Curtis.

Charles Sturt University researchers have scored a world first with the development of a test for drug abuse in horses.