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18 September 2010
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Congratulations 2011 Riverprize Winners!
28 September 2011
The winners of the 2011 National and International Riverprizes were announced last night at the Riverprize Gala Dinner during the 14th International Riversymposium in Brisbane, Australia.
2011 National Riverprize Winner:
Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative, QLD, Australia
2011 National Riverprize Finalists:
Project Catalyst, QLD, Australia
2011 Thiess International Riverprize Winner:
Charles River, Boston, USA
2011 Thiess International Riverprize Finalists:
Yarra River, Victoria, Australia - awarded Highly Commended
Mattole River, California, USA
National Riverprize Winner Media Release | International Riverprize Winner Media Release
Congratulations 2011 Riverprize Winners!
28 September 2011
The winners of the 2011 National and International Riverprizes were announced last night at the Riverprize Gala Dinner during the 14th International Riversymposium in Brisbane, Australia.
2011 National Riverprize Winner:
Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative, QLD, Australia
2011 National Riverprize Finalists:
Project Catalyst, QLD, Australia
2011 Thiess International Riverprize Winner:
Charles River, Boston, USA
2011 Thiess International Riverprize Finalists:
Yarra River, Victoria, Australia - awarded Highly Commended
Mattole River, California, USA
National Riverprize Winner Media Release | International Riverprize Winner Media Release
Congratulations 2011 Riverprize Winners!
28 September 2011
The winners of the 2011 National and International Riverprizes were announced last night at the Riverprize Gala Dinner during the 14th International Riversymposium in Brisbane, Australia.
2011 National Riverprize Winner:
Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative, QLD, Australia
2011 National Riverprize Finalists:
Project Catalyst, QLD, Australia
2011 Thiess International Riverprize Winner:
Charles River, Boston, USA
2011 Thiess International Riverprize Finalists:
Yarra River, Victoria, Australia - awarded Highly Commended
Mattole River, California, USA
National Riverprize Winner Media Release | International Riverprize Winner Media Release
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3 October 2010
Feature articles would be written in specific purpose for events, ideas and news originating from International River Foundation. The Feature Article box would be run by Java Script and people could read more than one by clicking on a number or waiting a minute before the next article appeared on the screen.
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50 new IWC scholarships on offer for 2012
21 September 2011
In the context of current economic downturn, our friend the International WaterCentre (IWC) is seeking new ways to support the world's future water leaders.
IWC is now offering partial-tuition scholarships to the first 50 students who enrol in an Integrated Water Management program (Masters, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate) for 2012.
The scholarship is available to Australian and international students who do not receive any external full-tuition scholarship or full-tuition funding from other sources.
Each partial scholarship is valued at $5,000 for the whole Masters program, payable per semester towards tuition fees. Flexibility in program delivery is provided through students being able to study full-time or part-time/distance. Three new specialisation streams will be offered in 2012 including International development; Water, land and people; and Urban water.
For further details and information on deadlines, see:
www.watercentre.org/news/partial-scholarships-au-5-000-to-first-50-students-to-enrol
Contact: email admin@watercentre.org | phone +61 7 3123 7766
50 new IWC scholarships on offer for 2012
21 September 2011
In the context of current economic downturn, our friend the International WaterCentre (IWC) is seeking new ways to support the world's future water leaders.
IWC is now offering partial-tuition scholarships to the first 50 students who enrol in an Integrated Water Management program (Masters, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate) for 2012.
The scholarship is available to Australian and international students who do not receive any external full-tuition scholarship or full-tuition funding from other sources.
Each partial scholarship is valued at $5,000 for the whole Masters program, payable per semester towards tuition fees. Flexibility in program delivery is provided through students being able to study full-time or part-time/distance. Three new specialisation streams will be offered in 2012 including International development; Water, land and people; and Urban water.
