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News/activities |
| 13 December 2007 | Meeting of SIF3 project team in Perth to mark completion of the current phase of the project. Review entire project and key lessons learnt. |
| 10 December 2007 | Meet South Coast NRM senior staff to discuss process for taking forward the SIF3 recommendations |
| 7 December 2007 | Presentation by Jenny to Dryland Managers of Victorian Central Catchment Management Authorities to develop understanding of SIF3/INFFER |
| 30 November 2007 | Anna and Geoff meet with and present to the Board of Lachlan CMA in NSW |
| 26 November 2007 | Presentation to Natural Resource Management Committee of North Central CMA to develop understanding of SIF3 |
| 16 November 2007 | Workshop with CEO, Managers of North Central CMA to identify high priority assets |
| 15 November 2007 | Provide report of draft SIF3 recommendations to South Coast NRM |
| 12 November 2007 | Meeting of Jenny with Tim Shannahan, Team Leader Irrigation, North Central CMA, to develop understanding of SIF3 |
| November 2007 to February 2008 | Intensive engagement with North Central CMA as it adopts and applies the SIF3 approach to its entire investment portfolio |
| 2 November 2007 | Anna (with support from Dave) presented to North Central CMA board on outcomes from SIF3 and future directions with INFFER |
| 31 October 2007 | Anna participated in meeting of North Central CMA staff to review project outcomes and consider future directions |
| 31 October 2007 | Presentation by Jenny to managers and staff of West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority to establish interest in implementing SIF3 |
| 23 October 2007 | Presentation by David at CERF Conference, Canberra |
| 22 October 2007 | Meeting with senior NRM managers in the Australian Government |
| 19 October 2007 | Presentation by Jenny to Senior Executives and managers of Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority to establish interest in implementing SIF3 |
| 15 October 2007 | Presentation by David to special meeting of CEOs of WA regional NRM bodies to discuss SIF3 and its use to guide regional and state NRM investments |
| 5 October 2007 | Presentation by Anna and David to the NSW Natural Resources Commission, Sydney. |
| 5 October 2007 | Presentation by David and Anna to Department of Environment and Climate Change, NSW. |
| 4 October 2007 | Meeting with NSW Department of Primary Industries and Department of Environment and Climate Change about NRM decision making and monitoring. |
| 27 September 2007 | Meeting with Board, community reps and senior staff of North East Catchment Management Authority to discuss SIF3 and future partnership |
| 26 September 2007 | Meeting of Jenny with Rohan Hogan, Technical Specialist Irrigation, North Central CMA, to develop understanding of SIF3 |
| 12 September 2007 | Presentation by Jenny to managers of Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority and Department of Primary Industries to establish interest in implementing SIF3 |
| 10 September 2007 | Meeting of Jenny at Mallee Catchment Management Authority with Jo Latta, Manager Land, to establish interest in implementing SIF3 |
| 4 September 2007 | Presentation by David to Natural Resource Management Council in Perth. |
| 28 August 2007 | Presentation by Jenny to CEO and Senior Executives of Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority to establish interest in implementing SIF3 |
| 21 August 2007 | Presentation by Jenny to Senior Executives of North East Catchment Management Authority to establish interest in implementing SIF3 |
| 17 August 2007 | Seminar by David at UWA, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, on SIF3. |
| 15-16 August 2007 | Workshop with DPI CAS and North Central CMA in Lancefield, Vic on implications of SIF3 for extension planning and practice (Anna, Geoff, David and Jenny) |
| 7 August 2007 | Presentation by David at Land Reference Group of South Coast NRM, Bremer Bay |
| 6 August 2007 | Lecture by David at UWA on extension, including implications of the Public:Private Framework from SIF3. |
| 3 August 2007 | Meeting of SIF3 steering committee of South Coast NRM |
| 30 July 2007 | Seminar on the Public:Private Framework from SIF3 at Canadian Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference, Portland Oregon, presented by Professor Alfons Weersink (on behalf of Pannell and Weersink) |
| 25 July 2007 | Seminar by David: "Thinking strategically about extension and farmer adoption of innovations", Agribusiness Livestock Updates, Perth. |
| 19 July 2007 | Discussions with South West Catchment Council (WA) about them scoping the potential use of SIF3 |
| June 2007 | Article in Focus on Salt magazine: "SIF3 - a sharp tool for decision makers" |
| 22 June 2007 | David attend meeting of Land and Water Australia in Melbourne on research priorities for regional NRM bodies |
| 21 June 2007 | David and Anna presented to Murray Darling NRM Board at Berri in South Australia. |
| 20 June 2007 | Seminar by David and Anna on SIF3 at Waite Campus, Adelaide |
| 20 June 2007 | Seminar by David and Anna on SIF3 at Dept Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, Adelaide |
| 14 June 2007 | Seminar by David on SIF3 at CRC Salinity Node meeting in Tamworth. |
| 13 June 2007 | Seminar by Anna on SIF3 at University of Melbourne, Agriculture and Engineering departments. |
| 6 June 2007 |
