ILWS - Institute of Land, Water and Society

Current Projects

• Completed Projects

• The ecology and conservation management of the endangered Regent Parrot along the Murray River in NSW and Victoria , NSW Department of Environment & Conservation. Dr Peter Spooner, A/Prof Dave Watson, A/Prof Gary Luck and Dr Damon Oliver (NSW DECC). (2008-11)
• Managing agricultural landscapes to maximise biodiversity gains: the case for the regent parrot.  Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant; Dr Peter Spooner, A/Prof Dave Watson, A/Prof Gary Luck, Mr David Valentine (Select Harvests) and Dr Ian Temby (Victorian Department of Primary Industries).(2008-11)
• Preliminary survey of pest animals in the Perisher Valley , Kosciusko NP. NSW Department of Environment & Conservation. Dr Peter Spooner and Alison Matthews. (2008)
• Water Planning Processes: Lessons Gaps and Adoption . Land and Water Australia and National Water Commission. Griffith University with Prof Kathleen Bowmer and Anna Lukasiewicz. (2008-10)
• Sustainable Management of Murray Spiny Crayfish. MDBC. A/Prof Robyn Watts and Sylvia Zukowski. (2008 - 10)
• Investigating drinking water quality available to rural Australians in NSW not connected to regulated water. Faculty of Science Seed Grant – Andrea Crampton, Angela Ragusa & Natalie Milic (2008-9)
• Livestock movement and managing disease in Eastern Indonesia and Eastern Australia. ACIAR. Dr Joanne Millar with University of Sydney. (2007/ 2011).
• Integrated strategies for restoring grassy woodlands. NSW Environmental Trust. A/Prof. Ian Lunt and Dr Suzanne Prober ( CSIRO) (2008/2010)
• Identification of hydrological and habitat requirements to maintain viable Southern Bell Frog ( Litoria raniformis ) populations in Yanga National Park (Phase 1). Department of Environment and Climate Change. Dr Skye Wassens (chief investigator) and A/Prof Robyn Watts (2007/2008)
• O'Meara, P. Townsend, R. & Hamilton, L. Expanded Decision Making in Paramedicine: experience, impact and implications. CSU Competitive Grant. 2007-
• Commonwealth Environmental Research Facilities Program (CERF Landscape Logic): Project 2: social research.Department of Environment and Water A/Prof Allan Curtis, Dr Digby Race, Royce Sample, Dr Rik Thwaites and Dr Catherine Allan. (2007/09).
  
  Extreme weather and population health in Australia: risk assessment, prediction of health impacts and disease burden, and adaptive strategy exploration. ARC Discovery Dr P Bi; A/Prof P Ryan; Prof P Weinstein; A/Prof DL Pisaniello; Prof KA Parton ; Mr JR Moss; A/Prof AJ Braunack-Mayer.
• On-line student supervision training - accessible and cooperative learning in social work', Carrick grant Dr Wendy Bowles, Ms Jennifer McKinnon and Dr Mike Collingridge. (2007/8)
• Landholder adaptation to climate variability .Natural Heritage Trust: Allan Curtis and Rik Thwaites. (2007/08).
  
  Understanding landholder management of the Mid-Goulburn River frontage.Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority. Allan Curtis and Digby Race. (2007/08).
• Optimising frog breeding responses to flooding in managed wetlands . NSW Murray Wetlands Working Group, A/Prof Robyn Watts , Dr Skye Wassens.(2007/8)
  
