List Projects

A list of all Projects currently in the database, ordered by title.

Title  
Amenity Values and Water Management along the Murray  
Applying a duty of care to improve biodiversity outcomes at a regional scale  
Assessing customer responses to the Channel Automation Project in Central Goulburn Irrigation Areas 1-4. Water for Rivers. ($84,150) Prof Allan Curtis, Dr Digby Race, Dr Jim Birckhead, Mr Royce Sample. (2006)  
Australian Animal Welfare Standards Consultation Project, 2007  
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research “Extension approaches for scaling out livestock production in Lao PDR.” (April 2007 to March 2011). $400,000. Chief Investigator.  
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. “Best Practice health and husbandry of cattle and buffalo, Lao PDR.” (May 2008 to June 2012). Collaborator (in- kind support).  
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. “Evaluation of a development alliance as a model for scaling out livestock production to reduce poverty.” (July to December 2008). Collaboration with LPS/2004/046.  
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. “Informing productivity and profitability of smallholder shrimp aquaculture and related agribusiness in Indonesia.” Collaborator (in- kind support).  
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. “Livestock movement and managing disease in Eastern Indonesia and Eastern Australia.” (Nov 2007 to September 2011). Collaborator. $36,812.  
BATHURST REGIONAL COUNCIL ( with Charles Sturt University: Institute for Land,Water & Society ) ( November ’06 to present )  
Best Practice health and husbandry of cattle and buffalo, Lao PDR. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Dr Joanne Millar collaborator (in-kind support) (2008/2012)  
Cave interpretation  
Community partnerships for plantation forestry: Enhancing rural incomes from forestry in eastern Indonesia and Australia (Collaborative research – funded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 2005 – 2007)  
Community partnerships for plantation forestry: Enhancing rural incomes from forestry in eastern Indonesia and Australia. ACIAR and FORDA. ($400,000) Dr Digby Race, Hugh Stewart, and Mr Djohan Utama (2005 -2009)  
COUNTRY WATER – BROKEN HILL ( March “07 to present )  
CSIRO Flagship-Economic and cultural value of water to Indigenous People in the Murray Region  
Defining landholder duty of care to achieve vegetation outcomes for regional NRM. CRC Plant-based Solutions for Dryland Salinity ($115,000) Prof Allan Curtis, Dr Catherine Allan and Gill Earl (2005/6/7)  
Delivery of Social and Community Dimensions Training Workshops in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. ACIAR. Digby Race, Jo Millar, Neil Lipscombe and Tony McDonald. (2007)  
Department of Environment and Water, Commonwealth Environmental Research Facilities Program (CERF Landscape Logic): Project 2: social research. (2007/09). $570,000. This three-year research program includes projects examining the influence of natural resource management investments, climate change and demographic change (to landholders who are not farmers by occupation) on changes in vegetation condition in northern Victoria; and exploring the links between catchment management and riparian zone condition in Tasmania. A/Prof Allan Curtis, Dr Digby Race, Royce Sample, Dr Rik Thwaites and Dr Catherine Allan.  
Development of a sustainability garden on the student residences site through a participatory learning model. $14,000. Wilson, B., Raggatt, E., Jones, P. & Neville, K. (2009-2012)  
digital divide issues in regional Australia  
Does triple bottom line reporting enhance capacity to move to more sustainable irrigation? CRC Irrigation Futures ($115,000) Prof Allan Curtis, Dr Penny Davidson and Micheal Mitchell. (2005/6/7)  
Economic and cultural value of water to Indigenous People in the River Murray Region. Water for a Healthy Country, Flagship Collaboration Research Fund, CSIRO ($100,000 with CSU component $77,240) Dr Jim Birckhead, Wendy McIntyre (CSIRO), Romy Greiner (River Consulting), Steven Hemming (Flinders University) and Matt Rigney (Ngarrindjeri). (2006-2007)  
Ecosystem risk – impacts of climate change project, 2007/08  
Educating campus users and visitors about the nature and appropriate use of Thurgoona Campus. $14,300. Howard, J., Wilson, B. (2009-2011 )  
Evaluation of ‘River Tender’, North East Catchment Management Authority (NECMA), with Allan Curtis and Jonathon Howard.  
Evaluation of River Tender. North East CMA. Prof Allan Curtis, Simon McDonald and Royce Sample. (2008) $29,000  
Evaluation of the Bogong Outdoor Education centre sustainability program. Dr Penny Davidson, Rosemary Black and Trevor Piper.  
