Activities
INFFER team activities 2012-current | |
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21-31 May 2012 | China INFFER trip with Prof Qiang Yu, University of Technology Sydney (Anna, Geoff) |
16 May 2012 | GA Qld PAF development (Geoff) |
14 May 2012 | Phone meeting with BMRG re asset prioritisation (Geoff) |
7-8 May 2012 | Meeting with Corner Inlet Technical working group on best management practice effectiveneness and adoption levels (Anna, Geoff) |
3 May 2012 | PAF Lite in draft form |
1-2 May 2012 | INFFER PAF QA NCCMA (Geoff, Jen) |
26 April 2012 | Meeting with GA Queensland to discuss INFFER assessment for biolink project (Geoff) |
24 April 2012 | BMRG PAF development (Geoff) |
23 April 2012 | BMRG community meeting asset identification, Kingaroy (Geoff) |
18 April 2012 | Presentation to NRM knowledge conference Adelaide (Geoff) |
18 April 2012 | Integrated River and Catchment management class presentation, INFFER training session (Anna) |
17 April 2012 | Presentation to FFI CRC partners meeting on INFFER (Geoff) |
13 April 2012 | Meeting with ACF re coastal PAF development (Geoff, Anna) |
13 April 2012 | The quality of resource condition targets in regional natural resource management in Australia paper submitted to AJEM (INFFER team) |
12 April 2012 | NACC will use INFFER to update their Regional Plan |
5 April 2012 | Paper submitted to Wildlife research (INFFER team) |
3 April 2012 | Academy of Science public lecture 'Trade-offs between agriculture and the environment - how do we decide what to protect?' (Anna) |
2-5 April 2012 | NCCMA PAF review (Geoff and Jen) |
28 March 2012 | Presentation to DSE riparian management project workshop (Geoff) |
22 March 2012 | Wedderburn PAF meeting with DSE regional staff (Geoff) |
21 March 2012 | Meeting with MBDA re environmental asset prioritisation (Geoff and Anna) |
19 March 2012 | Meeting with Kara Kara conservation network for PAF development (Geoff) |
March 2012 | PAF development support for NCCMA (Jen and Geoff) |
14 March 2012 | Meeting with NRMS re development of PAF Lite (Geoff and Jen) |
27 February- 2 March 2012 | NCCMA PAF development for underpinning RCS development (Jen, Geoff) |
24 February 2012 | Phone meeting with BMRG about application of INFFER for asset ID and PAF development (Geoff) |
22 February 2012 | Meeting with DSE re NCCMA RCS and Natureprint (Geoff) |
22 February 2012 | Moolort Wetland workshop (Geoff) |
16-17 February 2012 | Corner Inlet Technical working group meeting (Geoff) |
15 February 2012 | Meeting with NZ landcare research re application of INFFER on biodiversity projects (Geoff and Jen) |
7-10 February 2012 | AARES conference presentations (2) and poster (INFFER team) |
6 February 2012 | INFFER team meeting (INFFER team) |
3 February 2012 | Connewarre PAF development with CCMA and DPI (Geoff) |
1 February 2012 | Meeting with DSE re Natureprint (Geoff and Jen) |
1 February 2012 | Corner Inlet planning meeting with Michelle Dickson (Anna) |
1 February 2012 | Meeting with ACF regarding coastal Lakes assessment (Geoff) |
31 January 2012 | PAF development GHCMA (Geoff) |
30 January 2012 | Corner Inlet planning meeting WGCMA (Anna) |
25 January 2012 | PAF development NCCMA for Biodiversity Fund (Geoff, Jen) |
20 January 2012 | INFFER project development for North Central CMA Biodiversity Fund proposals (Geoff and Jen) |
20 January 2012 | INFFER project development for North Central CMA Biodiversity Fund proposals (Geoff and Jen) |
13-14 December 2011 | INFFER training with University of Technology, Rutherglen (Anna, Geoff) |
12 December 2011 | INFFER training for CMA and DSE staff, Melbourne (Geoff, Jen) |
8 December 2011 | Burnett Mary Regional Group and Queensland DERM to discuss scope of INFFER analysis of Great Barrier Reef analysis, Brisbane (Anna, Geoff) |
7 December 2011 | Meeting with Chris Smyth (ACF Marine Program) to discuss potential INFFER asset analysis (Geoff) |
25 November 2011 | Corangamite CMA INFFER support, Geelong (Geoff) |
21 November 2011 | Meeting with Sydney Metropolitan CMA to discuss INFFER implementation, Sydney (Geoff) |
16-17 November 2011 | Bushfire CRC workshops, Otaga NZ (Geoff, Dave) |
16 November 2011 | Environmental Accounting, Bureau of Meterology (Anna) |
16 November 2011 | Chairs of Australian regional groups, Canberra (Anna) |
9 November 2011 | Glenelg Hopkins CMA INFFER support, Hamilton (Geoff) |
4 November 2011 | Environmental accounts workshop with Wentworth group on behalf of North Central CMA, Sydney (Geoff) |
27 October 2011 | Meeting with DERM and Burnett Mary Regional Group Qld regarding Great Barrier Reef analysis, Brisbane (Geoff) |
27 October 2011 | GippsDairy, West Gippsland CMA briefing on Gippsland Lakes INFFER results (Anna) |
25 & 26 October 2011 | PAF development and training - Burnett Mary Regional Group in Bundaberg (Geoff) |
25 October 2011 | DPI Water Forum Canberra presentation on INFFER and targets (Anna) |
24 October 2011 | PAF development with Corangamite CMA (Geoff) |
21 October 2011 | Corner Inlet Technical Reference Group meeting to discuss INFFER (Geoff, Anna) |
17 - 19 October 2011 | CEED workshop on Resilience in Perth (Geoff) |
17 October 2011 | INFFER training for NR staff in DSE (Geoff and Jenny) |
14 October 2011 | Upper Coliban INFFER assessment meeting with Coliban Water and NCCMA (Geoff) |
7 October 2011 | INFFER refresher training for NCCMA (Geoff) |
6 October 2011 | INFFER lecture to University of Melbourne Integrated Catchment Management course (Geoff) |
4 October 2011 | INFFER briefing to new Board of the NCCMA (Geoff) |
23 September 2011 | PAF support for Glenelg Hopkins CMA (Geoff) |
21 September 2011 | Moolort wetlands tour with Melbourne University- INFFER analysis assists with funding bid (Geoff and Jenny) |
14 September 2011 | PAF development for NCCMA River Health funding bid (Geoff) |
12-22 September 2011 | Present a series of lectures and turorials on INFFER to 2nd and 3rd years students in Environmental Policy and Planning, at UWA (Dave) |
1 September 2011 | Balancing competing values in natural resource management, AFAC/Bushfire CRC Conference, Sydney (David) |
26 August 2011 | Meet with Matty McConchie, Caring for Our Country review to provide advice about targets (David, Anna, Geoff) |
19 August 2011 | Briefings to MDBA, NWC, Australian Government (Anna, Kevin Goss) |
28 July 2011 | Briefing to NSW CMA inland managers. Meeting with Qiang Yu, UTS to discuss INFFER application in China (Anna, Geoff) |
22 July 2011 | INFFER briefing to Environmental Defender Office, Carlton (Anna) |
20 July 2011 | DPI meeting to discuss biolinks on private land (Jenny) |
18-22 July 2011 | INFFER training and community workshops for Border Rivers Gwydir CMA - Inverell (Geoff, Mel) |