Seminar by David: "Thinking strategically about extension and farmer adoption of innovations", CRC Salinity Node Meeting, CSIRO Floreat, Western Australia |
| 6 June 2007 |
Seminar by David: What has happened to "Sustainability", Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Western Australia, Event web site. |
| 24 May 2007 | SIF3 discussed at Senate Budget Estimates hearing for Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs, (recorded in Hansard here - 700K pdf file) |
| 22 May 2007 | David awarded an ARC Federation Fellowship, for his work on environmental economics and policy, with five-years of funding for ongoing work in the area. |
| Late May 2007 | Roger visited Esperance to interview farmers, to continue work on lifestyler adaptations to SIF3. |
| April 2007 | Jennifer Alexander joined the SIF3 team, working on a plan for next steps of implementing SIF3 in other Victorian CMA regions. Will include a desktop review of salinity plans in each CMA region, assessing them for compatibility with a spatially explicit asset-based approach. Will visit each region to talk about SIF3 and to assess their interest. Will review SIF3 project in North Central region. |
| 27 April 2007 | David and Sally met with Australian National Audit Office regarding their review of NHT and NAP. |
| 20 April 2007 | NRM Ministerial Council discusses and accepts proposed changes to approach in salinity policy, substantially based on the SIF3 approach and lessons. Minutes available of the meeting are available here. |
| 16-19 April 2007 | Eloise and Sally visit Esperance for focus groups re capacity issues for SCRIPT. |
| 11 April 2007 | David gave a seminar on SIF3 and the Public:Private Framework at the University of Guelph, Canada. |
| 9 April 2007 | Release updated document on "Regional natural resource management arrangements for Australian states: structures, legislation, and relationships to Government agencies", paper (129k pdf file) |
| 3 April 2007 | Sally presented talk on economics at “Social and Economic Information in NRM Forum – WA” organised by DAFWA. Basic content is at Pannell Discussion #96. |
| 21 February 2007 | Interview with David Pannell on ABC local radio in Esperance, on SIF3 |
| 21 February 2007 | Workshop in Mount Barker, WA, to identify high-value assets to feed into the SIF3 analysis for SCRIPT. |
| 20 February 2007 | Workshop in Esperance, WA, to identify high-value assets to feed into the SIF3 analysis for SCRIPT. |
| 16 February 2007 | Questions asked about SIF3 during
"Senate Estimates" hearings as part of government process in Canberra.
It was discussed in the Environment committee (recorded in Hansard
here
- 400K pdf file)
Ms Pearce—SIF3 is very much being thought about and discussed between the governments. and the Rural and Regional Affairs committee (recorded in Hansard here - 440K pdf file).
Senator SIEWERT—To enable regional groups to make the
most of it [SIF3], will there be an ability for regional groups to get
support to use it?
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| 15 February 2007 | Interview with Anna Ridley and Geoff Park on ABC radio for the Rural Report in Victoria and NSW. |
| 7 February 2007 | Seminar on "Economics and natural resource management: Frameworks for policy and planning", Economics and Environment Network, Australian National University |
| 7 February 2007 | Meeting with DAFF officers regarding future NRM programs and SIF3. |
| 5-8- February 2007 | Focus group meetings with SCRIPT and its stakeholders regarding capacity issues for NRM planning and delivery. |
| Dec 2006-Feb 2007 | Assisting North Central CMA redevelop its regional plan for dryland areas. Surveying CMAs around Australia on capacity issues. Stakeholder workshops in South Coast region, Western Australia. |
| 18 December 2006 | Project Advisory Committee meeting |
| 10 December 2006 | Department of Primary Industries (Victoria) recognises SIF3 as one of its outstanding projects of the year, and acknowledges the work of Anna, Eloise and Roger. |
| 7 December 2006 | Presentation at CSIRO, Perth. "Investment decisions by catchments – how to better inform the processes". |
| 19 November 2006 | Draft report by Roger Wilkinson on non-commercial landholders available on this web site. |
| 26 October 2006 | Meeting with Land Reference Group of SCRIPT |
| Sept-Dec 2006 | Numerous meetings with Dryland Management Plan Steering Committee of North Central CMA |
| September 2006 | Presentation by David on SIF3 to European project on environmental policy and impact assessment "SENSOR" at meeting in Tallinn, Estonia. |
| September 2006 | Had input into preparation of paper on salinity policy for Natural Resources Planning and Policy Committee (a subcommittee of Natural Resources Ministerial Council) |
| August 2006 | Presentation at, 26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, 12-16 August 2006, Gold Coast. "Using incentives to buy land-use change in agriculture for environmental benefits" Full paper via AgEcon Search, Powerpoint file (238K) |
| 31 July - 2 August 2006 | Tour of South Coast region to get a feel for salinity and other NRM issues in the region, meet local experts and community members, understand local community capacity and social issues, and visit key NRM assets. Visit Upper Hay River, Kalgan River, Bremer Bay, Fitzgerald River, Stokes Inlet and Lake Warden. Dinner with SCRIPT Executive on August 1. |
