With ever-increasing pressures on Australia’s water resources, scientists are looking for ways to balance the needs of irrigators with those of the environment.

Disturbing new research on the food of waterbirds suggests we may need to reconsider our policy on the management of carp.

Heritage, and how we manage our heritage, is just as much about the present as it is about the past.

A leading Australian scientist, recognised internationally for his work in wetlands, says better management of the world’s wetlands will help alleviate the effects of climate change.

A building for university academics and students aiming to become the first public building in inland Australia to be rated as six green stars will be officially opened in Albury at Charles Sturt University by Her Excellency the Honorable Ms Quentin Bryce, AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, on Tuesday 21 October.

Despite optimistic expectations for significant action, the Rudd government announcement on Monday 15 December of its long-awaited climate change targets, including a five per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2020, has been met with scepticism and disappointment.

If you’ve been wondering what the young man driving around the district in a ute with a weird antennae thing on the back is up to these past few weeks, rest assured it’s all for a good cause.

Charles Sturt University’s Institute for Land Water and Society will host a free public information evening on “Bird Flu-a local perspective” on Wednesday, May 3 from 6.30-8.30 pm in the Conference Room, Charles Sturt University, Orange.

More Government investment in the professional management of groups is required if the volunteer Landcare movement is to continue playing a vital role in the management of Australia’s natural and cultural assets according to a leading social researcher.