Community Profile Analysis – Parramatta River Catchment
I prepared the Community Profile Analysis – Parramatta River Catchment in 2013, as a follow-on to the earlier Community Profile Analysis – Sydney Metropolitan Region.
Category: Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Sustainability
Community Profile Analysis – Sydney Metropolitan Region
I completed a Community Profile Analysis in 2012 to assist the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) develop an upgraded Catchment Action Plan and to provide reference information for other Sydney Metropolitan CMA activities. I prepared it through the spatial analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census data, with additional information and data from other socio-economic references.
Land & Water Australia Knowledge for Regional NRM Program
In 2006-08, I was the team leader for the “Better practice in knowledge management” package of Phase 2 of the Land & Water Australia (LWA) Knowledge for Regional NRM Program. This package consisted of a Regional Knowledge Strategy process, development of the Regional Knowledge Resource Kit (RKRK) wiki website, and the facilitation of training workshops. I also compiled the program final report.
Education about and for Sustainability in Australian Business Schools
In 2005, I initiated Stage 2 of the Education about and for Sustainability in Australian Business Schools project for the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) at Macquarie University.
Biodiversity Recovery Plan for Gatton and Laidley Shires, South-East Queensland 2003-2008
I initiated and developed the Biodiversity Recovery Plan for Gatton and Laidley Shires, South-East Queensland 2003-2008, drawing on a wide range of scientific and local knowledge from a multi-stakeholder recovery team. The Biodiversity Recovery Plan takes a multi-species and ecosystem recovery planning approach, and is linked to local government planning.
Land and Environmental Management Plan for Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (S.S.A.A.) Lockyer Branch Inc.
I prepared a Land and Environmental Management Plan (LEMP) in 2002 for the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (S.S.A.A.) Lockyer Branch Inc., to support their development application for a Shooting Range in Gatton Shire.
Holistic Natural Resource Management of Crow’s Nest Shire (‘Project Green Nest’)
In 2001-02, I coordinated the Holistic Natural Resource Management of Crow’s Nest Shire project (‘Project Green Nest’), which was acclaimed for its innovative incentive-based strategies and the way in which it engaged the knowledge of the community.
Living in the Lockyer Property Management Planning Kit and Workshops
I prepared the Living in the Lockyer Property Management Planning Kit in 2001 as an accompanying knowledge resource to the Lockyer Catchment Centre guidebook Living in the Lockyer – A Landholders Guide to Land, Water, Wildlife and Vegetation Management in the Lockyer Catchment and Surrounds.
Land Use Planning Handbook for the Lockyer Catchment
The Land Use Planning Handbook for the Lockyer Catchment, which I prepared in 2001 from stakeholder feedback on an earlier document, describes the ‘land systems’ planning approach used in NRM planning in the Lockyer Catchment of south-east Queensland.
Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills
I led the coordination of the Sustainable Management of the Helidon Hills project in 1998-99. The project was acclaimed for the way in which it engaged the multiple knowledges of the community and other stakeholders in planning for the complex land use and management issues faced by one of the largest remaining areas of mostly continuous bushland in south-east Queensland.