The Bugle - 24 August 2007
In news this week
Regional NRM group stories- Banksia Award category winner 2007
- Warning on herbicide resistance
- SEQ Living Landscapes Think Tank a success
- BMRG launches new program
- Traditional owners lend a hand to help endangered Eastern Bristlebird
- Like sands through the hour glass
- Change a light bulb, save money and help save the planet
- Smart state to host climate change conference
- Ecotourism stint in Queensland for Japanese rangers
- 21st century technology to map dreamtime sites
- Vietnam veterans and traditional owners sign Pandanus Park agreement
- Queensland water quality gets a voice at national ANCID conference
- Keeping ahead of wildlife threats
- Report sheds light on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef
- Monsoon Magic, predicting seasonal rainfall
- Computer systems that see aiding animal management
- National Indigenous Land and Sea Management Conference
- Rural business and community leaders plan for climate change and a strong future
- AgForward workshop update
- Get a job in NRM!
Regional NRM group stories
Banksia Award category winner 2007
The Carpentaria Ghost Nets Programme is proud to announce for the second year in a row they have won a Banksia Award. The award was achieved in the new Caring for Country Category, which recognises the important work that the Indigenous rangers are doing on country.
Since their inception in 1989, the Banksia Environmental Awards have earned the reputation as the most prestigious environmental awards in Australia. The awards acknowledge excellence, dedication and leadership in various areas that contribute to the environment and a sustainable future.
Last year the Carpentaria Ghost Nets Programme was acknowledged, winning the Water Category award, for its contribution in lessening the impact on marine turtles by ghost nets.
All the people associated with the Ghost Nets Programme can be justifiably proud of the results of their hard work and one day we may see the Gulf free of these lethal floating environmental disasters.
For more information visit the Ghost nets website.
Warning on herbicide resistance
The rate of adoption of the latest spray drift technology in the Brigalow-Jimbour area of the northern Darling Downs is leading the nation, according to spray consultant Bill Gordon.
Following workshops on spray drift and weed control attended by more than 170 local farmers, more than 50 700 hectares is being managed to minimise the off-target impact of chemicals.
The workshops were funded by Condamine Alliance, organised by Nevin Olm of the Brigalow Jimbour Floodplain Landcare Group and run by Mr Gordon of Gale Air Services.
"The biggest benefit is the saving in chemicals," said Mr Olm. "For bigger farms with a chemical bill of say, $70 000, a saving of 15-30% is a significant figure."
Mr Olm highlights the need for further work to build the capacity of land managers to reduce the risk of herbicide resistance.
"Local preventative strategies to avoid herbicide resistance are crucial to protect the range of herbicide groupings that are currently available in our farming systems," Mr Olm said.
For more information visit the Condamine Alliance website.
SEQ Living Landscapes Think Tank a sucess
Fifty bright minds from 17 to 30 years old participated in the recent inaugural Living Landscapes Think Tank at Landsborough on the Sunshine Coast.
The Living Landscapes Think Tank represented the meeting of minds, including young professionals and non-professionals alike, to generate a ground-breaking vision for what is possible for South East Queensland, in response to the pressures associated with a rapidly developing region.
The Think Tank informed, inspired and empowered participants to generate a powerful vision for the future of local areas, the region and beyond, as well as developing strategies and actions for realising our desired future. Through cutting edge creative community engagement process, the Think Tank generated future-altering perspectives on our shared future. It delved into what it's going to take to balance the complex trade-offs that exist in accommodating at least another million people by 2026 while maintaining our enviable lifestyle.
Elaborate visions were underpinned by themes of effective planning, environmental innovation and social sustainability, reiterating the importance of meaningful collaboration between community, industry and government.
The Living Landscapes Think Tank was a community partnership between the Office of Urban Management (Department of Infrastructure), Youth Environment Society, SEQ Catchments and Brisbane City Council through the Regional Landscape and Open Space Advisory Committee.
For more information email Natasha Wright.
BMRG launches new program
Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) launched its newest program this week. In a partnership between the BMRG and the Burnett Catchment Care Association, the $750 000 Better Burnett project will be divided into three components.
The funding, which represents the largest single investment in any BMRG project, will be focused on works to improve waterways, eradicate weeds and introduce sustainable management techniques to graziers.
