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 is aiming to to significantly reduce its ecological “footprint” by setting five challenging environmental goals as part of its 2007-2011 University Strategy.

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 movement of water in the rare Wollemi Pine is "one of a kind", according to a Charles Sturt University botanist.

The first fires of the latest bushfire season have already affected several regions in NSW and Victoria. The combination of unseasonally hot weather and very dry conditions have combined to create serious to extreme conditions.

International recognition of the city of Wagga Wagga as an urban centre, demonstrating excellence in water management is the goal of a new initiative launched during the week long water festival organised by Charles Sturt University and Wagga Wagga City Council.

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.

One of Australia’s most innovative architects Peter Stutchbury has won a national competition to design a $10 million development on Charles Sturt University’s Albury-Wodonga Campus.