7-14 July 2011 | Collaborate with Professor Murray Fulton, University of Saskatchewan, assessing potential development of a version of INFFER to evaluation R&D projects (David) |
14 July 2011 | Corner Inlet Water Quality Improvement Plan meeting with West Gippsland CMA (Geoff) |
4 & 5 July 2011 | INFFER follow up training with Alberta government and catchment staff (Anna, David) |
1 July 2011 | Meeting with Gary Howling (Great Eastern Ranges Initiative) - Sydney (Les, Geoff) |
28 June 2011 | Presentation at LEARN/IWREC conference, Banff, Canada, on 'Lessons from Australian environmental policy' (Anna, David) |
27 June 2011 | Presentation at LEARN/IWREC conference, Banff, Canada, on 'Accounting for behaviour when designing and implementing environmental policy' (David) |
23 & 24 June 2011 | INFFER follow up training with Manitoba government and catchment staff (Anna, David) |
21 and 22 June 2011 | Asset ID and filtering for Rangelands NRM in Geraldton (Mel, Geoff) |
21 June 2011 | Presentation on INFFER to OMAFRI, Ontario, Canada (Anna) |
20 June 2011 | Meeting with Wayne O'Sullivan (Great Western Woodland project) - Perth (Dave, Geoff, Mel) |
20 June 2011 | INFFER briefing to Ontario government personnel (Anna) |
8 June 2011 | Meeting of INFFER team in Melbourne |
4 June 2011 | Lecture on INFFER to students studying Social Impact Assessment at UWA Business School (Dave) |
26 May 2011 | Presentation to Glenelg Hopkins CMA Waterway and Biodiversity Advisory Groups in Hamilton (Geoff) |
24 & 25 May 2011 | Visit to Burnett Mary Regional Group in Bundaberg for PAF support and development (Geoff) |
18 May 2011 | Met with Paul Lawrence, Tony Roberts and Qld DERM people to discuss diffuse source pollution regulation, INFFER and public:private benefits framework |
18 May 2011 | Met with Jan Smith and Rhys Coleman (Melbourne Water) to discuss Westernport INFFER analysis (Geoff) |
11 May 2011 | Met with West Gippsland CMA (Kylie DeBono, Michelle Dickson and Tim Allen (Australian Government) to discuss INFFER input to development of Water Quality Improvement Plan for Corner Inlet (Anna, Geoff) |
9 May 2011 | Glenelg Hopkins CMA - Riverine PAF development (Geoff) |
4 & 5 May 2011 | Participation in NRM workshop - Australian National University and Australian government (Anna) |
21 April 2011 | INFFER briefing to Sydney Metro CMA (Geoff, Les) |
6 April 2011 | Corangamite CMA meeting to discuss Aire River PAF (Geoff) |
5 April 2011 | INFFER workshop with EPA - modelling and decision support tools (Geoff) |
5 April 2011 | Attended Westernport Scientific Review (Anna, Geoff) |
28 March 2011 | Meeting to discuss extension of INFFER to heritage issues (Dave) |
18 March 2011 | Westernport INFFER meeting with Melbourne Water, Port Philip and Westernport CMA and DSE (Anna, Geoff) |
15 March 2011 | Meeting to discuss extension of INFFER to heritage issues (Dave) |
10 &11 March 2011 | INFFER training in Winnipeg for staff from Manitoba Agriculture and other provincial ministries (Geoff) |
7 & 8 March 2011 | I NFFER training in Edmonton for staff from Alberta Agriculture and other provincial ministries (Geoff) |
4 March 2011 | Murrumbidgee CMA tools day (Anna) |
4 March 2011 | Discussion with Bushfire CRC regarding use of INFFER (Dave) |
2 March 2011 | Leonardo Gabellini arrived from University of Florence to start 3 month Masters thesis project on application of INFFER to Mugello region, Italy (Anna, Olga Vigiak) |
1 March 2011 | Meeting to discuss extension of INFFER to heritage issues (Dave) |
24 February 2011 | Workshop with DSE regarding integration of decision tools including INFFER for Asset-based approach (Dave, Anna, Geoff) |
24 February 2011 | Meeting with Duncan Pendrigh (DSE - Natural Resources) re INFFER Westernport analysis (Dave, Anna, Geoff) |
24 February 2011 | Meeting with DPI Biosecurity group re potential application of INFFER (Dave, Anna, Geoff) |
16 February 2011 | 3rd year FFI CRC review (Dave) |
10 February 2011 | Briefing to Victorian EPA in Melbourne (Geoff) |
9 February 2011 | Update to DECCW (Les, Anna) |
9 February 2011 | Phone meeting with Sydney metro CMA (Les, Anna) |
9 February 2011 | Presentation at Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society "Changing the direction of environmental investment in Australia: Learnings from implementing INFFER" (Sally) |
9 February 2011 | Presentation at Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society on INFFER and Gippsland Lakes (Anna, Dave) |
23 December 2010 | Second meeting with DSE to discuss INFFER analysis of Westernport Bay Flagship - asset and goal definition (Anna, Geoff) |
22 December 2010 | Meeting with DPI Policy staff on application of INFFER (Anna, Geoff) |
17 December 2010 | Briefing to Corangamite CMA Board on Lake Connewarre assessment |
8 December 2010 | Meeting with Corangamite CMA to discuss Aire River PAF (Geoff) |
7 December 2010 | Presentation on Risk Assessment Framework to DSE Asset-based working group (Geoff) |
30 November 2010 | Port Phillip and Westernport CMA PAF Development (Geoff, Mel) |
29 November 2010 | Glenelg Hopkins CMA PAF development (Geoff,Mel) |
25 November 2010 | Meeting with DSE to discuss INFFER analysis of Westernport Bay Flagship (Anna, Geoff, Mel) |
24 & 26 November 2010 | North Central CMA PAF development (Geoff, Jen, Mel) |
23 November 2010 | Asset identification using INFFER and Natureprint with DSE Biodiversity staff, Corangamite CMA in Colac (Geoff, Mel) |
22 November 2010 | DSE Asset-based working group (Goeff, Anna) |
17 November 2010 | Meeting with Graham Jacobs, WA Minister for Water (Dave) |
9-10 November 2010 | Central West PAF workshop (Geoff, Anna) |
1-5 November 2010 | Burnett Mary Regional Group expert workshop and PAFs (Geoff) |
29 October 2010 | Port Phillip and Westernport CMA to discuss PAF options (Geoff) |
26 October 2010 | DPI Rutherglen, Victoria. Met with April Curatolo and Dom Uljanic of NCCMA for using catchment modelling (CatchMODS) to underpin a INFFER PAF for reach 7 of Avoca river (Olga, Anna) |
26 October 2010 | Meet with David Lucas, Alanna Maguire (DSE NR) to finalise workplan |
25 October 2010 | Corangamite CMA - meeting to discuss PAF options with Gareth Smith, Leigh Dennis (Geoff) |
21 October 2010 | Briefing to Victorian Waterway Managers network on NC application of INFFER (Geoff, Rohan Hogan) |
20 October 2010 | INFFER and consultants meeting (Mel, Jenny, Anna, Geoff, RMCG) |
19 October 2010 | Italy and Europe INFFER discussions (Mel, Anna, Geoff, Olga) |
18 October 2010 | INFFER marketing discussions (Mel, Geoff, Jenny, Anna) |
14 October 2010 | University of Technology Sydney, Qiang Yu to discuss potential for China project (Anna) |
13 October 2010 | Meet with Darryl Richardson CRC Evertrain re training package (Jen, Geoff) |
12 October 2010 | NC CMA INFFER review (Geoff, April) |
