This is a report on research and development needs for stream restoration in Australia. The report was prepared by the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology (CRCCH) and attempts to provide information required for the development of a national stream restoration program by the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (LWRRDC), Canberra. Stream restoration (as defined below) is the manipulation of the physical and hydrological character of a stream with the intention of returning some, or all, of the streams original physical and ecological values. Since it is usually impossible, in all but the rarest cases, to restore the original condition of an Australian stream, we use the term 'stream rehabilitation' throughout the document.

This publication is one of a suite of 13 produced as part of a folder showcasing research from the Defeating the Weed Menace Research and Development program.

Thinking Bush is a quarterly publication coming out of the Native Vegetation and Biodiversity R&D Program. This edition focuses on weeds. In this issue: Biocontrol; Detection and spread

In a suite of 27 national weeds research projects funded as part of the Defeating the Weed Menace Program. Land and Water Australia funded seven projects under the theme of Biocontrol agents for national priority weeds. This publication is one of a suite of 13 produced as part of a folder showcasing research from the Defeating the Weed Menace Research and Development program.

The Anmatyerr water project worked from 2004-2008 as a collaborative team of Anmatyerr researchers, supervisors and participants and social and environmental scientists from universities and government. A number of projects were undertaken within this research initiative focussing on cultural water provisions in water allocation plans, equitable governance of water resources, culturally based livelihoods, training pathways, Indigenous water rights, and gender and water management (refs). Overall aims included: traineeships to record, store and convey knowledge in appropriate formats (with full prior informed consent) and which demonstrates to the wider community the depth of understanding and connections to water at the heart of Indigenous culture; Working closely with government to find ways for values and rights to be provided for in water plans and recognised and incorporated into government structures and processes that may include legislative reform, long-term employment and other livelihood opportunities; and determining Indigenous rights through examining international and domestic law and management processes and precedents set down through negotiated agreements to assist in finding mechanisms to achieve better outcomes.

The rationale for the development of a national experiment within the Sustainable Grazing Systems (SGS) Key Program is outlined, together with a brief description of the sites, their focus of study and the results of a pre-experimental modelling process at three locations. The location and pasture types being studied for the six sites in the national experiment (North-West Slopes, NSW; Tablelands, NSW; Wagga Wagga, NSW; North-East Victoria; Western Victoria, and Western Australia) are described.

This Irrigation Insights information package brings together information on current equipment and techniques for measuring and monitoring soil water status, extending to their use as controllers in automatic irrigation systems. We have limited the equipment described here to those products with agents and backup within Australia. The hub of the publication is a collection of tables summarising the main product features. This enables you to compare product features. As well as technical data, there is also commercial information on suppliers, contact details, availability and price (accurate at August, 2000). Case studies from personal experience and from the literature provide further insight into the advantages and limitations of each device in relation to its potential applications.

This report considers the biophysical condition of the landscape of a prominent farming household in operating and developing their property, Payneham Vale. The property has been substantially renovated to improve its resource conservation, and this report reflects on the success of these renovations. The report is in the circumstances of developing salinity, and over the difficult climatic conditions of 2000-2001. It can be considered as a case study on a relevant impact on the rural community. As well as documenting the renovations, the report describes the property conditions over a diverse spectrum of landscape health indicators that are applicable to farms. These indicators are reviewed in general terms through the Overview of investigations section, with specific research highlights pointed out, and in more complete treatment in a set of technical appendices.

This review explores some of the more innovative techniques and procedures that can be used to improve regional resource use planning outcomes in rangelands. It also recommends what sorts of R&D are needed to enhance the effectiveness of regional approaches. New attempts to deal with regional issues in rangelands must learn from the successes and failures of previous regional planning experiments in Australia and elsewhere

The Managing Climate Variability Research and Development Strategy focuses on investments which increase forecasting accuracy, builds the predictive capability of key attributes such as soil moisture, and develop tools which translate climate forecasts and resource attributes into decision support tools for primary producers and natural resource managers.