For further details and information on deadlines, see:
www.watercentre.org/news/partial-scholarships-au-5-000-to-first-50-students-to-enrol
Contact: email admin@watercentre.org | phone +61 7 3123 7766
50 new IWC scholarships on offer for 2012
21 September 2011
In the context of current economic downturn, our friend the International WaterCentre (IWC) is seeking new ways to support the world's future water leaders.
IWC is now offering partial-tuition scholarships to the first 50 students who enrol in an Integrated Water Management program (Masters, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate) for 2012.
The scholarship is available to Australian and international students who do not receive any external full-tuition scholarship or full-tuition funding from other sources.
Each partial scholarship is valued at $5,000 for the whole Masters program, payable per semester towards tuition fees. Flexibility in program delivery is provided through students being able to study full-time or part-time/distance. Three new specialisation streams will be offered in 2012 including International development; Water, land and people; and Urban water.
For further details and information on deadlines, see:
www.watercentre.org/news/partial-scholarships-au-5-000-to-first-50-students-to-enrol
Contact: email admin@watercentre.org | phone +61 7 3123 7766
Thames and Ganges Twinning Project takes off
18 August 2011
Last year's International Riverprize Winner, River Thames in the UK, launched its twinning project with the River Ganges in India in August 2011. Local delivery partners the PEACE Institute Charitable Trust and WWF India have begun working with community groups in more than 20 villages along 1,600 kilometres of the upper Ganges and its main tributary river the Yamuna, which flows through the capital city of Delhi.
Villagers are being given training and technical advice to restore their stretch of river, reduce pollution and adopt eco-friendly agriculture to boost food production. Poverty stricken fishermen are being given rope weaving machines to provide an alternative livelihood for their families, and to reduce the pressure on fish stocks. In return, villagers will help to rescue the nests of turtles and Gharial crocodiles and rear their eggs in special hatcheries for release back to the river.
The project will raise living standards and help save some of the world’s rarest freshwater wildlife, such as the Ganges River Turtle, Ganges River Dolphin and the fish-eating Gharial crocodile. In a great start to the project, initial surveys have found a Gharial with young in the lower river Yamuna, where they were thought no longer to breed. An event is planned for December in Delhi to mark the first year of the project.
Thames Rivers Restoration Trust | Photo: Fish eating Gharial, the world's rarest crocodile species
Thames and Ganges Twinning Project takes off
18 August 2011
Last year's International Riverprize Winner, River Thames in the UK, launched its twinning project with the River Ganges in India in August 2011. Local delivery partners the PEACE Institute Charitable Trust and WWF India have begun working with community groups in more than 20 villages along 1,600 kilometres of the upper Ganges and its main tributary river the Yamuna, which flows through the capital city of Delhi.
Villagers are being given training and technical advice to restore their stretch of river, reduce pollution and adopt eco-friendly agriculture to boost food production. Poverty stricken fishermen are being given rope weaving machines to provide an alternative livelihood for their families, and to reduce the pressure on fish stocks. In return, villagers will help to rescue the nests of turtles and Gharial crocodiles and rear their eggs in special hatcheries for release back to the river.
The project will raise living standards and help save some of the world’s rarest freshwater wildlife, such as the Ganges River Turtle, Ganges River Dolphin and the fish-eating Gharial crocodile. In a great start to the project, initial surveys have found a Gharial with young in the lower river Yamuna, where they were thought no longer to breed. An event is planned for December in Delhi to mark the first year of the project.
Thames Rivers Restoration Trust | Photo: Fish eating Gharial, the world's rarest crocodile species
Thames and Ganges Twinning Project takes off
18 August 2011
Last year's International Riverprize Winner, River Thames in the UK, launched its twinning project with the River Ganges in India in August 2011. Local delivery partners the PEACE Institute Charitable Trust and WWF India have begun working with community groups in more than 20 villages along 1,600 kilometres of the upper Ganges and its main tributary river the Yamuna, which flows through the capital city of Delhi.