  Monitoring of pulsed releases to the Mitta Mitta River , Victoria . Murray- Darling Basin Commission and River Murray Water A/Prof Robyn Watts (Team Leader), Dr Darren Ryder, Dr Adrienne Burns, Dr Andrea Wilson, Dr Remy Dehaan, and Alek Zander. (2007/8)
• Paramedic education: developing depth through networks and evidence-based research. A. Carrick Discipline-Based Initiatives Scheme. Willis, E. Pointon, T. Brightwell, R. Lord, W. Morris, M. O'Meara, P. Phillips, R. Service, M. Walker, T. Webb, H. & McCoy. (2007/8)
• Facilitating energy saving behaviours among university student residents. A joint project funded by NSW Energy Savings Fund, Department of Environment and Climate Change with CSU, Division of Facilities Management, Country Energy, Telstra and Ampy Meters. Dr Rosemary Black and Dr Penny Davidson (2007-2008) 
• Key lessons from psychology: Promoting psychological well-being in everyday life . CSU Faculty of Arts Research Development Grant Drs Tony Thompson, Dianne Boxall, Gene Hodgins & Kent Patrick (2006-2008).
• The Role of Work Organisation in a Regional Labour Market for Nursing. PK Basu and Dick Sappey. (2007/9)
• Assessment of fish habitat and fish populations in the Old Man Creek/Beavers Creek anabranch of the Murrumbidgee River . Funded by Water for Rivers . Assoc. Prof Robyn Watts. (2007-2010)
• Rural women's experience of intimate partner domestic violence, the healing process and the role of social support delivery in NSW, Australia . CSUs Faculty of Arts. Ms. Elizabeth Moore & Dr. Angela T. Ragusa.
• Extension approaches to scaling out livestock production in northern LAO PDR. ACIAR. Dr Joanne Millar and Dr Tienne Vannasouk, NAFES, Lao PDR. (2007-2010)
• Northern connections-movement of birds between Australia and its near northern neighbors. ARC Linkage. Partners-Department of Environment & Heritage, Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry Australia, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. Dr David Roshier, A/Prof R Heinsohn (ANU), Dr L.G. Joseph (CSIRO) (2007-2009)
• Sustainable development in our backyard:maximising biodiversity conservation where people live. ARC Discovery. Dr Gary Luck (2007-2009)
• Economic and cultural value of water to Indigenous People in the River Murray Region. Water for a Healthy Country, Flagship Collaboration Research Fund, CSIRO. Dr Jim Birckhead, Wendy McIntyre (CSIRO), Romy Greiner (River Consulting), Steven Hemming ( Flinders University ) and Matt Rigney (Ngarrindjeri).
• Exploring how socio-cultural environments impact adolescents' use of leisure time, well-being, level of materialism and the pursuit/value of consumer items". CSU publications grant. Dr Angela Ragusa.
• Farming systems options and catchment salinity responses. A joint project with NSW DPI and CSIRO funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation. The CSU component is conducting a socio­economic analysis of the farming context in the Simmons Creek district, NSW. Dr Digby Race, Dr Hamish Cresswell (CSIRO) and Dr Iain Hume (NSW DPI) October 2008
• Diversity and dynamics of the arthropod assemblages of mistletoe in remnant woodlands. PhD student Anna Burns and Dr David Watson have received a Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment. (July 2009)
• Mistletoe: saviour of biodiversity in remnant woodlands? Winnifred Violet Scott Trust, Dr David Watson. (2022)
• Developing indicators of river health: the response of biofilms and their consumers to river flow management. Australian Research Council. Dr Robyn Watts, Dr Darren Ryder (UNE), Professor Alistar Robinson (UWA), Dr Errol Nye.
• Bridging the gaps between season climate forecasts and decision makers. Australian Research Council. Professor Kevin Parton, Dr Peter Hayman (SARDI), Dr John Mullen (DPI), Jason Crean (PhD candidate)
• Towards sustainable regional institutions: the nature, role and governance implications of contemporary Australian regionalism. ARC Discovery Grant with Associate Professor Ian Gray, Dr Dimitria Giorgas, Dr AJ Brown of Griffith University, Prof D Brunkhorst of UNiversity of New England and Prof C Saunders of Melbourne University of Melbourne. (2006/8)
• Managing tree densities in western New South Wales: development of a process­based model to predict woodland dynamics. Dr Ian Lunt (ILWS) Dr Ross Bradstock and Michael Bedward(NSW Department of Environment and Conservation). ARC Linkage Grant & DEC. (2006/8)
• Restoring ecosystem diversity and function in degraded vegetation remnants. NSW Environmental Trust. Dr Ian Lunt, Dr Suzanne Prober, Dr Kevin Thiele (Ecological Interactions), Lisa Smallbone (Honours student). Dec 2008
• Valuing Biodiversity in the Upper South East of South Australia. SA government. Associate professor Mark Morrison, Dr Darla Hatton McDonald (CSIRO).