The Impact of Groundwater Use on Australia's Rivers is the outcome of a year-long Land & Water Australia Senior Research Fellowship by Dr Richard Evans. This report presents the technical understanding of the effects of groundwater pumping on stream flows

This brochure outlines all past projects funded in Land & Water Australia 's Social and Institutional Research Program and those that are current at October 2005. The projects are grouped under three themes: * Institutions and governance arrangements for sustainable NRM * Policy in strument choice * Landscapes. lifestyles and livelihoods

The Aynsley family decided it would not continue to crop the 23ha of salt-threatened land and set it aside as a site where they would try planting saltbush and subtropical grasses in an effort to prevent the encroaching salinity. They also planted a separate adjoining 15ha area to Lucerne. Trial aim: To successfully establish a range of saltbush and perennial grasses in a mix using an air seeder.

A run of bad seasons around the Morawa district has reinforced Cameron and Teresa Tubby's commitment to livestock production within their mixed farming enterprise

In this issue : Theme: River Contaminants L&WA's Rivers Forum; Salinity processes in Australian rivers; Getting a Grip; Muddy waters and sand slugs: sediment transport; Nutrient sources, transport and cycling in large river systems; NEMP highlights 1995-2000

Trial aim: Establishment of saltbush; perennial pastures; trees over drains. Saltland pasture mix: Tall wheat grass; puccinellia; Rhodes grass; NyPa grass; lucerne and trees.

Twenty species of woodland bird have been identified that are destined for extinction in the NSW wheat-sheep belt, where little habitat remains (Reid 1999). We found ten of these species on New England wool properties between 2002 and 2005.

Like many WA farmers, Bruce Rock producer Grant Robinson had noticed increasing problems with salinity on his property. The rising watertable and occasional flooding of Kurrenkutten lakes had led to problems with saline and acidic soils on large areas of the farm.

Between 2004 and 2005, the Land, Water & Wool Northern Tablelands Project (NSW) collected paddock, production and financial information from 21 Monitor farms. The farms varied in grazing management, input levels, target markets and family goals. Results indicate that a range of mechanisms are in place to enhance biodiversity, and that woolgrowers can demonstrate exciting examples of environmentally friendly management that improve the bottom line.