Program manager, Dean Power says the work on waterways will focus on the significant infestations of salvinia and water hyacinth in the lower parts of the Burnett and Kolan system, and the South Burnett.
Better Burnett was officially launched Tuesday this week by The Hon. John Cobb MP (Assistant Minister for the Department of Environment and Water Resources) and The Hon. Paul Neville MP (Member for Hinkler) by cutting the first section of fencing barbwire for the project.
For more information visit the BMRG website.
Traditional owners lend a hand to help endangered Eastern Bristlebird
Story by Dawn Heath
Main Range National Park, south-east of Toowoomba, includes vital habitat for the critically endangered Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus).
Within Main Range, Eastern Bristlebird habitat consists of eucalypt woodland containing areas of grassy undergrowth, particularly wild sorghum (Sorghum leiocladum), located close to rainforest.
Degradation of bristlebird habitat, through weed invasion especially White Moth Vine (Arujia sericifera) and inappropriate fire regimes, is considered one of the major threats to the survival of this species. Therefore, protection and restoration of this habitat is vital to ensure this species is protected from the threat of extinction.
Recently the Main Range National Park officers were offered assistance, through an indigenous work crew managed by Condamine Alliance to do moth vine control within the park’s bristlebird habitat.
The Condamine Alliance-funded program, part of the on-ground component of the 'Developing Indigenous Indicators for Measuring Natural Resource Health in Southern Queensland' project, focuses on involving traditional owners with a number of on-park management initiatives throughout the local region.
The indigenous work team, which consisted of three elders and five younger members, spent a total of eight days at the park, assisting with moth vine control. The control methods used included the collection and removal of mature fruit as well as cutting and poisoning the vines (using a newly released herbicide gel).
Despite the constraints of difficult terrain and inclement weather, the team tackled the tasks with great enthusiasm and was quick to pick up the plant identification and herbicide use skills required. This enthusiasm for the project, especially the protection of the eastern bristlebird, ensured the team maintained momentum for achieving the project’s outcomes.
Over the eight days the team collected hundreds of mature moth vine fruits and cut and poisoned a huge number of vines, making a dramatic impact on the moth vine infestation and starting, what is hoped to be, an ongoing project to restore the habitat values required by the endangered eastern bristlebird.
For more information visit the Condamine Alliance website.
Like sands through the hour glass
Like sands through the hour glass your chance to register for the Queensland Coastal Conference is drawing to an end.
The theme for the inaugural Queensland Coastal Conference 2007 being held in Bundaberg from 17-19 September, is Shifting Sands which reflects the need for a shift to coastal issues being addressed with an integrated approach, rather than as independent projects.
The Queensland Coastal Conference 2007 is the first state coastal conference to be held in Queensland and it hopes to attract over 200 delegates from within the state and beyond.
The conference program will feature a number of outstanding speakers, several concurrent sessions, open space sessions, workshops and poster presentations.
This is an ideal opportunity for coastal planners, engineers, managers, scholars and community groups to share ideas and workshop solutions to ensure the natural, cultural, economic and social values of Queensland's coastline are protected.
Online registrations will be open until 3 September (government & professional $480; community $280). For more information including registration and sponsorship opportunities, visit the conference website.
Government updates
Change a light bulb, save money and help save the planet
Premier Peter Beattie has called on Queenslanders to take the small step of changing just one light bulb to save money and help cut greenhouse gas emissions.
"If every one of Queensland's 1.44 million households changed just one bulb, we would cut an estimated 154 525 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year, and that's like taking some 42 000 cars off the road," he said.
A television advertisement urging Queenslanders to join the campaign and make the switch on Change a Light Bulb Day will go to air from today (August 13).
Mr Beattie said the campaign would also invite Queenslanders to sign up to the Change a Light Bulb Challenge to help gauge how much energy and greenhouse gas emissions are saved on the day.
"To join the challenge, Queenslanders can drop into one of the special locations to sign up and swap over an old light bulb for a free CFL," said the Premier.
Environment Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr said Bunnings Warehouse and Phillips are supporting Change a Light Bulb Day and providing a number of free CFL's for the challenge.
To sign up, either go to any Bunnings store throughout the State on 1 September or visit Westfield Centres between 11am and 1pm.
For more information, or to take the pledge online, go to the climatesmart website.