11 October 2010 | Presentation at National Groundwater School (Dave) |
11 October 2010 | Natureprint (DSE BES) meeting with David Parkes and Natasha MacLean (Geoff) |
27-28 September 2010 | University of Alberta meeting with Allen Good (Anna) |
28 September 2010 | Glenelg Hopkins CMA expert asset ID workshop No 2 (Geoff) |
27 September 2010 | Central West CMA Implementation meeting (Geoff) |
22 September 2010 | Victorian Biodiversity Network briefing (Geoff) |
16 September 2010 | La Trobe University Albury-Wodonga Dean's lecture (Dave) |
15 September 2010 | DSE River Health meeting (Geoff, Anna) |
14 September 2010 | Briefing to senior FFSR executives (Anna) |
9-10 September 2010 | ACT NRM Council training (Geoff, Mal Brown) |
7 September 2010 | NC CMA Board update (Anna, Geoff) |
2-3 September 2010 | Burnett Mary Regional Group training (Geoff, Anna) |
30-31 August 2010 | Murray CMA training (Geoff, Eloise, Les) |
26 August 2010 | Presentation to Bushfire CRC about INFFER (Dave) |
26 August 2010 | Presentation at Society for Ecological Restoration Conference, Avignon, France (Mel) |
26 August 2010 | Briefing to Queensland Regional Groups collective (Geoff, Anna) |
20 August 2010 | Murray CMA - Implementation Plan meeting (Geoff) |
19 August 2010 | Corangamite CMA Lake Connewarre workshop (Geoff, Anna) |
18 August 2010 | Presentation to Teagasc representatives, Wexford, Ireland (Mel) |
18 August 2010 | Glenelg Hopkins CMA first community workshop (Geoff) |
17 August 2010 | Presentation and briefing to Teagasc representatives, Dublin, Ireland (Mel) |
17 August 2010 | Meeting with Sharon Lewis DSE (Geoff, Anna) |
16 Aug - 8 Sept 2010 | Lectures and practical classes on INFFER for class on Environmental Policy and Law at UWA (Dave) |
12 August 2010 | Hawkesbury Nepean CMA Briefing (Geoff, Les) |
11 August 2010 | Networking meeting with UK contacts (Mel) |
9 August 2010 | Glenelg Hopkins CMA - expert workshop for asset ID (Geoff) |
4-6 August 2010 | Graeme Doole visit to discuss bioeconomic modelling work (Graeme, Olga, Anna) |
30 July 2010 | University of Alberta meeting with Vic Adamovic and Peter Boxall (Anna) |
28-29 July 2010 | Corangamite INFFER training (Geoff, Les) |
27 July 2010 | Burnett Mary Regional Group phone meeting (Geoff, Anna, Dave?) |
23 July 2010 | DSE meetings - NR and River Health (Anna, Geoff) |
22 July 2010 | Qld regional groups collective phone hookup (Anna, Dave, Geoff) |
20-22 July | Lucciola Bella Nature Reserve, Siena, PAF development (Mel) |
20 July 2010 | FFI CRC Board presentation (Dave, Anna) |
19 July 2010 | Presentation to Siena Province (Italy) (Mel) |
19 July 2010 | Central West CMA Resilience workshop (Geoff) |
6 July 2010 | Burnett Mary Natural Resource Management Group (Geoff, Dave) |
5-6 July 2010 | Burnett Mary Regional Group - initial briefing to staff and board members (Geoff, Dave) |
30 June 2010 | Presentation to economists of Dept Agriculture and Food WA (Dave) |
25 June 2010 | Corangamite CMA Lake Connewarre technical workshop (Anna, Geoff) |
23-24 June 2010 | Central West CMA Resilience workshops (Geoff) |
16 June 2010 | Glenelg Hopkins CMA Implementation Plan meeting (Geoff) |
15 June 2010 | Murray CMA community asset workshop (Anna) |
10-11 June 2010 | DSE meetings with River Heath, EnSym and Biodiversity and Ecosystem services (Geoff, Anna, Dave) |
4 June 2010 | Discussion panel to discuss draft report "Evaluation of the Catchment Demonstration Initiative (CDI)" prepared for DAFWA by URS (Sally) |
1 June 2010 | ACT NRM Council INFFER briefing (Anna, Geoff) |
28 May 2010 | Corangamite CMA Lake Connewarre technical meeting (Anna, Geoff) |
13 May 2010 | Corangamite CMA Lake Connewarre inception meeting (Anna, Geoff) |
5 May 2010 | INFFER briefing to Mallee CMA in Mildura (Geoff and April) |
4 May 2010 | April finishes with DPI Victoria and returns to North Central CMA |
4 May 2010 | Presentation on INFFER to workshop for salinity policy review (Dave) |
3-4 May 2010 | Training of Glenelg Hopkins CMA staff and partners (Geoff, April) |
2 May 2010 | Electronic version of Project Assessment Form available in production environment |
30 April 2010 | ACT NRM initial briefing to Sarah Ryan and Jo Harding (Anna) |
29 April 2010 | Meeting with DairyNZ to discuss catchment modelling research (Graeme Doole) |
28-29 April 2010 | Asset filtering workshop for North Central CMA (Jenny, Geoff, April) |
22 April 2010 | INFFER Presentation at National NRM Conference Darwin (Geoff) |
19 April 2010 | Jenny Alexander resumes work with the INFFER team after maternity leave |
14 April 2010 | Meeting with Corangamite CMA re Lake Connewarre project (Geoff and Anna) |
13 April 2010 | Ensym Training at the Department of Sustainability and Environment (April) |
12 April 2010 | DECCW phone meeting (Geoff, Anna, April) |
6 April 2010 | Meeting with Paul Ryan to discuss INFFER and Resilience Thinking paper (Geoff) |
1 April 2010 | Gippsland Lakes Taskforce publishes INFFER report on their web site here |
26 March 2010 | Seminar on Targeting versus Broad Participation in Environmental Investment, UWA (Dave) |
23 March 2010 | Lecture on Public: Private Benefits Framework to UWA science students (Dave) |
23 March 2010 | INFFER briefing to Tim Allen (Australian Government Facilitator) re Gippsland Lakes work (Geoff) |
19 March 2010 | INFFER briefing to Corangamite CMA Board (Geoff) - led to fully endorsed adoption |
19 March 2010 | University of Alberta INFFER seminar (Anna) |
18 March 2010 | INFFER phone link with Northern Rivers NSW CMA re use of INFFER in Graham Marshall's CERF project |
18 March 2010 | Alberta Provincial Government INFFER workshop, Edmonton Canada (Anna) |
16 March 2010 | Federal Government, Agriculture Canada INFFER workshop, Regina Canada (Anna) |
15 March 2010 | Saskatchewan Provincial Government INFFER workshop, Regina Canada (Anna) |
12 March 2010 | University of Manitoba Canada, INFFER seminar (Anna) |
11 March 2010 | Manitoba Provincial Government, Winnipeg Canada INFFER workshop (Anna) |
10 March 2010 | INFFER briefing to DSE regarding Gippsland Lakes project (Geoff, April and Chris Barry) |
10 March 2010 | Seminar on connecting science to policy, to Centre for Water Research, UWA (Dave) |
5 March 2010 | INFFER seminar, University of Maryland, Annapolis, USA (Anna) |
5 March 2010 | Graeme Doole awarded the Waikato University Management School Dean's Award for Outstanding Emerging Scholar |
4-5 March 2010 | Training for Regional Liaison Officers of the Department of Sustainability and Environment (Geoff, April and Les) |
4 March 2010 | Meeting with Mark Stanley, Deputy Manager of the Eyre Peninsula NRM board (Dave) |
2-3 March 2010 | Sally Marsh was an invited speaker at Outlook 2010 conference: "Adopting innovations in agricultural industries" |