Villagers are being given training and technical advice to restore their stretch of river, reduce pollution and adopt eco-friendly agriculture to boost food production. Poverty stricken fishermen are being given rope weaving machines to provide an alternative livelihood for their families, and to reduce the pressure on fish stocks. In return, villagers will help to rescue the nests of turtles and Gharial crocodiles and rear their eggs in special hatcheries for release back to the river.
The project will raise living standards and help save some of the world’s rarest freshwater wildlife, such as the Ganges River Turtle, Ganges River Dolphin and the fish-eating Gharial crocodile. In a great start to the project, initial surveys have found a Gharial with young in the lower river Yamuna, where they were thought no longer to breed. An event is planned for December in Delhi to mark the first year of the project.
Thames Rivers Restoration Trust | Photo: Fish eating Gharial, the world's rarest crocodile species
River rescue work earns special membership
6 September 2011
Saving native fish and their habitat has earned the Dewfish Demonstration Reach, a joint project between Condamine Alliance, Murray Darling Basin and Fisheries Queensland, an Associate Membership with Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking Association.
The Dewfish Demonstration Reach is a 75 kilometre stretch of water way that incorporates parts of Myall Creek, Oakey Creek and the Condamine River in Queensland, Australia.
The program takes its name from the freshwater Catfish, commonly known as Dewfish. While the population is declining or extinct in some areas, the Dewfish can still be found in the area of the Dewfish Demonstration Reach.
The Partnership began in 2006 with a significant improvement project of Oakey Creek at Bowenville Reserve which involved replanting along the sides of the creek and improving habitat shelters in the water. The improvements were so significant that is was decided to introduce the first Demonstration Reach in the Condamine River catchment.
"The River Rescue Program has significantly helped to protect native fish species and their habitats along the Reach", said Noal Kuhl, Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking Association member (pictured above left with Kevin Graham).
Give to Condamine Alliance & the Murray Darling Basin for World Rivers Day | Read full media release
River rescue work earns special membership
6 September 2011
Saving native fish and their habitat has earned the Dewfish Demonstration Reach, a joint project between Condamine Alliance, Murray Darling Basin and Fisheries Queensland, an Associate Membership with Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking Association.
The Dewfish Demonstration Reach is a 75 kilometre stretch of water way that incorporates parts of Myall Creek, Oakey Creek and the Condamine River in Queensland, Australia.
The program takes its name from the freshwater Catfish, commonly known as Dewfish. While the population is declining or extinct in some areas, the Dewfish can still be found in the area of the Dewfish Demonstration Reach.
The Partnership began in 2006 with a significant improvement project of Oakey Creek at Bowenville Reserve which involved replanting along the sides of the creek and improving habitat shelters in the water. The improvements were so significant that is was decided to introduce the first Demonstration Reach in the Condamine River catchment.
"The River Rescue Program has significantly helped to protect native fish species and their habitats along the Reach", said Noal Kuhl, Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking Association member (pictured above left with Kevin Graham).
Give to Condamine Alliance & the Murray Darling Basin for World Rivers Day | Read full media release
River rescue work earns special membership
6 September 2011
Saving native fish and their habitat has earned the Dewfish Demonstration Reach, a joint project between Condamine Alliance, Murray Darling Basin and Fisheries Queensland, an Associate Membership with Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking Association.
The Dewfish Demonstration Reach is a 75 kilometre stretch of water way that incorporates parts of Myall Creek, Oakey Creek and the Condamine River in Queensland, Australia.
The program takes its name from the freshwater Catfish, commonly known as Dewfish. While the population is declining or extinct in some areas, the Dewfish can still be found in the area of the Dewfish Demonstration Reach.
The Partnership began in 2006 with a significant improvement project of Oakey Creek at Bowenville Reserve which involved replanting along the sides of the creek and improving habitat shelters in the water. The improvements were so significant that is was decided to introduce the first Demonstration Reach in the Condamine River catchment.
