Archive
Making a difference
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A major water conference that will look at the challenge of managing our streams and rivers for the future will be held in Albury, May 21 to 25.
Higher costs for water recovery projects
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Prime Minister’s $10 billion National Water Reform Plan for the Murray Darling Basin could double the price of water recovery projects according to Water for Rivers CEO Neville Smith.
Missing ingredients
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Mr 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.
Manage all water as a single resource
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Ground 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.
Bird movements and bird flu
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003New 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
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A 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.
A bold water initiative
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The 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".
Likely to abort?
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A study comparing attitudes to prenatal genetic testing and abortion among university students in three countries including Australia has found the Australians were more likely to consider a pregnancy termination if a predisposition to alcoholism, cancer, or a short life expectancy was diagnosed than their counterparts.
No grain, no trains
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Our regional railway network is in poor condition but just repairing the infrastructure (such as rail tracks) won’t fix the problem says a leading researcher who has been studying the viability of Australia’s regional freight and passenger rail network.
Global warming on agenda
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003With climate change now well and truly on the political agenda, North-East Victorian residents will have the opportunity to hear what the candidates from each of the major parties for the seat of Benambra in the up-coming Victorian state election have to say about how we should respond to this critical issue.