2 March 2010 | Agricultural Economics Society (UK) prize essay competition 2010 to Graeme Doole for analysis of water quality policy issues. |
1 March 2010 | Phone meeting with DECCW to discuss INFFER progress in NSW |
1 March 2010 | Loddon Medal, awarded by local Landcare community to Geoff Park, March 2010. Photo |
24 February 2010 | Briefing to Senior management team of Glenelg Hopkins CMA (Geoff and April) |
16-17 February 2010 | Central West CMA (Dubbo) asset filtering workshop (Geoff and April) |
15-16 February 2010 | Graeme Doole trip to Victoria for INFFER water quality work with Olga and Anna |
11 February 2010 | Briefing to staff and board of Murray CMA (Geoff) |
11 February 2010 | Presentation at Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society on water quality modelling (Graeme Doole) |
11 February 2010 | Presentation at Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society: "Economics of controlling an environmental weed" (Morteza Chalak) |
11 February 2010 | Presentation at Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society: "Prioritising investment to enhance biodiversity in an agricultural landscape" (Maksym Polyakov) |
10 February 2010 | Symposium on INFFER at Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Anna, Dave, Sally Marsh and Graham Marshall) |
9 February 2010 | Workshop with ~20 policy officers from Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, Adelaide (Dave, Anna) |
8-9 February 2010 | Annual meeting/workshop of the INFFER project team in Adelaide |
3 February 2010 | Meet with team reviewing salinity policy in Western Australia (Dave) |
27 January 2010 | Asset identification workshop with regional partners North Central CMA (Geoff and April) |
14 January 2010 | Meeting with Dave Duncan at Arthur Rylah Institute (DSE) to discuss available landscape data for the least-cost land use change project (Geoff, Alexei) |
18 December 2009 | Teleconference with DECCW NSW (Anna, Geoff) |
16-17 December 2009 | INFFER training for Port Phillip and Westernport CMA (Geoff and April) |
8 December 2009 | Alexei attended Bird Linkage project update symposium. ARC funded project (Monash U, DSE) building on Jim Radford's work. |
7 December 2009 | Department of Sustainability and Environment in Victoria releases state biodiversity policy (White Paper) which includes: "INFFER will be utilised for the next five years or until an alternative is developed". "Utilise INFFER and further develop other decision support tools for applying asset-based approaches to planning and investment". "Provide training and support in the application of INFFER and other decision support tools by 2011". |
4 December 2009 | CWCMA agency asset id session, Dubbo, (April, CMA staff, DII staff, Office of water, DECCW, Department of Lands) |
2 December 2009 | Meeting with Neil Barr to discuss new land retirement project in social landscape context, (Anna, Alexei, April, Kerry Stott) |
28 November 2009 | Meeting with Environment Waikato (Hamilton, NZ) to discuss catchment modelling research (Graeme Doole) |
26 November 2009 | Presentation of INFFER report to Gippsland lakes taskforce, Traralgon, (Anna, April, Peter Cottingham, GLTF members) |
25 November 2009 | Anna and April met with DSE and Vic CfOC |
24 November 2009 | Anna met with Melbourne Water to brief them about INFFER |
24 November 2009 | Landcare Networks and INFFER third workshop, Stawell, (April) |
18 November 2009 | Anna and Geoff met with North East CMA |
18 November 2009 | Anna, Olga, and Alexei met with Ken Wallace FFI CRC Program Leader |
16-17 November 2009 | DSE INFFER staff and training, Williamstown, (April, Geoff, Anna, DSE staff) |
12 November 2009 | Anna met with Gippsland Lakes Review team |
11 November 2009 | NCCMA asset identification meeting with community in Bendigo, April, Anna, CMA staff, community |
5-6 November 2009 | NCCMA INFFER staff and stakeholder training Bendigo, (April, Geoff, CMA, DSE, TFN, CFoC, staff) |
4 November 2009 | Phone meeting to discuss asset identification process with DECCW, (Geoff, April, Dave, Anna, Jacquie, Les) |
4 November 2009 | NCCMA asset identification meeting with community in Charlton, (Geoff, CMA staff, community) |
2 November 2009 | GHCMA INFFER presentation to management team, (Geoff, April, GHCMA management team) |
28 October 2009 | CWCMA meeting with DII staff for asset digitisation Dubbo |
27 October 2009 | CWCMA asset identification meeting with community in Coonable, (Geoff, April, CMA staff, community) |
27 October 2009 | CWCMA asset identification meeting with community in Nyngan, (Geoff, April, CMA staff, community) |
26 October 2009 | NCCMA asset identification meeting with community in Daylesford, (Geoff, April, CMA staff, community) |
23 October 2009 | Anna meeting with DPI FSV to discuss INFFER and PPBF for pest work |
23 October 2009 | Phone meeting to discuss PAF in production with PPWCMA and DPI, (Anna, April) |
22 October 2009 | Phone meeting to discuss PAF in production with Northern Rivers CMA(NSW), (Geoff, April) |
22 October 2009 | University of Western Australia, School of Environmental Systems Engineering, "Research to support and influence environmental managers and policy makers" (Dave) |
21 October 2009 | NCCMA asset identification meeting with community in Maryborough (Geoff, April, CMA staff, community) |
20 October 2009 | NCCMA meeting to discuss asset filtering (April, Anna) |
19 October 2009 | NCCMA asset identification meeting with community in Heathcote, (Geoff, April, CMA staff, community) |
13 October 2009 | INFFER team wins the Science Prize of the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (Anna, April, Jenny) |
12 October 2009 | Meetings at Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria (Anna, Dave, Geoff) |
12 October 2009 | University of Melbourne, School of Land and Environment, Dean's Lecture, "Linking Science to Policy" (Dave) |
12 October 2009 | University of Melbourne, Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis, "Environmental Decision Making: Development and Delivery of Tools to Assist Managers and Policy Makers" (Dave) |
7 October 2009 | Keynote presentation: University of Western Australia, "Doing research to make a difference", Student Research Conference (Dave) |
2 October 2009 | Seminar: University of Western Australia, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, "The environmental cost of poor prioritisation of environmental projects" (Dave) |
24 September 2009 | Meeting with Glenelg Hopkins CMA (Geoff) |
16 September 2009 | Presentation at CERF conference, Canberra (Anna) |
11 September 2009 | Meeting with Corangamite CMA (Geoff) |
8 September 2009 | Victorian Landcare Awards: Geoff Park, winner of the Sidney Plowman Travel and Study Award. |