"The River Rescue Program has significantly helped to protect native fish species and their habitats along the Reach", said Noal Kuhl, Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking Association member (pictured above left with Kevin Graham).
Give to Condamine Alliance & the Murray Darling Basin for World Rivers Day | Read full media release
Four weeks to Riverprize Gala Dinner
26 August 2011
There are only four weeks to go until the winners of the International and National Riverprizes are announced at the Riverprize Gala Dinner on Tuesday 27th September at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
IRF will be joined by guest MC Arron Wood (pictured) to present the finalists for 2011 and celebrate the announcement of the winners. Arron's inspiring career as an environmentalist and educator has earned him awards including the 2001 Young Australian of the Year, the 2006 United Nations Individual Award for Outstanding Services to the Environment, and the 2007 Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year award.
Joining the evening in spirit will be English comedian and personality Griff Rhys Jones, who will be taking guests on the Riverprize journey of the finalists, commentating the video presentation. Griff has a strong affiliation with rivers, presenting the BBC series 'Rivers' in 2009. Griff is also the Vice President of the Stour River Trust in Suffolk, England.
Book your table and tickets today!
Four weeks to Riverprize Gala Dinner
26 August 2011
There are only four weeks to go until the winners of the International and National Riverprizes are announced at the Riverprize Gala Dinner on Tuesday 27th September at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
IRF will be joined by guest MC Arron Wood (pictured) to present the finalists for 2011 and celebrate the announcement of the winners. Arron's inspiring career as an environmentalist and educator has earned him awards including the 2001 Young Australian of the Year, the 2006 United Nations Individual Award for Outstanding Services to the Environment, and the 2007 Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year award.
Joining the evening in spirit will be English comedian and personality Griff Rhys Jones, who will be taking guests on the Riverprize journey of the finalists, commentating the video presentation. Griff has a strong affiliation with rivers, presenting the BBC series 'Rivers' in 2009. Griff is also the Vice President of the Stour River Trust in Suffolk, England.
Book your table and tickets today!
Four weeks to Riverprize Gala Dinner
26 August 2011
There are only four weeks to go until the winners of the International and National Riverprizes are announced at the Riverprize Gala Dinner on Tuesday 27th September at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
IRF will be joined by guest MC Arron Wood (pictured) to present the finalists for 2011 and celebrate the announcement of the winners. Arron's inspiring career as an environmentalist and educator has earned him awards including the 2001 Young Australian of the Year, the 2006 United Nations Individual Award for Outstanding Services to the Environment, and the 2007 Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year award.
Joining the evening in spirit will be English comedian and personality Griff Rhys Jones, who will be taking guests on the Riverprize journey of the finalists, commentating the video presentation. Griff has a strong affiliation with rivers, presenting the BBC series 'Rivers' in 2009. Griff is also the Vice President of the Stour River Trust in Suffolk, England.
Book your table and tickets today!
New species found in Bulimba Creek Oxbow
18 August 2011
2005 National Riverprize winners Bulimba Creek Catchment Coorindating Committee (B4C) and their Landcare Group have been working and researching into the recolonisation of a dead Oxbow tidal area in Brisbane, Australia for over four years.
Big news comes as two new species have been identified in the Oxbow area recently – an Obtuse Barracuda (pictured), also known as a Striped Sea Pike or Striped Barracuda, and a prawn species yet to be identified but suspected to be a freshwater species called Machrobrachium australiense.
The Oxbow now supports over 63 bird species and 31 fish and prawn species, with evidence now of wallabies using the site. With further protection and rehabilitation, the Bulimba Creek Oxbow will truly become a model of best practice in urban wetland restoration. An Oxbow community education day will be held on Saturday 20 August 2011 with workshops by University of Sunshine Coast nekton researcher, David Bright, and B4C President, Michael Petter.
