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Dr
Philip Charlesworth awarded grant to collaborate with international
partners
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Dr
Philip Charlesworth from CSIRO
Land & Water was
awarded a grant from the Australian
government to collaborate with
international partners on key
research. The award was announced
by Senator McGauran on 13 February.
Dr Charlesworth is investigating
irrigation management to protect
groundwater resources from
sea water intrusion and nutrient
leaching.
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Visit
to Lower Burdekin by Dr Mike Bonell, Chief of the Hydrological
Processes and Climate section of the UNESCO Division of Water
Sciences, Paris, France.
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Dr Bonell visited the Lower Burdekin with Drs Keith Bristow,
Kumar Narayan and Thabo Thayalakumaran from CSIRO Land &
Water on 17 February 2004. At this time Dr Bonell was able
to meet with representatives from the North and South Burdekin
Water Boards, BBIFMAC, Sunwater and other organisations, as
well as visit some of the field sites, weirs and river pump
stations.
Visit
to Lower Burdekin by Professor Harry Vereecken, Director of
the Institute Agrosphere
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On
12 February, Dr Kumar Narayan, Dr Philip Charlesworth and
Carsten Schleeberger (visiting German student) from CSIRO
Land & Water accompanied Professor Harry Vereecken on
a visit to the lower Burdekin region, incorporating visits
to the North and South Burdekin Water Board field sites in
the Delta. It was an excellent opportunity for the Professor
to talk to Water Board Managers Bill Lowis (SBWB) and Graham
Laidlow (NBWB) and to discuss water resource management issues
in the lower Burdekin Delta. Professor Vereecken was also
able to see a few artificial recharge pits in the area.
ANCID 2003 – “Catchment companions
growing together”
- The Lower Burdekin Initiative was well
represented at the ANCID 2003 Conference held in Shepparton,
Victoria from 19 to 22 October. Presentations on the current
projects being undertaken were made by George Nielsen (Canegrowers),
Robin Juffs (CSR), Keith Bristow (CSIRO Land & Water)
and Philip Charlesworth (CSIRO Land & Water).
Northern Australia Irrigation Futures
(NAIF)
- The Lower Burdekin Initiative will be
a case study site for the new
NAIF project. This project will
deliver a framework for use by policy makers, regulators,
managers, and investors to ensure irrigation is developed
in a sustainable manner across northern Australia. The project
will use past experience and new knowledge to build an understanding
of key landscape attributes (including soil and water resources,
climate, vegetation, rivers, near shore marine environments)
relevant to sustainable irrigation in tropical systems. This
knowledge will be used to deliver a framework based on sustainability
indicators and management criteria at a range of scales (field,
farm, district, scheme, and catchment) to support planning,
development, implementation and management of new schemes,
and if necessary, modification of existing schemes across
northern Australia.
Irrigation CRC launches
- The new Cooperative
Research Centre (CRC) for Irrigation Futures was launched
by the Hon. Ian Causley, MHR, in Sydney on Friday 31 October.
The Irrigation CRC is funded by the Federal Government and
thirteen State agency, industry and university partners, including
CSIRO, to initiate and coordinate research into irrigation.
During its seven-year life, its research emphasis will be
to provide practices and technologies to maximise the socio-economic
benefits of irrigation while minimising their environmental
impacts.
Burdekin Shire Council wins National
Award
- Burdekin
Shire Council announced as the National Category Rural
Winner – Environment: National Resource Management:
Partnerships for Biodiversity and Conservation in the 2002
National Awards for Local Government in Category –
Building Community Partnerships
National Irrigation Award for Townsville
Researcher
- Following
receipt of the Australian National
Committee on Irrigation and Drainage
(ANCID) 2002 Travel Fellowship
Award, Irrigation scientist Philip
Charlesworth from CSIRO Land and
Water in Townsville travelled to New Zealand and Tonga.
Executive Summary
(PDF, 95 kB).
Finfish Project Hailed a Success
- Success has been achieved for the landmark
experiments within the Finfish & Nutrient Management Project
conducted by DPI Bribie Island Fisheries
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Burdekin Delta Soil Mapping
- The Burdekin Delta Soils Project has made
good progress, and is “on target” with the project
work-plan
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