8 September 2009 | Briefing of Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria (Geoff, Anna) |
7 September 2009 | Phone meeting Deb Slinger and Cynthia Podmore Evertrain (Geoff, Anna, April) |
3-4 September 2009 | Two-day INFFER training, North Central CMA (Geoff, April) |
31 August 2009 | Debrief with Gippsland Lakes Taskforce with Barry Hart and Chris Barry (Anna) |
27 August 2009 | Briefing of INFFER progress with Gippsland Lakes Taskforce (Peter Cottingham) |
26 August 2009 | Phone meeting with Graham Marshall and Northern Rivers CMA (Geoff, April, Anna) |
25 August 2009 | Asset identification workshop with Port Phillip and Westerport CMA (April and Geoff) |
19 August 2009 | Meeting with Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, Sydney (Anna and April) |
19 August 2009 | Seminar: "Jack Makeham Memorial Lecture", University of New England: 'Environmental Policy and Farm Management' (Dave) |
18 August 2009 | The INFFER project wins the Eureka Prize for Research by an Interdisciplinary Team. |
18 August 2009 | Meeting with Department of Industry and Investment (Primary Industries), Orange, NSW (Anna and Geoff) |
16-21 August 2009 | Alexei presented poster: "Throwing money at the problem more efficiently: bio-economic modelling to prioritize investment in biodiversity" INTECOL 10, Brisbane |
13 August 2009 | Joint briefing (with DSE) of Luke Morgan from Department of Agriculture and Food WA on progress with INFFER in Victoria (Geoff) |
12 August 2009 | Meeting with Department of Treasury and Finance, Perth (Dave) |
10-11 August 2009 | Northern NSW CMAs (Northern Rivers, Gwydir Border Rivers, Namoi) INFFER training in association with Graham Marshall (UNE) (Geoff and April) |
7 August 2009 | Phone meeting with Zoe Bainbridge and Jon Brodie to discuss INFFER and its potential contribution to the Great Barrier Reef |
7 August 2009 | Phone hookup with policy staff of the Department of Environment and Climate Change, NSW |
6 August 2009 | Phone meeting with Paul Downey (Dept Environment and Climate Change, NSW) to discuss INFFER for weed-related issues (Dave) |
6 August 2009 | INFFER training for North Central Natural Resources Management Committee (April and Geoff) |
5 August 2009 | Brief the new board of North Central Catchment Management Authority (Anna and Geoff) |
3 August 2009 | Phone meeting with Graham Marshall about INFFER in northern NSW (Geoff, April, Anna) |
29 July 2009 | Meeting with Australian Government about 'Caring for our Country' program (Dave) |
29 July 2009 | INFFER and Victorian Landcare networks trial (second in a series of three workshops) held in Stawell (Geoff and April) |
27-28 July 2009 | INFFER training for Central West CMA in Wellington, also involved key DECC and DPI staff (Geoff, April and Steph) |
20-22 July 2009 | Visit to Zhejiang University and Hohai University in China for presentations and meetings on water quality (Dave) |
17 July 2009 | New INFFER logo, and the web site gets a facelift |
15 July 2009 | Version 18 of INFFER published online |
14 July 2009 | Initial meeting with Northern Rivers CMA (NSW) to discuss INFFER (Graham Marshall) |
8 July 2009 | Gippsland Lakes socio-economic feasibility workshop (Geoff, Anna, Steph) |
8 July 2009 | Symposium "Understanding Practice Change by Rural Landholders" conducted at University of WA, with 150 delegates (Dave, Sally) |
8 July 2009 | Official launch of Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy at University of WA (Dave) |
8 July 2009 | Initial meeting with Namoi CMA (NSW) to discuss INFFER (Graham Marshall) |
6 July 2009 | Initial meeting with Border Rivers-Gwyder CMA (NSW) to discuss INFFER (Graham Marshall) |
22 June 2009 | Training of staff in the Department of Sustainability and Environment (Geoff, April, Stepj) |
18 June 2009 | North Central CMA INFFER Review (April, Geoff) |
12 June 2009 | Central West CMA initial briefing (Geoff and Anna) |
10 June 2009 | Gippsland Lakes technical feasibility workshop (Geoff, Anna, Steph) |
26 May 2009 | Meeting to brief CEOs of all Victorian CMAs on INFFER (Geoff and Anna) |
13 May 2009 | Goulburn Broken CMA INFFER meeting to work on assets (Geoff) |
6 May 2009 | Seminar at ABARE/BRS on INFFER and connecting research to policy (Dave) |
6 May 2009 | Attend orientation meeting of Caring for our Country Scientific Advisory Committee (Dave) |
6 May 2009 | Meeting with River Health DSE to discuss possible application of INFFER in River Health Programs (Geoff, Steph, Jane Whitford) |
5 May 2009 | Project Assessment workshop with Corangamite CMA for Bellarine Landscape zone |
30 April - 1 May 2009 | Project Assessment workshop for Strezlecki catchment ecosystem with West Gippsland CMA (Geoff and Steph) |
29 April 2009 | Commence revisions to the Project Assessment Form (to go from version 17 to 18) (Dave and Mel Strang). |
27 April 2009 | INFFER Training with Natural Resources Division of DSE (Geoff, Steph, April) |
21 April 2009 | Phone meeting with consultant to discuss Central West CMA (NSW) use of INFFER (Anna, Geoff) |
21 April 2009 | Inception meeting with Port Phillp CMA, DPI, DSE and Bass Coast Landcare Network for application of INFFER to Westernport Bay and catchment (Geoff and Stephanie) |
17 April 2009 | Invited seminar on INFFER to University of Melbourne School of Forestry and Ecosystem Science (Geoff) |
16 April 2009 | Jen gives birth to Thomas |
15 April 2009 | Olga gives birth to Malaika |
14-16 April 2009 | INFFER bioeconomic modelling field trip to Muckleford and Avon Richardson case study areas in the North Central CMA (Anna, Geoff, Alexei, Maksym, Morteza and Stephanie) |
8 April 2009 | Meeting with DPI NSW Evertrain team to discuss development of training materials (Geoff, Jen and Stephanie) |
6 April 2009 | INFFER Inception workshop with Goulburn Broken CMA (Geoff, Stephanie, Alexei and Jen) |
3 April 2009 | Seminar at University of Western Australia by David Pannell, on INFFER progress report |
2 April 2009 | Inception meeting in Sale with Gippsland Lakes Taskforce on application of INFFER to Gippsland Lakes (Anna, Geoff and Stephanie) |
2 April 2009 | Meeting with Inter-Agency NRM Working Group (Dave) |
1 April 2009 | Training workshop for 8 staff from RM Consulting Group in the application of INFFER (Anna, Geoff and Stephanie) |
1 April 2009 | Seminar at University of Waikato by Graeme Doole, on "Formulating robust management strategies under parametric uncertainty in bioeconomic models" |
31 March 2009 | Presentation on INFFER to Dairy Australia Catchment Researchers workshop (Geoff) |
31 March 2009 | Presentation on INFFER to Victorian DSE/DPI Market Based Intruments Learning Network (Jen and Geoff) |
27 March 2009 | Learned that Central West CMA in New South Wales has decided to investigate and possibly pilot INFFER |