Smart state to host climate change conference
Some of Australia and New Zealand's most prominent political, business, scientific and environmental leaders will converge on Brisbane to discuss the impact of climate change on the region's economic future. There are speakers from the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, India, China, New Zealand and the Philippines.
The 3rd Australia-New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference will run from 30-31 August at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and will look at a range of topics including risk management, carbon markets, the financing of emission reductions, and ways in which businesses can adapt to climate change.
The conference is about industry leaders coming together to discuss in detail the risks and opportunities facing business as a result of global climate change. The conference will provide an opportunity to identify ways to further adapt to the impact of climate change, while at the same time doing what we can to mitigate its effects.
Queensland's $414 million ClimateSmart 2050 strategy is taking on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions across a range of fronts, including supporting renewable energy research and development, helping businesses become more energy-efficient and supporting the development of a local bio-fuels industry as a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the State. The ClimateSmart Adaptation 2007-2012 action plan will build resilience to climate change and its impacts.
The Department of State Development and the Environmental Protection Agency, are major supporters of the event.
For more information, visit the climatesmart website.
Ecotourism stint in Queensland for Japanese rangers
Ecotourism in the Cairns, the South East Queensland region and Japan is expected to benefit from the appointment of Japanese rangers to the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service for six months.
Mr Tomohiro Hara from Shizuoka near Tokyo and Mr Seigo Murakami from Tokyo will be working closely with the local tourism industry in the hope that the shared experience would prove valuable to Queensland and Japan.
QPWS rangers will draw on the cultural expertise of these two gentlemen to help ensure the best encounter with ecotourism is being offered to visitors. This may include liaising with Japanese tour operators and helping develop multilingual brochures.
On returning to Japan, the two men will take information and practices to assist in the country's emerging ecotourism industry.
Queensland's national parks and world heritage areas are major attractions for tourists from Japan and having a ranger from that country working for a period can only prove to the good of the industry here and in his homeland.
The two Japanese rangers were selected by QPWS, the Japan Ecotourism Society and the Tourism Queensland Tokyo office.
For the full media statement visit Queensland Government's media statements.
21st century technology to map dreamtime sites
Indigenous cultural sites many thousands of years old will be mapped using twenty-first century technology as rangers from the Yalanji people are training with global positioning systems (GPS) to help map their cultural heritage sites on traditional lands between Mossman and Cooktown.
The rangers, from the Kuku Nyunkul clan, are studying at the Tropical North Queensland TAFE with the support of the Aboriginal Rainforest Council.
They will receive on-ground practical training through the Department of Natural Resources and Water (NRW).
This group is one of the first to be trained in the technical skills needed to map their own data. This program is about placing traditional owners in a position where they are familiar with the type of information required and how to gather it, so that they can fill out a site data recording sheet and interpret that information.
NRW has the GPS knowledge, and the indigenous rangers have the knowledge of their traditional areas.
NRW regional manager (Indigenous services) Cyril Cordery said the training would not only allow the rangers to pinpoint certain spots of cultural significance but also to map tracks and trails.
Mr Cordery said the information collected would be managed by Kuku Nyungkul traditional owners in a new, innovative Cultural Heritage Information Management System which is being developed by the Aboriginal Rainforest Council, and networked across the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
"It will be up to traditional owners how this information is used - whether for management or tourism development," Mr Cordery said.
Details on cultural heritage and related legislation are available on the NRW website.
Vietnam veterans and traditional owners sign Pandanus Park agreement
Vietnam veterans held a ceremony at Pandanus Park in Cape York today to celebrate the signing of a licence agreement giving them ongoing use of the area.
Mike Reynolds, MP, Speaker of Queensland, representing the Queensland Government, said the agreement between the veterans and the Kalpowar Aboriginal Land Trust was one of the first of its kind.
It gives a non-indigenous group land use, while still recognising the rights and responsibilities of the traditional owners.
Mr Reynolds, who represented the Minister for Natural Resources and Water, Craig Wallace, at the celebration, also attended a Long Tan Day commemorative service at Pandanus Park.
Mr Reynolds will officially present copies of the signed and bound licence documents to executives of both the Kalpowar Land Trust and Pandanus Park Inc.
Mr Wallace said "Mike was part of the beginning of the negotiation process between the veterans and the Kalpowar people, so it is fitting that he is now in a position to officiate at the conclusion of negotiations."
