Network projects in NSW along with the SGSL sub-program has provided information to wool producers about possible solution to salinity and saltland management, as the result of large-scale research. Provides contacts and further resources

Geophysical techniques involve the use of ground-based and airborne geophysical devices to measure physical properties of the earth. They can assist in the planning and management of irrigation developments by identifying the size and depth of aquifers, the connectivity between surface and ground water, the salinity of aquifers, the mineral composition and depth of the soil and the chances of successful water boring. Most geophysics applied to irrigation is in the form of imaging conducted by moving various devices over the ground, or by insertion and monitoring of sensors within the ground. This book provides an introduction to various geophysical techniques for water managers, including irrigators, engineers and staff of water and catchment authorities and all those involved in various aspects of the irrigation industry from design through to implementation and monitoring.

Project SummaryTRC1 This project will explore the extent to which widely used measures of rangeland condition can also serve as surrogates for biodiversity status. Where currently used indicators prove inadequate, new indicators may need to be developed for use in monitoring critical or sensitive components of biodiversity. During the project, biodiversity attributes and measures of land condition will be sampled at sites ranging in condition, in three representative rangeland regions of northern Australia. The project will develop and validate mechanisms for biodiversity monitoring within rangelands, an important tool for improving adaptive management and ecological sustainable use of the rangelands.

A ground-breaking national research project is underway on 43 mixed farms to quantify the relationships between biodiversity and on-farm production.

The Central Highlands Regional Resource Use Planning Project was an experiment studying regional planning process as well as a real-world planning exercise aimed at establishing a negotiated and integrated approach to planning in the Central Highlands of Queensland. During the three years of the research project, a CSIRO research team provided technical assistance, administrative support and project coordination as well as documenting, synthesising, and evaluating the findings.

This report presents the findings and recommendations arising from a review of dryland salinity R&D commissioned by a consortium of the three agencies responsible for most of the Commonwealth funding support for dryland salinity Research and Development (R&D) in Australia. The review was initiated by the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (L WRRDC) as part of its undertaking to develop a Dryland Salinity R&D Program.

To help us to plan for these challenges, The Goulbourn Broken Region commissioned the Goulburn Broken Irrigation Futures project. The aim of the project was to work with stakeholders to develop a vision and strategies for irrigated agriculture in this region over the next 30 years. That long-term planning horizon involved considerable uncertainty, so we chose to use a scenario-based approach to our planning.

Part of the Water Resources: science priorities for Australia information sheet set.

There is a close relationship between how land is managed and the impact phosphorus may have on in-stream health. In order to manage Australian waterways effectively, we need to determine the relative importance of the various sources of phosphorus, as well as understand the processes by which phosphorus is delivered into our rivers. Knowledge about how and why phosphorus gets into waterways can help land and water managers make better management decisions.

At the highest strategic level the report describes the performance of Land & Water Australia in achieving the Australian Government's National Research Priorities. We have a particularly important role in the first National Research Priority _An environmentally sustainable Australia-.At the next level we report against the Australian Government's Rural Research and Development Priorities. These were announced before the National Research Priorities, and where there are areas of overlap we report against the combined priorities (see executive summary).