Agenda
8:30 - 9:00 Registration, The Palace Hotel, 227 Argent St Broken Hill
9:00 - 9:20 Welcome, Keith Leggett and Anika Molesworth
9:20 - 9:35 Address by Professor Ian Jacobs, Vice Chancellor UNSW
9:35 - 10:00 "Future climate change in Far Western NSW" Jason Evans
10:00 - 10:25 "Why did Fowlers Gap Research Station come into existence?" Terry Dawson
10:25 - 10:45 Morning tea
10:45 - 11:05 "The sustainable use of vegetation in the rangelands: Prospects for the future" Steve McLeod
11:05 - 11:25 "Water resources" Richard Kingsford
11:25 - 11:45 "Dust in the Australian outback: Indicator of a changing environment" Ross Mitchell
11:45 - 12:05 "The bleating obvious: What aren’t we doing that we should be doing at Fowler’s Gap Research Station?" Mike Archer
12:05 - 12:25 Question time
12:25 - 1:25 Lunch
1:25 - 1:45 "Life at Fowlers Gap" Christine Adams
1:45 - 2:05 "Livestock management practices" Cameron Allen
2:05 - 2:25 "Changing attitudes towards the arid environment" Emily Berry
2:25 - 2:45 "Cultural heritage and social change" Simon Molesworth
2:45 - 3:05 Question time
3:05 - 3:25 Afternoon tea and "Ask me anything about Geomorphology" Gresley Wakelin-King
3:25 - 4:50 "Future of the Arid Zone: How to promote resilience and sustainability?" Panel discussion
Merlin Crossley: Mike Archer, Jason Evans, Lachlan Gall, Greg Curran & Terry Dawson
4:50 - 5:00 Close
9:00 - 9:20 Welcome, Keith Leggett and Anika Molesworth
9:20 - 9:35 Address by Professor Ian Jacobs, Vice Chancellor UNSW
9:35 - 10:00 "Future climate change in Far Western NSW" Jason Evans
10:00 - 10:25 "Why did Fowlers Gap Research Station come into existence?" Terry Dawson
10:25 - 10:45 Morning tea
10:45 - 11:05 "The sustainable use of vegetation in the rangelands: Prospects for the future" Steve McLeod
11:05 - 11:25 "Water resources" Richard Kingsford
11:25 - 11:45 "Dust in the Australian outback: Indicator of a changing environment" Ross Mitchell
11:45 - 12:05 "The bleating obvious: What aren’t we doing that we should be doing at Fowler’s Gap Research Station?" Mike Archer
12:05 - 12:25 Question time
12:25 - 1:25 Lunch
1:25 - 1:45 "Life at Fowlers Gap" Christine Adams
1:45 - 2:05 "Livestock management practices" Cameron Allen
2:05 - 2:25 "Changing attitudes towards the arid environment" Emily Berry
2:25 - 2:45 "Cultural heritage and social change" Simon Molesworth
2:45 - 3:05 Question time
3:05 - 3:25 Afternoon tea and "Ask me anything about Geomorphology" Gresley Wakelin-King
3:25 - 4:50 "Future of the Arid Zone: How to promote resilience and sustainability?" Panel discussion
Merlin Crossley: Mike Archer, Jason Evans, Lachlan Gall, Greg Curran & Terry Dawson
4:50 - 5:00 Close