New species found in Bulimba Creek Oxbow
18 August 2011
2005 National Riverprize winners Bulimba Creek Catchment Coorindating Committee (B4C) and their Landcare Group have been working and researching into the recolonisation of a dead Oxbow tidal area in Brisbane, Australia for over four years.
Big news comes as two new species have been identified in the Oxbow area recently – an Obtuse Barracuda (pictured), also known as a Striped Sea Pike or Striped Barracuda, and a prawn species yet to be identified but suspected to be a freshwater species called Machrobrachium australiense.
The Oxbow now supports over 63 bird species and 31 fish and prawn species, with evidence now of wallabies using the site. With further protection and rehabilitation, the Bulimba Creek Oxbow will truly become a model of best practice in urban wetland restoration. An Oxbow community education day will be held on Saturday 20 August 2011 with workshops by University of Sunshine Coast nekton researcher, David Bright, and B4C President, Michael Petter.
New species found in Bulimba Creek Oxbow
18 August 2011
2005 National Riverprize winners Bulimba Creek Catchment Coorindating Committee (B4C) and their Landcare Group have been working and researching into the recolonisation of a dead Oxbow tidal area in Brisbane, Australia for over four years.
Big news comes as two new species have been identified in the Oxbow area recently – an Obtuse Barracuda (pictured), also known as a Striped Sea Pike or Striped Barracuda, and a prawn species yet to be identified but suspected to be a freshwater species called Machrobrachium australiense.
The Oxbow now supports over 63 bird species and 31 fish and prawn species, with evidence now of wallabies using the site. With further protection and rehabilitation, the Bulimba Creek Oxbow will truly become a model of best practice in urban wetland restoration. An Oxbow community education day will be held on Saturday 20 August 2011 with workshops by University of Sunshine Coast nekton researcher, David Bright, and B4C President, Michael Petter.
2012 Scholarship Applications Closing End of September!
22 July 2011
The International RiverFoundation’s Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship offers a full tuition scholarship and to study the Master of Philosophy in Integrated Water Management, located at the International WaterCentre (IWC) Water Research Node at Monash South Africa.
The course delivered by IWC is taught by international leaders in a broad spectrum of disciplines from four world-class universities: The University of Queensland, Griffith University, Monash University and the University of Western Australia. Graduates gain the research, strategic and managerial skills they need to advance their careers in the water sector and become future leaders in integrated water management.
The course runs over two years and comprises four compulsory course units (first semester) and a research thesis (three semesters).
Read about the experiences of our first scholarship recipient Olita Ogonjo who graduated with his Masters this month.
Download the 2012 Application Form and apply before 30 September 2011!
2012 Scholarship Applications Closing End of September!
22 July 2011
The International RiverFoundation’s Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship offers a full tuition scholarship and to study the Master of Philosophy in Integrated Water Management, located at the International WaterCentre (IWC) Water Research Node at Monash South Africa.
The course delivered by IWC is taught by international leaders in a broad spectrum of disciplines from four world-class universities: The University of Queensland, Griffith University, Monash University and the University of Western Australia. Graduates gain the research, strategic and managerial skills they need to advance their careers in the water sector and become future leaders in integrated water management.
The course runs over two years and comprises four compulsory course units (first semester) and a research thesis (three semesters).
Read about the experiences of our first scholarship recipient Olita Ogonjo who graduated with his Masters this month.
Download the 2012 Application Form and apply before 30 September 2011!
2012 Scholarship Applications Closing End of September!
22 July 2011
The International RiverFoundation’s Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship offers a full tuition scholarship and to study the Master of Philosophy in Integrated Water Management, located at the International WaterCentre (IWC) Water Research Node at Monash South Africa.
The course delivered by IWC is taught by international leaders in a broad spectrum of disciplines from four world-class universities: The University of Queensland, Griffith University, Monash University and the University of Western Australia. Graduates gain the research, strategic and managerial skills they need to advance their careers in the water sector and become future leaders in integrated water management.
The course runs over two years and comprises four compulsory course units (first semester) and a research thesis (three semesters).