For the full media statement visit Queensland Government's media statements.
Reef updates
Queensland water quality gets a voice at national ANCID conference
The quality of water leaving the farm was one of many topics discussed at the Australian National Irrigation and Drainage (ANCID) conference held this week in Bundaberg.
One of the Queensland speakers, Mr Peter Hockings, of Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers (BFVG), spoke to delegates about the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) funded integrated area wide management approach taken to engage coastal cropping industries in water quality monitoring.. The activity involves growers from the Bundaberg region learning how their farm practices potentially interact with off-farm environments.
Mr Hockings explained the various monitoring methods used to examine farm to off-farm drainage interactions. This Bundaberg integrated area wide management activity was initiated by BMRG, BFVG, and the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Focussing on monitoring sediment and nutrient loads in local waterways, the activity assists growers to build their knowledge of NRM processes and their capacity to further improve sustainable farm practices.
Mr Peter Thorburn of the CSIRO spoke about improving the off-farm water quality of sugarcane production in the Burdekin region.
Other speakers covered issues such as drip irrigation, and broadacre cropping experiences interstate. A strong focus of the conference was dealing with the current water shortages affecting irrigators across Australia, and the implications of climate change.
The ANCID conference was themed Sharing the Water: Food, fibre, people and environment. A Reef Water Quality Protection Plan display booth focussing on the Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative and the Burnett Mary Regional Group was well attended.
For further information about the conference visit the ANCID website. For information about Reef Plan activities visit the Reef Plan website.
Keeping ahead of wildlife threats
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Professor Bob Pressey's research aims to build practical planning tools enabling local communities to anticipate both movement in native species and take a precautionary approach to the emergence of new risks.
Prof. Pressey said "If you can see how a certain development or activity might affect native species decades into the future you might decide to explore other options that are just as economically fruitful, but which save more wildlife."
Behind these planning tools there is the sophisticated and complex science of understanding and modelling changes in natural and human systems, and predicting how they affect one another.
He is presently designing a new software system that can be used by local communities, agencies, and non-government organisations to guide decisions about conservation investments, on the land and in the sea.
The new system will build on lessons from his C-Plan system that was used extensively in New South Wales in the late 1990s to help stakeholders negotiate new forest reserves. The system has also been used extensively in other countries.
Prof. Pressey specialises in systematic conservation planning - the development of strategies that keep endangered species and habitats going in the long term. His research has been cited by over 3000 scientific publications worldwide.
Prof. Pressey has summarised current scientific thinking about these challenges in a review paper titled 'Conservation planning in a changing world', soon to be published in the prestigious journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
For more information visit the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies website.
Report sheds light on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has released the 2006 Marine Monitoring Annual Report.
Executive director Andrew Skeat said "We now have a comprehensive water quality monitoring programme in place for the Reef.
"Data collected over the first 18 months of the monitoring programme have improved our understanding of Great Barrier Reef rivers, inshore waters, inshore reefs and seagrass ecosystems," he said.
"We all know the quality of water entering the Reef must be improved and that there will be no quick fix. This report confirms we have a big job ahead of us.
"We are committed to continue to work with Queensland regional natural resource management bodies and industry to see real results on the ground."
Mr Skeat said the Australian Government has committed $6 million since July 2004 to develop and implement the Marine Monitoring Programme and had provided a further $14.2 million to extend it to 2011.
"The monitoring programme provides a critical component of the assessment of any long-term improvement in regional water quality that will occur as best land management practices are widely adopted across Great Barrier Reef catchments," he said.
"The programme is a key action in the Australian and Queensland Government's Reef Water Quality Protection Plan funded through the Natural Heritage Trust.
"The Reef Water Quality Protection Plan provides the framework for improving land management practices that effect water quality in the Reef catchment," Mr Skeat said.
View the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's 2006 Marine Monitoring Annual Report.
Market based instruments update
Monitoring and evaluating the social and economic aspects of NRM
Monitoring and evaluating the social and economic aspects of NRM is an essential part of regional NRM arrangements. This may be a difficult task which requires dedicated resources and time but the benefits are great.
Any project in which a regional NRM body or the community has invested time, resources or money should be evaluated to determine whether the investment was worthwhile, whether more funds should be invested and what further improvements could be made in the future. Social and economic aspects should be an essential component of any evaluation program.
