Publications

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• Patterns of Erosion and Sediment Transport in the Burdekin River Catchment brochure 2002
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• Charlesworth, PB and Bristow, KL. 2004. Sustainable Management of the Burdekin Delta Groundwater Systems. CSIRO Land and Water Client Report. NPSI Project CLW32 - Final Report. April 2004.
• Klok, JA, Charlesworth, PB, Ham, GJ and Bristow, KL. 2004. Effects of irrigation on deep drainage and nitrate leaching in the Burdekin delta. Irrigation Association of Australia (IAA) National Conference, 11-15 May 2004, Adelaide, Australia.
• Stewart, LK, Charlesworth, PB & Bristow, KL. 2003. Estimating nitrate leaching under a sugarcane crop using APSIM-SWIM. In Post, D. A. (ed.) MODSIM 2003 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Volume 2, pp 218-223. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, July 2003.
• Bristow, KL, Charlesworth, PC, Narayan, KA, Stewart, LM, Cook, FJ & Hopmans, JW. 2003. A Framework for Improving Water Management in the Lower Burdekin. In Post, D. A. (ed.) MODSIM 2003 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Volume 2, pp 206-211. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, July 2003.
• Narayan, KA, Schleeberger, C, Charlesworth, PB, & Bristow, KL. 2003. Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Saltwater Intrusion in the Lower Burdekin Delta, North Queensland. In Post, D. A. (ed.) MODSIM 2003 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Volume 2, pp 212-217. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, July 2003.
• Klok, JA, Charlesworth, PB, Ham, GJ and Bristow, KL. 2003. Management of furrow irrigation to improve water use efficiency and sustain the groundwater resource: Preliminary results from a case study in the Burdekin delta. In: Proc. Aust. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol. Vol 25, 7pp.
• Charlesworth, PB, Bristow, KL, Stewart, LM. Narayan, KA and Greiner, R. 2003. The Lower Burdekin Initiative – water management practices to support regionally sustainable communities. In: Proc. Aust. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol. Vol 25, 8pp.
• Gilbey, P. 2002. Rights and Duty of Care: A Queensland Perspective. Contributed paper to ANCID 2002 Conference, 1 to 4 September 2002, Griffith, Australia.
• Bristow, KL and Charlesworth, PB. 2002. Effective water management vital to the long-term economic viability of the Lower Burdekin. In: Proceedings of the ANCID Conference, 1 to 4 September 2002, Griffith, Australia.
• Charlesworth, PB, Bristow, KL, Chinn, C and Ham, G. 2002. "Healthy crop and healthy groundwater - sugarcane in the Burdekin Delta" - Contributed paper to the IAA Conference, 20 to 24 May 2002, Sydney, Australia.
• Qureshi , ME, Harrison, SR, Wegener, MK and Bristow, KL. 2002. "Irrigation water pricing and farm profitability in the Burdekin Delta sugarcane area" - Contributed paper to the IAA Conference, 20 to 24 May 2002, Sydney, Australia.
• McMahon , GA, Arunakumaren, NJ and Bajracharya, K. 2002. "Estimation of the groundwater budget of the Burdekin River Delta Aquifer, North Queensland" - Contributed paper to the International Association of Hydrogeologists Conference, 14-17 May 2002, Darwin, Australia.
• Qureshi , ME , Charlesworth, PB, Bristow, KL and Wegener, MK. 2002. "Profitability of growing sugarcane under alternative irrigation systems in the Burdekin Delta" - Contributed paper to the ASSCT Conference, 29 April to 2 May 2002, Cairns, Australia.
• Woods, John (2002) - Address to Lower Burdekin Initiative Co-ordination Workshop held 26 March 2002 in Townsville
• Nielson, George (2002) - Address to Lower Burdekin Initiative Co-ordination Workshop held 26 March 2002 in Townsville
• Rigano, Laurie (2002) - Address to Lower Burdekin Initiative Co-ordination Workshop held 26 March 2002 in Townsville
• Qureshi , ME , Arunakumaren, J, Bajracharya, K, Wegener, MK, Qureshi, SE and Bristow, KL. 2002. "Economic and environmental impacts of groundwater management scenarios in Burdekin Delta" - Contributed paper to 46 th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 13-15 February 2002,Rydges Lakeside Hotel, Canberra, Australia.
• Bristow, KL. 2001. "Partnership makes progress in the lower Burdekin" - CSIRO Land & Water Link Newsletter No. 11 December 2001 (Page 11 & 12).
• Bristow, KL, Charlesworth, PB, Lowis, B, Laidlow, G and Gilbey, P. 2001. "The Lower Burdekin Initiative:  An industry/science partnership to facilitate improved water management" – In: Proceedings of the ANCID Conference, 29 July to 1 August 2001, Bunbury, Western Australia, 11 pages.
• Qureshi , ME , Wegener, MK, Harrison, SR and Bristow KL. 2001. "Economic evaluation of alternative irrigation systems for sugarcane in the Burdekin delta in north Queensland, Australia" , in Water Resources Management, edited by Brebbia, CA, Anagnostopoulos, K, Katsifarakis, K and Cheng, AHD, WIT Press, Boston, pp 47-57. Contributed paper to Water Resources Management Conference 2001, Greece.
• McMahon , GA, Hillier, JR, and Arunakumaren, NJ, 2001. "Delineation of seawater intrusion in the Burdekin Delta aquifer" - Abstract contributed to GeoTrop Conference 2001, 8-11 May 2001, Townsville, Australia.
• Haigh, Ian (2001) Opening Address at the Lower Burdekin Initiative co-ordination meeting held 5 March 2001 in Townsville.
• Qureshi , ME , Mallawaarachchi, T, Wegener, MK, Bristow, KL, Charlesworth, PB, and Lisson, S. 2001. "Economic evaluation of alternative irrigation practices for sugarcane production in the Burdekin Delta" - Contributed paper to the 45th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society, 23-25 January 2001, Adelaide, South Australia.
• McMahon , GA, Arunakumaren, NJ, and Bajracharya, K. 2000. "Hydrogeological Conceptualisation of the Burdekin River Delta" - Hydro 2000 - proceedings of the 3rd International Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium of the Institution of Engineers. 6 pages.
• Bristow, KL and Crough, J. 2000. "Managing the Burdekin Aquifer" - Australian Sugarcane (Oct/Nov 2000). 2 pages.
• Charlesworth, PC. 2000. "New Drainage Meter for Burdekin Initiative" - Australian Sugarcane (Oct/Nov 2000). 2 pages.
• Bristow, KL, Charlesworth, PB, McMahon, GA, Arunakumaren, J, Bajracharya, K, Ham, G, Sutherland, P, Laidlow, G, Lowis, B, Nielson, G, Qureshi, E, Christianos, N, Enderlin, N, and Eldridge, S. 2000. "Towards a more integrated approach to the Burdekin Delta Irrigation Area" -  In: Proceedings of the ANCID Conference, 10-12 September 2000, Toowoomba, Australia. 12 pages.

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