Read about the experiences of our first scholarship recipient Olita Ogonjo who graduated with his Masters this month.
Download the 2012 Application Form and apply before 30 September 2011!
Inaugural IRF Scholar Graduates with Masters
13 July 2011
Olita Ogonjo received the inaugural Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship in 2009 to study a Masters of Integrated Water Management through the International WaterCentre. Olita saw the scholarship as an opportunity to ‘sharpen his saw’ and work with water professionals from different backgrounds and join the network of new water leaders around the world.
Olita describes the most valuable thing learnt in the scholarship experience as ‘understanding that our contemporary world is structured towards multiculturalism, and cross-cultural approaches where science of water, ecosystems management and research blends together’.
Olita will return home in August to Nairobi, Kenya to work once again with the Tweed Kenya Mentoring Project, a project he has been involved with since its inception. Now a water professional, Olita sees his qualifications as a new strength to the project. ‘We are now in a better position to advise government, local leaders and communities on water development’ he says, ‘We intend to be a point of reference in best practice in Integrated Water Resource Managment (IWRM) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Kenya.
Looking to the future, Olita’s goal in Kenya is to lobby for improved water and environmental policies using models learnt in the Masters course.
The Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship for 2012 is open for application until 30 July 2011.
Inaugural IRF Scholar Graduates with Masters
13 July 2011
Olita Ogonjo received the inaugural Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship in 2009 to study a Masters of Integrated Water Management through the International WaterCentre. Olita saw the scholarship as an opportunity to ‘sharpen his saw’ and work with water professionals from different backgrounds and join the network of new water leaders around the world.
Olita describes the most valuable thing learnt in the scholarship experience as ‘understanding that our contemporary world is structured towards multiculturalism, and cross-cultural approaches where science of water, ecosystems management and research blends together’.
Olita will return home in August to Nairobi, Kenya to work once again with the Tweed Kenya Mentoring Project, a project he has been involved with since its inception. Now a water professional, Olita sees his qualifications as a new strength to the project. ‘We are now in a better position to advise government, local leaders and communities on water development’ he says, ‘We intend to be a point of reference in best practice in Integrated Water Resource Managment (IWRM) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Kenya.
Looking to the future, Olita’s goal in Kenya is to lobby for improved water and environmental policies using models learnt in the Masters course.
The Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship for 2012 is open for application until 30 July 2011.
Inaugural IRF Scholar Graduates with Masters
13 July 2011
Olita Ogonjo received the inaugural Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship in 2009 to study a Masters of Integrated Water Management through the International WaterCentre. Olita saw the scholarship as an opportunity to ‘sharpen his saw’ and work with water professionals from different backgrounds and join the network of new water leaders around the world.
Olita describes the most valuable thing learnt in the scholarship experience as ‘understanding that our contemporary world is structured towards multiculturalism, and cross-cultural approaches where science of water, ecosystems management and research blends together’.
Olita will return home in August to Nairobi, Kenya to work once again with the Tweed Kenya Mentoring Project, a project he has been involved with since its inception. Now a water professional, Olita sees his qualifications as a new strength to the project. ‘We are now in a better position to advise government, local leaders and communities on water development’ he says, ‘We intend to be a point of reference in best practice in Integrated Water Resource Managment (IWRM) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Kenya.
Looking to the future, Olita’s goal in Kenya is to lobby for improved water and environmental policies using models learnt in the Masters course.
The Ken Thiess Memorial Scholarship for 2012 is open for application until 30 July 2011.
IRF Ambassador awarded Churchill Fellow
13 July 2011
Congratulations to International RiverFoundation Ambassador, Dr Deborah Nias, who was awarded a Churchill Fellowship this month. Dr Nias will travel to the USA to assess the role community-based water trusts could play in the future of the Murray-Darling Basin. “It is a great honour and the opportunity of a lifetime...this will mean establishing greater networks and being able to contribute to the ongoing debate about water management in the Murray-Darling Basin” explained Dr Nias.