Monitoring involves continuously collecting information to inform your evaluation. Evaluation seeks answers to provide learnings and to further develop the organisation and its programs. Such as how well did the project achieve its objectives and how might this be improved over time? Also for accountability, can it be demonstrated to investors that money has been spent in the most effective way, that their objectives were reached, and that it is an investment worth continuing—or not?
Evaluation also seeks answers to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of programs, such as how well has the project delivered on its stated goals and objectives and did the program work? Also on appropriateness of the tools used, did it do what you thought it was going to do? Were the project's strategies and mechanisms (including regional planning and delivery) the most appropriate means of achieving the region’s objectives? Finally, did the project make sensible use of resources for the problem at hand?
Some may say it is enough to monitor and evaluate biophysical impacts, however, biophysical impacts are strongly linked with social and economic impacts. A change on one side of the relationship is likely to affect the other. Evaluating social and economic impacts of NRM activities can be more difficult than evaluating biophysical impacts, but is no less important.
Some of the benefits of social and economic monitoring include evolving knowledge, rather than a snapshot, of a region, a good social profile describes current social and economic values and conditions, as well as trends. For example, information about a change in average farm debt may influence land-owner participation in an incentive program.
If you are interested in learning more about social and economic monitoring, there is a new series of fact sheets which will be released at this year's Landcare Conference and will soon be available via the regional NRM website.
Or for more information please contact Daniel Franks on 3234 7741.
Natural resources news
Computer systems that see aiding animal management
A group of Australian researchers have developed a computerised system that uses Machine Vision Technology (MVT) to help farmers manage domestic and wild animals on their properties. Machine vision is the ability of a computer to see.
The system uses cameras, analogue-to-digital conversion and digital signal processing and is capable of distinguishing between sheep, goats, cattle, horses, pigs, kangaroos and emus and can be used with other animals. This visual information goes to a computer or robot controller, which identifies animals and controls their movements via automated gates to access watering or feed points. It is expected to boost farmers' productivity and efficiency in remote areas and control loss of feed and water to feral animals.
The Departments of Agriculture and the Environment and Water Resources, has provided $600 000 from the Natural Heritage Trust for the development and trial phases of the project.
The project involves the University of Queensland (UQ), the University of Southern Queensland the Australian Government and RPM Rural Products.
The MVT technology is also hoping to stop the build-up of feral populations and native animals so they do not become pests, researchers said.
UQ's School of Animal Studies Neil Finch said farmers on large properties in remote areas often found it difficult to monitor which species used the resources provided for livestock.
The tool uses miniaturised, energy-efficient hardware. It can also read radio frequency identification ear tags to identify individual animals. Machine vision could also enable automated drafting based on species or radio frequency identity ear tags. Other likely uses are weight estimation and condition scoring of livestock, as well as monitoring and management of wildlife.
For more information visit the UQ website.
Story sourced from IT Today
National Indigenous Land and Sea Management Conference
The National Indigenous Land and Sea Management Conference will be held in Cardwell from 9-12 October. The Girringun Aboriginal Corporation is inviting all members of the NRM community to attend the Conference to share information, learn and expand their networks.
The conference will feature Indigenous perspectives on water management, climate change, traditional knowledge, the use of fire, the role of young people, marine issues, sustainable agriculture, planning and many other topics. Conference attendees are also invited to participate in saltwater, rainforest and cultural expeditions around Cardwell and Hinchinbrook Island, and to check out the organisational displays in the exhibition hall.
High profile speakers from around Australia will make presentation including the Hon Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources; Noel Pearson, Director of the Cape York Institute; and Peter Yu, Chairman of the Northern Australia Indigenous Land and Sea Alliance.
The conference will be followed on 13-14 October by the Girringun Cultural Festival. Registration for the conference is now open.
For more information on the Conference and to register visit the Conference website on the Caring for country website.
Monsoon Magic, predicting seasonal rainfall
Northern Australia experiences great variability in its wet season rainfall, both from year to year and from week to week. Whilst rainfall is not something we can directly control, everyone agrees it would certainly help if we could more accurately predict its amount and timing.
Bureau of Meteorology researcher Dr Matthew Wheeler outlined a collaborative project aimed at doing this at the 18th annual Queensland Landcare Conference, held in Mackay this week. The project aims to assist in predicting the onset, duration and variability of northern Australia's wet season.