Evaluation of the River Tender program, North East Catchment Management Authority (NECMA) ($110,000) Dr Catherine Allan, Prof Allan Curtis and Jonathon Howard, (2005- 2007)  
Exploring business process improvements for quality regional NRM service delivery. Land and Water Australia. ($100,000) Prof Allan Curtis, Dr Rod Griffith, Prof Kevin Parton, John Dean (John Dean Consulting), Gavin Hanlon (North Central CMA, Victoria) (2006)  
Exploring how small scale growers can form beneficial partnerships with forest companies in Indonesia and Australia, with Hugh Stewart (CSU PhD researcher), and colleagues from Indonesia’s Forest Research and Development Agency (FORDA), WWF Indonesia and the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and funding from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) [project value $400,000]. CSU code R916-485  
Exploring the capacity of local communities to respond to land-use change in the Boorowa district in NSW, with Professor Allan Curtis and Dr Jim Birckhead, and colleagues from NSW Department of Primary Industries [project value $200,000]; CSU code R947-485  
Exploring the outcomes of an innovative communication approach for the Healthier Soils in the NSW Murray Catchment Project. ($30,000) Dr Catherine Allan and Dr Ben Wilson (2006-2008)  
Extension Approaches for Scaling Out Livestock Production in Northern Lao PDR (EASLP).  
Extension approaches to scaling out livestock production in northern Lao PDR. ACIAR ($400,000) Dr Joanne Millar, CSU and Dr Tienne Vannasouk, NAFES, Lao PDR. (2007-2010)  
Facilitating energy saving behaviour among students living in halls of residences. $11,450. Black, R., Davidson, P., & Neville, K. (2009-2011)  
Factors influencing adoption of native vegetation best management practices, Murray Irrigation, CSU, 2005, $12000  
Farming systems options and catchment salinity responses. GRDC. ($69,600) Dr Digby Race, Dr Hamish Cresswell (CSIRO) and Dr Iain Hume (NSW DPI) (2006-2007)  
Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority: Understanding landholder management of the Mid-Goulburn River frontage. Allan Curtis and Digby Race. (2007/08). $45,000.  
Heritage management of itinerant peoples, APA PhD scholarship for Prue Laidlaw, 2005-2008, with Assoc. Prof Dirk Spennemenn, $115 000.  
Implementing a social marketing energy saving program across student residences. $12,000. Black, R., Davidson, P., Kelly, J., Bell, B. & Willsher, J. (2010-2011)  
Indigo Shire Council. “Rural landscapes in Indigo Shire: Designing a preferred future.” (Sept 2007 to Dec 2010).  
Kicking the Dirt Murray Catchment Management Authority. $55,000. Dr Ben Wilson and Dr Catherine Allan. (2006-2007)  
Kiska WWII Battlefield Landscape Survey and Report, U.S. National Park Service, $55,000  
Landholder rapid appraisal project under Landscape Logic, additional funding from the Department of Sustainability and Environment, $60,000  
Livestock movement and managing disease in Eastern Indonesia and Eastern Australia . ACIAR. Dr Joanne Millar in a collaborative project with the University of Sydney. (2007/11) $36, 800  
Monitoring and evaluation of the Victorian Landcare program. DSE. $83,600. Curtis, A. (2009)  
Mt Kembla Mine, Batchelor Huts Study, NSW Dept. of Environment & Climate Change, $15,477  
Natural Heritage Trust: Landholder adaptation to climate variability. Allan Curtis and Rik Thwaites. (2007/08). $88,000.  
NE CMA River Tender Program  
NSW WATER DIRECTORATE: INTERIM PROJECT COORDINATOR (April 2006 to October2006)  
Optimising the Policy and Institutional Setting for Community Based Forest Management in Indonesia  
Participatory action research, NE Landcare Networks and NECMA, principal researcher/facilitator, pro bono. Dr Catherine Allan (2005)  
Pathways to good practice in regional NRM governance. Land and Water Australia ($357,000) Prof Allan Curtis, Dr Micheal Lockwood, Dr Elaine Stratford, Dr Julie Davidson (2006/7)  
Principles of interpretation - practice and evaluation, Johnstone Centre, 2004-2005, $3000  
Principles of interpretation - practice and evaluation. Johnstone Centre ($3000) Dr Penny Davidson and Dr Rosemary Black (2004-2005)  
Professionalism issues in the Australian tour guiding industry  
Regional Governance and Water Reform  
Reinforcing the social and community dimensions of ACIAR projects to deliver livelihood impacts. ACIAR. ($83,000) Dr Digby Race, Dr Joanne Millar and Professor Allan Curtis (2006/7).  
