Members of WRaIN are currently involved in a co-authored book project tentatively titled: Re-imagining Water Policy.
Our approach is truly multi-disciplinary and the process truly collaborative. This is an exciting project, which we hope will make a significant contribution to the larger debate on what constitutes good water policy in Australia.
Louise Noble
WRaIN Coordinator
This article reflects many of the interests of WRaIN members:
Cameron Muir ‘Preserved for the people of all time.’
I particularly like the closing line positing that the success of the MDBA plan will ultimately depend on ‘the stories we tell, the histories we believe, and the language we use to understand the world.’
Congratulations to Wendy Beck and her team for ARC Discovery Grant success for the project:
“Indigenous Heritage: working ancient wetlands for social benefit and
cultural understanding.”
The full team is Wendy Beck (UNE), Richard Fullagar (UoW), Judith Burns
(UNE) and Kevin Kiernan (UTas).
Project Summary
This research will answer important theoretical and practical questions about Aboriginal community engagement with Heritage research. It will generate significant archaeological outcomes on the nature of Indigenous occupation in ancient eastern Australian landscapes, and this research will also improve the employability of young Aboriginal people.
A slightly belated but hearty welcome to Liz Charpleix who is our first postgraduate student. Liz will be supervised by Louise and Robyn. The title of her project is ‘Valuing Water: Multiple Perspectives from the Freycinet Coast of Tasmania.’ Robyn and I are delighted to be working with Liz on her project and to have Liz join the WRaIN team.
Craig Knowles explains the latest thinking on the development of the draft Basin Plan.
Where there’s a will, there is water: New deal signed to deliver sustainable future for our cities
Water sustainability on the urban fringes of some of Australia’s largest cities has moved a step closer with an innovative collaboration between local councils, government agencies and the Universities of Western Sydney, Melbourne, New England and RMIT renewed and expanded beyond Greater Western Sydney.
The Water Management Innovation and Strategy Enhancement Partnership in Peri-urban Research (WISER) Network has brought key water stakeholders together for water management co-operation at regional and national levels. The network, which has operated for four years in Western Sydney, includes Blacktown, Hawkesbury, Liverpool and Penrith local councils, the NSW Department of Primary Industries and a number of universities collaborating with local water users to achieve greater harmony in water policy. Read the rest of this entry »
Latest river news from Darren.
Congratulations to Martin for the recent award from the NSW Environmental Trust to investigate ecological thresholds and river health in NSW.
The feedback provided by Robyn, Wendy and Louise on behalf of WRaIN has recently been published by the MDBA as part of the community feedback received on the Guide to the proposed Basin Plan.
See: Water Research and Innovation Network.
http://www.mdba.gov.au/communities/having-your-say/feedback-received
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