"This is a joint project, managed by the Bureau of Meteorology and Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries and further develops the current state-of-the-art understanding of rainfall variability during northern Australia's wet season," Dr Wheeler said.
The focus of this project is the intra-seasonal to inter-annual variability of the atmosphere/ocean climate system and its role in weather and climate prediction, including equatorial waves, the Madden-Julian oscillation and Australian monsoons.
"The aim is to develop rainfall prediction products for use by decision-makers in agriculture and other industries," Dr Wheeler said.
More than 400 delegates registered to attend the four-day event in Mackay.
Further information is available from Landcare Queensland on 0401 047 334.
Rural business and community leaders plan for climate change and a strong future
Seven leading business and community organisations have formed the Agricultural Alliance on Climate Change to work towards securing the future of rural Australia and building the foundations of Australia's clean energy economy.
Rural communities, and the businesses that support them, are aiming to keep on top of climate change impacts like more severe droughts, floods and storms and regulatory impacts like carbon pricing.
With a changing climate, the organisations have recognised that there are significant gains to be made from working collaboratively to take control of our legacy and build one that strengthens the community.
The Agricultural Alliance on Climate Change is commissioning research to investigate how rural communities can create climate change resilient communities and prosper from harvesting clean energy and farming carbon.
The organisations involved in the group include: Country Women's Association of Australia; Westpac; South Australian Farmers' Federation; AgForce; Visy; Australian Conservation Foundation and the Climate Institute.
The group will focus on solutions for rural Australia which create effective and sustainable economic drivers from harvesting clean energy, carbon farming and bio-diversity stewardship, such as a clean renewable energy target. Help to secure a viable, vital and productive future for rural Australia by forward planning and providing for social and physical infrastructure and services.
They will also make information, tools and resources accessible to rural Australians with a view to adapting to, and preparing for the unavoidable impacts of climate change.
For more information visit the Australian Conservation Foundation website.
Story sourced from Australian Conservation Council
AgForward workshop update
Every month, AgForward runs a number of workshops across the state. Upcoming workshops include:
- 4 September: Auguthella - Computer mapping
- 5 September: Cunnamulla - Computer mapping
- 6 September: Thargomindah - Computer mapping
- 7 September: Quilpie - Computer mapping
- 11 September: Birdsville - Computer mapping
- 11 September: Clermont - GPS essentials
- 11 September: Theodore - AgForests Field Day
- 12 September: Emerald - GPS essentials
- 13 September: Windorah - Computer mapping
- 13 September: Springsure - GPS essentials
- 13 September: Biggenden - AgForests Field Day
- 18 September: Prairie - GPS essentials
- 19 September: Lake Dunn - GPS essentials
- 20 September: Jericho - GPS essentials
- 25 September: Marlborough - AgForests Field Day
- 27 September: Dingo - AgForests Field Day
The cost of the workshops are:
- Vegetation management/Computer mapping - $100 per enterprise
- GPS essentials - $50 per enterprise
More information on these workshops can be found on the AgForward website (under 'Workshops').
To register interest for the AgForest field days, contact Rohan Allen on 0408 769 918. For all other workshops, contact Bree Robertson on 07 3238 6039.
Get a job in NRM!
Are you interested in working with Queensland's regional natural resource management bodies? Then head to the Regional Groups' Collective website where current job opportunities are now available. Be sure to check back regularly to ensure you don't miss out on the job of a lifetime!
Here's a sample of what's on offer:
Queensland Murray Darling Committee
Title: Regional Coordinator - Vegetation Management
Tenure: Full-time based on a 12-month contract
Location: To be negotiated in the Queensland Murray-Darling Basin.
Closes: 3 September 2007
Thought for the week
Creative work will increasingly involve people working in teams which combine members with different skills and backgrounds. These teams are more effective when people can trust fellow team members to play their part. In low-trust organisations, people will tend to hoard knowledge and only share ideas formally through memos and when requested. In high-trust organisations, people are more likely to bestow their knowledge on one another and develop joint understandings of problems and their solutions. Trust and co-operation will be vital to the work cultures of the future.
'Living On Thin Air' by Charles Leadbeater (1999)
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Last updated 04 December 2007