Past Events 2005

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Bird Flu Public Information Sessions

Speakers pictured at the Wagga forum (L to R): Dr David Roshier, Lauriston Muirhead, Jim Pratley (chair), Dr John Glastonbury and Tony KolbeSpeakers pictured at the Wagga forum (L to R): Dr David Roshier, Lauriston Muirhead, Jim Pratley (chair), Dr John Glastonbury and Tony Kolbe

ILWS hosted three public information and panel discussions on "Bird Flu-A Local Perspective" in Albury, Wagga Orange. The events focused on the implications of the spread of avian influenza on human and bird health, and planning for a possible outbreak in the region.

The Albury event held on November 3, 2005 saw almost 100 people enjoy lively discussion and debate. The evening was chaired by Professor Nick Klomp, with four speakers: ecologist Dr David Roshier, a Senior Research Fellow in ILWS explaining the movement of birds within Australia and between south-east Asia and Australia; district veterinary officer with the Department of Primary Industries, Dr Jeff Cave speaking about avian influenza from an agricultural perspective; Tony Kolbe, Director of Population Health Greater Southern Area talked about public health and planning and Albury City Environmental Health Officer, Lauriston Muirhead explained the local response to a bird flu outbreak.

Over 45 people attended the event in Wagga on March 21, 2006 with Dr David Roshier and Tony Kolbe speaking again. They were joined by Dr John Glastonbury from CSU's School of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences and Kevin Prior from Wagga Wagga City Council. An audience of local medical and veterinary professionals as well as interested community members enjoyed lively discussion.

The Fishes, The Silence and The Gum Trees: historical accounts of fish in the Murray River

Dr Paul Humphries spoke at a public seminar in Albury "The Fishes, The Silence and The Gum Trees: historical accounts of fish in the Murray River" on September 13, 2005. Attracting over 110 people, the fish ecologist talked about his research investigating historical aspects of rivers and their fish inhabitants. He also spoke about the insights gained into the patterns and problems that exist today.

Communities and Catchments Conference

The Institute's first major event, the Community and Catchment Conference held on August 18, 2005 at the University's Wagga Wagga campus was highly successful with some 130 people attending. The conference was an opportunity to showcase the quality and depth of social research being conducted at ILWS. Presentations ranged from the use of GIS and assessing irrigation practices to understanding amenity values along the Murray and power relationships in regional governance.

Institute presenters included Institute Director Professor Allan Curtis, Associate Professor Ian Gray, Dr Catherine Allan, Dr Darryl Mayberry, Jonathon Sobels, Steven Gibbs, Jonathon Howard, Dr Digby Rance including people involved in landcare and catchment management as well as managers in charge of investment in research and development from government and industry attended. A booklet of conference abstracts and PDFs of presentations is available on line at http://www.csu.edu.au/research/crsr

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