27 March 2009 | Seminar at University of Western Australia by Morteza Chalack, on optimal management of pests when the control method has spillover impacts on the natural environment |
24 March 2009 | Meeting/discussion with directors of Department of Environment and Climate Change (Anna and Dave) |
24 March 2009 | Workshop with Natural Resource Commission to discuss INFFER results and lessons for NSW (Anna and Dave) |
20 March 2009 | Seminar at University of Western Australia by Maksym Polyakov, on modelling land use change |
13 March 2009 | Brief the board of Lachlan CMA about the results of applying INFFER in their region (Anna and Geoff) |
10-12 March 2009 | Presentation at Fenner conference, Canberra, on INFFER (Anna) |
10-12 March 2009 | Presentation at AgSAP conference, The Netherlands, on "Systems analysis informing policy" (Dave) |
4 March 2009 | Presentation at Outlook 2009 conference, Canberra, on "Making the most of 'Caring for our Country'" (Dave) |
15-18 March 2009 | Graeme Doole visits Rutherglen to discuss water quality bioeconomic modelling with Anna and Olga |
12 February 2009 | Presentation on Australian NRM policy at Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society annual conference in Cairns (Dave) |
11 February 2009 | Dave Pannell received the annual award for "Quality of Research Discovery" from the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society for Public: Private Benefits Framework INFFER team member Graeme Doole received the annual award for best article in the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics from the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society |
9-12 February 2009 | Training in Landscape Function Analysis with creator David Tongway (CSIR0) in Avon-Richardson catchment (Olga and Alexei) |
5 February 2009 | Seminar to Victorian branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Dave and Anna) |
5 February 2009 | Briefing of representatives from several Victorian CMAs (Geoff and Jenny) |
5 February 2009 | Meeting with and presentation to Executive Directors of Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria (Anna, Dave, Geoff and Jen) |
5 February 2009 | Meet with DSE policy people to discuss their handling of duty of care issues (Dave and Anna) |
5 February 2009 | Meet with DPI Victoria policy branch (Dave and Geoff) |
4 February 2009 | Meet with Barry Hart, Gippsland Lakes Taskforce to discuss INFFER work (Anna, Geoff, Steph) |
29 January 2009 | Meeting with North East CMA (Geoff, Anna and Alexei) |
26 January 2009 | Full journal paper describing INFFER placed on web site |
23 January 2009 | Workshop about INFFER with officers from six state government agencies in WA (David and Geoff) |
23 January 2009 | Meeting with two Executive Directors in the Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria (Anna and Jen) |
22 January 2009 | Meet with officials from WA Department of Treasury and Finance (David and Anna) |
21-22 January 2009 | Meeting of almost the full INFFER team in Perth |
13 January 2009 | Meet Brendan Wintle (U Melb) to discuss expansion of biodiversity tools review (Alexei) |
8 January 2009 | Meet with Gippsland Lakes Taskforce, West Gippsland CMA and East Gippsland CMA to discuss application of INFFER to the Gippsland Lakes (Anna, Geoff) |
22 December 2008 | Meeting with DSE to discuss biodiversity white paper (Anna) |
18 December 2008 | Briefing North East CMA Board about INFFER progress and how to progress with Caring for our Country (Anna) |
18 December 2008 | Meeting with Peter Regan (DPI NSW) and Greg Summerell (DECC) to discuss INFFER in NSW (Anna) |
17-18 December 2008 | North Central CMA workshops to initiate investment planning for 2009-10 (Jen and Geoff) |
15 December 2008 | Meeting to finalise Biodiversity Tools review with Brendan Wintle, University of Melbourne (Geoff) |
12 December 2008 | North Central CMA meeting to train staff on in the application of INFFER (Geoff and Jen) |
10 December 2008 | We learned that two days ago the Australian Government included INFFER on the web site for Caring for our Country, suggesting it as a planning tool for groups preparing funding proposals. See http://www.nrm.gov.au/business-plan/project-planning.html |
10 December 2008 | Meeting with managers in Natural Resources Division of DSE, Victoria (Anna, Dave, Geoff) |
10 December 2008 | Meeting with Deborah Peterson and Gavan Dwyer, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (Dave, Geoff) |
10 December 2008 | Meeting with John Burley, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (Geoff, Dave) |
10 December 2008 | Meeting with Sustainable Irrigation Program of DSE in Melbourne. (Anna, Dave, Geoff) |
9 December 2008 | North Central CMA meeting to plan the investment process and staff training requirements (Geoff and Jen) |
4 December 2008 | Meeting with Murray Darling Basin Commission, with Simon Russell (MDBC) and Murray Chapman (consultant) (Anna) |
2 December 2008 | Meet Ken Wallace, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA, to discuss biodiversity. (Dave, Maksym) |
1 December 2008 | Phone meeting with policy officers in the Department of Primary Industries, NSW, to discuss INFFER. (Anna, Dave, Geoff) |
1-5 December 2008 | Ecological Society of Australia conference (Geoff, Alexei). Geoff presented a paper titled "Investing in biodiversity: a CMA perspective." |
27-28 November 2008 | Meetings and field tour with Environment Waikato, NZ (Anna, Graeme, Jen, Alexei, Olga) |
26 November 2008 | Phone meeting with the INCREMENT project team to discuss the relationship between the two projects. (Dave) |
25 November 2008 | INFFER briefing to Corangamite CMA Regional Investment Committee and subsequent approval for regional application (Geoff) |
24 November 2008 | Presented to Senior Officers Group (from each of the relevant state government departments) regarding INFFER and its use in Western Australia. |
19 November 2008 | Meeting with DSE, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (Geoff, Jen, Alexei) |
19 November 2008 | DSE meeting for Regional Catchment Strategy Guidelines (Geoff, Jen) |
18 November 2008 | West Gippsland CMA meeting to brief staff on the implementation of INFFER and which scale INFFER will be trialled at (Jenny and Geoff) |
17 November 2008 | Ran workshop with the six NRM regional bodies in Western Australia to provide next phase of training in INFFER. (Dave and Geoff) |
14 November 2008 | Ran national symposium on "Understanding Practice Change by Farmers" at University of Melbourne. See www.ruralpracticechange.org. (Dave and Fay) |
1 November 2008 | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry makes submission to Senate Inquiry into Natural Resource Management in which is makes extensive reference to INFFER and indicates that it is likely to be used in some way in the Caring for our Country program in future. |
