13th International Riversymposium, Perth, 11-14 Oct
In a bold move the International Riversymposium team has bravely left Brisbane to host the event in Perth! I applaud this initiative, as river protection, restoration and management is happening all around Australia and it is great to have the opportunity to attract people with a new location. I am particularly excited about the Riversymposium [...]
What is your clean water worth to you?
Thanks to Twitter (yet again) I was alerted to this amazing web site called I count for my earth and videos on water. The video is called “Tapped” and covers everything from chemicals (including endocrine disrupting chemicals) in the water, to the amount of landfill created each year by plastic bottles used for selling drinking [...]
Water Leader Scholarships Available
Full and partial-tuition scholarships are now available for Australian and international students to study International WaterCentre’s Master of Integrated Water Management (Australia) Full tuition scholarships – AU$39,960 Partial tuition scholarships Scholarships open May 1 – August 1 The program equips students with the integration, leadership and managerial skills to become part of an elite group [...]
Out of the Scientist’s Garden: a Story of Water and Food
Over the next few months we will be bringing you a series of posts on publications produced by Land & Water Australia over the last 20 years. We would really like to highlight some of the wonderful work undertaken and tell you about the publications which provide the detail of this work. Richard Stirzaker’s Out [...]
Peter Cullen Trust Leadership Program
The Peter Cullen Trust is a new charitable organisation set up to support programs that continue the work of the late Professor Peter Cullen. Peter was one of few people able put the science of water management into plain speaking, and be heard… “the champion of the rivers who led the debate on the national [...]