Demonstrating where a career in science can take you, Dr Nias commenced her journey as a ‘mature-aged’ ecology student to become a leader in wetland and environmental water management. Reflecting on her own career path Dr Nias credits several important figures who influenced her journey and considers finding allies and mentors to guide you as an important message to young people starting out. ‘What I have achieved is a reflection of those people, and what I haven’t achieved is all my own doing’ says Dr Nias.
The twenty years Dr Nias has spent in the industry have certainly been filled with achievements including Inaugural Fellow of the Peter Cullen Trust (2010); Director of Wetland Care Australia; Advisor to RiverSmart; winner of the Australian Riverprize (2007, Murray Wetlands Working Group); and CEO of Murray Darling Wetlands Ltd.
You can meet Dr Nias at the 14th International Riversymposium where she will be presenting the workshop ‘Does Science Really Matter in Environmental Water Management?'. You may also find and speak with Dr Nias at the IRF Trade Booth.
IRF Ambassador awarded Churchill Fellow
13 July 2011
Congratulations to International RiverFoundation Ambassador, Dr Deborah Nias, who was awarded a Churchill Fellowship this month. Dr Nias will travel to the USA to assess the role community-based water trusts could play in the future of the Murray-Darling Basin. “It is a great honour and the opportunity of a lifetime...this will mean establishing greater networks and being able to contribute to the ongoing debate about water management in the Murray-Darling Basin” explained Dr Nias.
Demonstrating where a career in science can take you, Dr Nias commenced her journey as a ‘mature-aged’ ecology student to become a leader in wetland and environmental water management. Reflecting on her own career path Dr Nias credits several important figures who influenced her journey and considers finding allies and mentors to guide you as an important message to young people starting out. ‘What I have achieved is a reflection of those people, and what I haven’t achieved is all my own doing’ says Dr Nias.
The twenty years Dr Nias has spent in the industry have certainly been filled with achievements including Inaugural Fellow of the Peter Cullen Trust (2010); Director of Wetland Care Australia; Advisor to RiverSmart; winner of the Australian Riverprize (2007, Murray Wetlands Working Group); and CEO of Murray Darling Wetlands Ltd.
You can meet Dr Nias at the 14th International Riversymposium where she will be presenting the workshop ‘Does Science Really Matter in Environmental Water Management?'. You may also find and speak with Dr Nias at the IRF Trade Booth.
IRF Ambassador awarded Churchill Fellow
13 July 2011
Congratulations to International RiverFoundation Ambassador, Dr Deborah Nias, who was awarded a Churchill Fellowship this month. Dr Nias will travel to the USA to assess the role community-based water trusts could play in the future of the Murray-Darling Basin. “It is a great honour and the opportunity of a lifetime...this will mean establishing greater networks and being able to contribute to the ongoing debate about water management in the Murray-Darling Basin” explained Dr Nias.
Demonstrating where a career in science can take you, Dr Nias commenced her journey as a ‘mature-aged’ ecology student to become a leader in wetland and environmental water management. Reflecting on her own career path Dr Nias credits several important figures who influenced her journey and considers finding allies and mentors to guide you as an important message to young people starting out. ‘What I have achieved is a reflection of those people, and what I haven’t achieved is all my own doing’ says Dr Nias.
The twenty years Dr Nias has spent in the industry have certainly been filled with achievements including Inaugural Fellow of the Peter Cullen Trust (2010); Director of Wetland Care Australia; Advisor to RiverSmart; winner of the Australian Riverprize (2007, Murray Wetlands Working Group); and CEO of Murray Darling Wetlands Ltd.
You can meet Dr Nias at the 14th International Riversymposium where she will be presenting the workshop ‘Does Science Really Matter in Environmental Water Management?'. You may also find and speak with Dr Nias at the IRF Trade Booth.