13 November 2008 | North Central CMA irrigation meeting (Geoff, Anna, Jen, Alexei) |
12 November 2008 | FFI CRC meeting to discuss INFFER branding etc. (Anna) |
11 November 2008 | Lachlan CMA teleconference to discuss implementation of INFFER (Geoff, Jen, Anna, Dave) |
10 November 2008 | Briefing Corangamite CMA senior staff on INFFER and its trial application (Geoff and Jenny) |
7 November 2008 | Presentation at DSE Research-Policy conference (Anna) |
7 November 2008 | Lachlan CMA teleconference to discuss implementation of INFFER (Jen) |
4 November 2008 | Dave interviewed on ABC Radio National's "Australia Talks" program, on environmental triage |
27-28 October 2008 | Meeting with Kangaroo Island NRM group to discuss use of INFFER (Anna, Geoff and Jen) |
24-25 October 2008 | Anna's 50th birthday and party (Anna, Geoff, Jen, Sally) - Dave forsook to go to Canada! |
24-25 October 2008 | Presentation at Canadian Agricultural Economics Society workshop 'What makes agricultural economics research relevant for policy advice?', Ottawa, Canada (Dave) |
23 October 2008 | Two presentations for Policy Research Initiative, Ottawa, Canada, on "Australian Environmental Policy" and "Policy Mechanism Choice" (Dave) |
22 October 2008 | Seminar, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 'Connecting research to policy: Why is it so hard? What can you do?' (Dave) |
22 October 2008 | Victorian Catchment Management Council -overview of INFFER (Anna) |
21-22 October 2008 | Bio-risk workshop with North Central CMA (Jen and Alexei) |
20 October 2008 | Presentation at Symposium: 'Role of Economics in Public Policy', Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Dave) |
20 October 2008 | Meeting with Corangamite CMA, Castlemaine, to discuss the use of INFFER (Geoff and Jen) |
16 October 2008 | INFFER Review workshop with North Central CMA involving CMA staff and key DSE policy directors (Anna and Geoff) |
15 October 2008 | DPI meeting with Geoff Kaine, Fiona Johnston, Ian Dreher, Angela Avery and Anna to discuss INFFER and DPI's Policy Choice Framework |
15 October 2008 | WA regions phone conference to discuss progress with implementation of INFFER assets and progress with planning (Geoff and Jen) |
10 October 2008 | Dave presents evidence to the Senate Inquiry into Natural Resource Management hearings in Perth. |
10 October 2008 | Field trip to St. Arnaud with Lindsay Ezard (DPI North Central) and April Curatolo (North Central CMA) to see the results of actions taken to restore biodiversity assets on agricultural land in the Avon-Richardson catchment (Geoff & Alexei). |
9 October 2008 | Seminar for Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, "National Natural Resource Policy - Past, Present and Future", Perth, (Dave) |
9 October 2008 | Meeting with North East CMA, Wodonga, to assets and progress with planning (Anna, Geoff, Jen and Alexei) Teleconference with Lachlan CMA to assess progress with implementation of INFFER and provide assistance and advice (Geoff and Jen) |
8 October 2008 | Meeting with Goulburn Broken CMA, Shepparton, to discuss using INFFER (Anna, Geoff and Alexei) |
7 October 2008 | Invited by Australian Govt to meeting in Canberra to review Outcome Statements and draft business plan for "Caring for our Country" program (Dave) |
2 October 2008 | Teleconference with Lachlan CMA to assess progress with implementation of INFFER and provide assistance and advice (Geoff and Jen) |
1 October 2008 | Meeting with DPI Invasive species branch, Melbourne, to discuss INFFER (Geoff and Jen) WA regions phone conference to discuss progress with implementation of INFFER assets and progress with planning (Geoff and Jen) |
29 September 2008 | New team member, Maksym Polyakov, commences. Maksym will focus on bio-economic modelling to inform future versions of INFFER. |
26 September 2008 | Seminar at UWA about linking research to policy (Dave) |
26 September 2008 | Meeting with Prof Concetta Vazzana, Dr Cesari Pacini, University of Florence for INFFER overview and to assess interest in applying (Anna, Olga) |
26 September 2008 | Community workshop for Lachlan CMA, Grenfell, on selecting high priority assets (Geoff and Jen) |
25 September 2008 | Meeting with Swan Catchment Council, Perth, to discuss INFFER (Dave) |
25 September 2008 | Training day for Lachlan CMA staff, Forbes, on INFFER (Geoff and Jen) |
24 September 2008 | Meeting with WA Rangelands NRM group, Bendigo, to discuss implementation of INFFER (Geoff and Jen) |
23 September 2008 | Briefing to West Gippsland CMA Board on INFFER, Sale. Board recommend the CMA implement INFFER. (Geoff and Jen) |
19 September 2008 | North East CMA meeting, Wodonga, to assist biodiversity group to develop asset project information (Geoff, Jen and Alexei) |
19 September 2008 | Teleconference with Lachlan CMA to assess progress with implementation of INFFER and provide assistance and advice (Geoff and Jen) |
17 September 2008 | Meeting with Swan Catchment Council, Perth, to discuss INFFER (Dave) |
16 September 2008 | CERF Conference (DEWHA), Canberra. Presentation on INFFER and panel discussion on Caring for our Country (Dave) |
15 September 2008 | Alexei Rowles commences. Alexei will focus on developing the biodiversity decision framework to underpin INFFER. |
12 September 2008 | Teleconference with Lachlan CMA to assess progress with implementation of INFFER and provide assistance and advice (Geoff and Jen) |
10 September 2008 | Training day on INFFER for regional NRM bodies in WA (Dave, Geoff and Jenny) |
5 September 2008 | Teleconference with Lachlan CMA to assess progress with implementation of INFFER and provide assistance and advice (Geoff and Jen) |
3 September 2008 | Teleconference with Lachlan CMA to discuss options for implementation of INFFER (Anna, Geoff and Jen) |
1 September 2008 | Dave presents INFFER and Public: Private Benefits Framework to WWF (WA). |
29 August 2008 | Dave present a seminar on the link between science and policy to School of Animal Biology at UWA |
28 August 2008 | Dave outline INFFER to Conservation Biology staff and students at UWA |
28 August 2008 | Meeting with North Central CMA staff, Bendigo, to discuss application of INFFER in irrigation reconfiguration (Geoff and Jen) |
26 August 2008 | Phone conference with DSE staff to discuss review of Landcare (Anna, Geoff and Jen) |
22 August 2008 | Meeting with three Tasmanian NRM regions to discuss overview and interest in INFFER (Geoff, Anna) |
21 August 2008 | Dave meet with regional NRM CEOs in WA to discuss INFFER. Agree to support them using INFFER in a rapid process this year, and to provide a training day |