Reinforcing the social and community dimensions of ACIAR projects to deliver livelihood impacts. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) ($83,000) Prof Allan Curtis, Dr Digby Race and Dr Joanne Millar (2006/7)  
Review of Portable Sawmills in the Pacific: Identifying the factors for success. ACIAR. ($15,000) Dr Digby Race, and colleagues from the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne. (2006)  
Review of SA Landcare groups. Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, SA. ($48,000) Prof Allan Curtis, Jonathon Sobels and Penny Cooke. (2005/6)  
Social benchmarking for the Corangamite CMA. Corangamite Carchment Management Authority ($99,000) Prof Allan Curtis, Penny Cooke, Simon McDonald and Emily Mendham (2006)  
Social Dimensions of Fisheries Management, 2007  
Social impacts of changing land-use: …Boorowa catchment, NSW  
Socio-economic outcomes of community forestry for livelihoods of rural people in Nepal  
Support for Peer Group Mentors. Otway Agroforestry Network. DigbyRace and Jo Millar. (2007)  
The effectiveness of feedback mechanisms in facilitating ongoing sustainable behaviours in Australian households. Dr Penny Davidson and Dr Rosemary Black  
The Future of Farming in Rural Amenity Landscapes  
The Heritage of Itinerancy in Australia 3yr Full-time PhD - CSU Scholarship 1st year of study  
The impact of living on a sustainable campus. Penny Davidson, John Atkinson, Ben Wilson, John Howard, Rik Thwaites, John Rafferty and David Mitchell  
The Irrigation Sustainability Challenge - Triple Bottom Line Reporting, CRC Irrigation Futures, NSW Agriculture, University of Western Sydney, CSIRO, Dept. Primary Industries, SA Resarch and Development Institute, Dept. Natural Resources Queensland, 2004-2006, $310000  
The Loddon River social research project. North Central CMA. $99,000. Curtis, A. & Race, D.(2009-2010)  
The Nature of Our Neighbourhoods: Links between biodiversity, human wellbeing and our connections to the environment. CSU Competitive grant. Penny Davidson, Di Boxall and Gary Luck. $13,650. (2009)  
The role of Regional Experience in Shaping Environmental Policy in Victoria  
The rural rebound and changes in rural property ownership: trends, challenges and opportunities for natural resource management, Ms Emily Mendham (PhD)  
Transformation for resilient landscapes and communities—Murray case study. Natural Resources Commission & Murray Catchment Management Authority. $80,000. Curtis, A., Griffith, R. & Mitchell, M. (2009-2011)  
Understanding factors at work influencing learning and uptake of irrigation DSS tools. Penny Davidson, Kerri Whittenbury, Evan Christen, Allan Curtis  
Understanding the influence of co-learning on acceptance for the need for change in the Billabong Catchment’, Holbrook Landcare, ($21 000) Dr Catherine Allan (2006)  
Understanding the role of emotion in the organisational culture of protected area management, Ripple, 2004-2005, $1800  
Understanding the role of emotion in the organisational culture of protected area management. Ripple ($1800) Dr Penny Davidson and Alexandra Knight. (2004/2005)  
Victorian Landcare group survey 2004. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia: assessing the health of the Landcare movement ($110,000) Prof Allan Curtis, Penny Cooke (2004/5)  
WAGGA WAGGA CITY COUNCIL ( July ’06 to present )  
Water Planning Processes: Lessons Gaps and Adoption. Land and Water Australia and National Water Commission. Griffith University with Prof Kathleen Bowmer and Anna Lukasiewicz. (2008-10)  
‘Participatory action research’, NE Landcare Networks and NECMA, principal researcher/facilitator  
‘Understanding the influence of co-learning on acceptance for the need for change in the Billabong Catchment’, for Holbrook Landcare.  
“A narrative approach to understanding contemporary cultures”. This research is directed toward my PhD.  
 Evaluation of the Rural Land Stewardship Program for NECMA, with Gill Earl and Allan Curtis  
 Improved seasonality of flows through irrigation demand management and system harmonisation, CRC for Irrigation Futures, with Shahbaz Khan and Allan Curtis  

Total Projects found: 89

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