| 28 July 2006 | Present material on SIF3 and salinity policy to Natural Resources Policy and Planning Committee (of Ministerial Council) |
| 21 July 2006 | Complete analysis of an additional 7 areas in North Central region |
| 18 July 2006 | Community workshop in North Central region to identify threatened assets of high community value |
| 14 July 2006 | Meeting with DSE regarding social aspects of SIF3 |
| 10 July 2006 | Meeting with Deon Utber to discuss biodiversity issues and data for south coast |
| 5 July 2006 | Meeting of SCRIPT reference committee for SIF3 |
| 9 June 2006 | Meetings with senior officers in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foresty, Canberra |
| 8 June 2006 | Meeting with (and presentation to) senior management in Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria |
| 30&31 May 2006 | Members of the Board and Implementation Committees meet with the Board of CRC Salinity to discuss SIF3 and other salinity issues, at Upper Bet Bet. |
| 25 May 2006 | Presentation by Kevin Goss to Policy and Planning Committee of NRM Ministerial Council |
| 25 May 2006 | Presentation to 'Fostering Change' working group of SCRIPT |
| 25 May 2006 | Meeting with Rob Edkins, CEO of SCRIPT |
| 23 May 2006 | Presentation to independent committee reviewing CRC Salinity. The committee also interviewed a number of our stakeholders in the project and asked them about their views on SIF3. |
| 19 May 2006 | Meeting of project team in Bendigo to discuss demographic and capacity-building aspects of the project. |
| 19 May 2006 | Presentation of preliminary results and recommendations to the Board of North Central CMA. The Board agrees to adopt the SIF3 approach and our recommendations. |
| 18 May 2006 | Presentation of preliminary results and recommendations to the Implementation Committees of North Central CMA. The IC has recommended that the board adopt the SIF3 approach and recommendations. |
| 18 May 2006 | Presentation to DPI CAS in Bendigo on social aspects of SIF3, and public and private benefits. |
| 9 May 2006 | Conduct first of a series of 'focus group' meetings for the 'Capacity Building' aspect of the project. Met with senior staff in DPI (CAS) for North Central region of Victoria. |
| 9 May 2006 | First meeting of project advisory committee: John McKenzie (for RIRDC), Heather Tomlinson (DAFF), Ian Gaze (DEH) and Liz Dovey (DEH). |
| 2 May 2006 | Presentation of preliminary recommendations to Chair and CEO of North Central CMA |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Presentation to the Natural Resource Management Council of WA, Perth |
| Mar 2006 | SIF3 is the subject of a positive recommendation by the Senate Committee inquiring into salinity. Their report, Living with salinity - a report on progress. The extent and economic impact of salinity in Australia includes a three-page section of SIF3, plus "Recommendation 22: The Committee recommends that the Australian Government in cooperation with the states and territories keep a watching brief on the development of the Salinity Investment Framework 3 (SIF3), with a view to potentially implementing it (or a modified version of it) across the country. It is recommended that the framework be applied within the context of the new (post-2008) program(s)." |
| 22 Mar 2006 | Presentation to Strategy Committee of SCRIPT (South Coast regional NRM body, WA) |
| 28 Feb 2006 | Presentation to state agency staff and NRM boards, Adelaide |
| 10 Feb 2006 | Meeting with senior managers in Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra |
| 9 Feb 2006 | Presentation at 50th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Sydney |
| 18 Dec 2005 | ABC Radio National, Ockham's Razor, talk by David Pannell on salinity |
| 13-15 Dec 2005 | Tour of NC-CMA region to see assets that we are evaluating using SIF3 and have discussions with local experts and community |
| 8 Dec 2005 | Presentation to South-Coast NRM staff of Department of Agriculture WA, Bremar Bay |
| 5-6 Dec 2005 | Media interviews with ABC Radio National, ABC Local Radio, The Land (NSW), The Standard (Vic) |
| 30 Nov 2005 | Meetings with around a dozen staff of DAFF and DEH to discuss future design of the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, and implications from recent research findings. Made invitations for people to join our steering committee. |
| 29 Nov 2005 | W.E. Wood Oration presented by David, Canberra. Topic: Salinity economics and policy |
| 29 Nov 2005 | Symposium on salinity policy in Canberra with invited audience from DAFF, DEH and other organisations. |
| 26 Oct 2005 | Briefing of SCRIPT Land Reference Group, Albany WA |
| 5 Oct 2005 | Keynote address at State NRM Conference, Denmark, WA |
| 23 Sep 2005 | Meeting with Phil Dyson to discuss hydrology in North-Central region |
| 22 Sep 2005 | Presentation to extension staff at DPI, Bendigo |
| 22 Sep 2005 | Presentations to two Implementation Committees of the North-Central CMA |
| 2 Sep 2005 | Briefing of DPI Victoria senior staff, Rutherglen |
| 19 Aug 2005 | Presentations to the Board of the North-Central CMA. Meetings with NAP Office and DPI, Bendigo |
| 18 Aug 2005 | Briefing with senior management in Department of Sustainability and Environment, and Department of Primary Industries in Victoria |
| 11 Aug 2005 | Meetings with/presentations to leaders of the North-Central CMA and regional DPI and DSE staff in Victoria |
| 9 Aug 2005 | This web site launched |
| 1 July 2005 | Project commences |