21 August 2008 | Meeting with North Central CMA, Bendigo, to review assets and progress with planning (Anna, Geoff and Jen) |
20 August 2008 | Dave presents at Productivity Commission "Roundtable" on improving the cost-effectiveness of public investment in the environment. |
19 August 2008 | Dave and Anna attend the dinner for the Eureka Prizes in Sydney. Our SIF3 project is a finalist for the Environmental Research award. We didn't win. |
19 August 2008 | Seminar and meetings at DSE Victoria (Dave, Anna, Geoff and Jenny) |
12-14 August 2008 | Anna, Jenny, Olga meet with Graeme Doole to discuss water quality aspects of INFFER Anna. Commence developing an 'assets-threats-management options' |
11 August 2008 | Anna meets with North East CMA land asset project assessment group in Wangaratta |
11 August 2008 | New team member, Olga Vigiak, commences. Olga will focus on the development of water quality decision framework to underpin INFFER |
7 August 2008 | Dave presents at ABARE workshop on planning and prioritising environmental projects. |
5-7 August 2008 | Tour of Lachlan region in NSW, to meet with stakeholders and learn about local environmental assets (Anna, Jenny, Geoff and Dave) |
30 July 2008 | Geoff, Anna, Jen - North East CMA 'top 20' asset shortlist workshop |
24 July 2008 | Dave, Anna, Geoff and Jen meet with policy makers and with irrigation and river staff within DSE Victoria |
24 July 2008 | Dave and Anna meet with advisors to Australian Government ministers for environment, agriculture and water |
1 July 2008 | Jen - meeting with Andrew Hodges Investment Manager, Invasive Plants and Animals Branch to discuss INFFER |
25 June 2008 | Anna, Dave and Geoff - Canberra meeting on Bayesian Decision Networks with members of Landscape Logic project |
25 June 2008 | Anna, Dave and Geoff - meeting at DAFF to discuss Caring for our Country |
25 June 2008 | Anna and Dave- meeting at DEWHA with CERF program managers |
17 June 2008 | Geoff, Dave, Fay - SWCC salinity reference group meeting to determine 'top 20' asset shortlist |
10-11 June 2008 | Geoff, Anna - North East CMA INFFER training and field trip to Lower Ovens Catchment |
4-5 June 2008 | Geoff and Jen - SWCC community workshops to determine priority assets |
27 May 2008 | Geoff and Jen - training of INFFER project officer and field trip/project planning Lachlan CMA |
21-22 May 2008 | Geoff, Jen, Dave, Anna - Biodiversity expert workshop - Melbourne |
20 May 2008 | Meeting in Canberra with joint team/DAFF regarding Caring for our Country outcomes, Great Barrier Reef and Sustainable Farm Practices |
15 May 2008 | Anna, Geoff and Jen - meeting with North East CMA to plan field trip and training |
7 May 2008 | Anna, Geoff, Jen meeting with North Central CMA staff to plan next steps for INFFER |
1 May 2008 | Dave and Anna meeting with DEWHA, DAFF, BRS and ABARE in Canberra - briefings on INFFER and discussions about Caring for our Country program |
22-25 April 2008 | INFFER UWA post-doc interviews by Dave, Anna and others |
31 March-3 April 2008 | The team presented seven papers at the Second International Salinity Forum, Adelaide. |
28 March 2008 | Geoff and Jen ran training for Lachlan CMA staff in INFFER |
25 March 2008 | Presentation by Geoff and Jen to West Gippsland CMA, CEO and senior management team |
18 March 2008 | Anna - meeting with Geoff Robinson, North East CMA |
13 March 2008 | Presentation by David at Integrated Landscape Science meeting in Adelaide |
10-11 March 2008 | Meetings with South West Catchment Council to discuss implementation of SIF3. Tour of region to view some salt-affected assets. |
7 March 2008 | Seminar by David, 'Environmental policy for "lifestyle" rural landholders', School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia. |
5 March 2008 | Presentation on UWA economic research, including INFFER, at Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra. |
19 February 2008 | SIF3 discussed during Senate Estimate hearing for Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts. |
14-15 February 2008 | Workshop with NSW DPI training staff to commence development of training materials |
13 February 2008 | Meeting with Lachlan CMA in NSW to discuss their application of INFFER |
8 February 2008 | Presentation by David of two papers at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society annual conference in Canberra. One paper on focus group results and the other on the public: private framework. |
5 February 2008 | Meetings with Deborah Peterson (DPI), Kimberley Dripps (DSE) and a group at DSE to discuss the project results and future directions |
24 January 2008 | Workshop with the Natural Resource Management Committee of the North Central CMA, to select priorities for their new investment plan |
10-11 January 2008 | Workshop with Managers of North Central Catchment Management Authority to develop management actions and assess feasibility of protecting assets |
20 December 2007 | Workshop with Managers of North Central Catchment Management Authority to develop asset assessment sheets |
17 December 2007 | Meeting with Ron Harris, Executive Director, and Sze Flett, Manager Sustainable Landscapes of the Catchment Agriculture Services division DPI |
13 December 2007 | Meeting of SIF3 project team in Perth to mark completion of the SIF3 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 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 |
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 |
Nov 2007 to Feb 2008 | Intensive engagement with North Central CMA as it adopts and applies INFFER to its entire investment portfolio |
12 November 2007 | Complete first draft of document describing INFFER version 1. |
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 |
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 |
15 October 2007 | Presentation by David to special meeting of CEOs of WA regional NRM bodies |
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 future partnership |
26 September 2007 | Meeting of Jenny with Rohan Hogan, Technical Specialist Irrigation, North Central CMA |
12 September 2007 | Presentation by Jenny to managers of Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority and Department of Primary Industries |
10 September 2007 | Meeting of Jenny at Mallee Catchment Management Authority with Jo Latta, Manager Land |
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 |
21 August 2007 | Presentation by Jenny to Senior Executives of North East Catchment Management Authority |
17 August 2007 | Seminar by David at UWA, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics. |
15-16 August 2007 | Workshop with DPI CAS and North Central CMA in Lancefield, Vic on implications of our work 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. |
3 August 2007 | Meeting of SIF3 steering committee of South Coast NRM |