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How to get there Road~ Broken Hill 1646km~ Boulia (via Plenty Highway) 811km~ Halls Creek (via Tanami Highway) 1049km~ Katherine 1168km~ Kalgoorlie (via Outback Highway) 1974km~ Mt Isa 1170km~ Port Augusta 1229kmRail~ The Ghan – Departs Adelaide, Sunday and Wednesday~ The Ghan – Departs Darwin, Wednesday and SaturdayAir~ QantasLink – Departs Darwin twice daily~ Qantas – Departs Cairns, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney,
Melbourne and Ayers Rock daily~ Qantas – Departs Brisbane, Saturday and Sunday ~ Chartair – Departs Tennant Creek, Monday and
WednesdayThese schedules are current as at time of printing, but
are subject to change. Delegates are advised to check with the respective transport operators prior to planning their travel arrangements.
Where to stay - Book directDue to their proximity to the Convention Centre, seven
(7) quality accommodation facilities have been chosen as “preferred” properties. The first four are within easy and safe walking distance of the venue. The seven facilities will be the only ones to receive daily coach transfers.
The nominated accommodation properties are –~ Lasseters Hotel Casino ~ Quest Apartments~ Doubletree by Hilton ~ Alice on Todd~ Desert Palms Resort ~ Big 4 MacDonnell Range~ Alice in the Territory Caravan Park
The organising committee has designated the Lasseters Hotel Casino as the “Conference Hotel”, and delegates are asked to state the codeword “RANGELANDS” when making your booking to enjoy a special conference rate. Contact 1800 808 975 or [email protected]
Venue and Coach Transfers Venue
The Registration Desk and Conference Sessions will be held at the Alice Springs Convention Centre. The venue is a short walk to the majority of the seven nominated accommodation properties. The Registration Desk will be open on Sunday 12 April 2015 from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
On Monday (Field Trips) the desk will be open from 7.00am. For other days please refer to the program.
Coach Transfers
Coach transfers will be provided to and from the nominated accommodation properties to the conference venue and the official social functions. A copy of the coach transfer timetable will be included in the delegate satchels.
Please note that there will be no specific ARS delegate airport transfers provided. Alice Wanderer Airport Services meet all arrivals and provide a coach transfer to Alice Springs central accommodation. Currently, the cost of the one way fare is $15 per person.
Conference PartnersThe Conference Planning Committee wish to
acknowledge and thank the following organisations for their sponsorship support and assistance to enable the staging of the 18th Biennial Conference:
Goyder Institute of Water Research Ninti One
Santos LimitedS.Kidman & Co Ltd
Paspaley Bunnam goo Estate Wines
A number of Sponsorship opportunities still exist and details of these can be found in the Sponsorship Prospectus on the Conference website www.arsconference.com.au
For further information contact:Ray Bird Senior Event Manager, Meeting Masters
Tel: 61 8 9380 9804 Fax: 61 8 9238 1336Email: [email protected]
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Innovation inAustralian Rangeland Society 18th Biennial Conference Alice Springs Northern Territory 12 - 16 April 2015www.arsconference.com.au
Australian Rangeland Society 18th Biennial Conference Alice Springs Northern Territory 12 - 16 April 2015
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Come join us
This is the conference for you You are invited to the 18th Biennial Conference of the
Australian Rangeland Society to be held in Alice Springs, Northern Territory from 12th - 16th April 2015. At this four day event, you will engage with the question of how to live sustainably in the rangelands – now and into the future? The conference theme is “Innovation in the Rangelands”.
Delegates will share their ideas and experience of how to nurture, then develop and share, innovative solutions to the challenges of living successfully in our rangelands environments, where climate extremes, remote urban decision making and small, isolated communities are common.
What advances can we build on to ensure the social, cultural, economic and environmental wellbeing of people, businesses and communities who depend on our natural landscapes?
Both the nature of the land and the people who live here have generated many imaginative and practical solutions to living in the rangelands. This is the opportunity to hear about these solutions and consider what else needs to be done.
Alice SpringsAlice Springs is a vibrant town of 27,000 people, set in
the midst of the beautiful MacDonnell Ranges. It is a hub for many activities: tourism, pastoralism, biodiversity conservation, recreation, mining, government at all levels and delivery of services to remote communities. The town and surrounds are on traditional Aboriginal lands and indigenous arts and crafts abound in cultural centres and commercial galleries. There are also thriving community arts and sporting groups, and a wide choice of eating experiences.
April is an ideal time to visit because days aren’t too hot and nights aren’t yet freezing, gorges will have water, visitor numbers aren’t too high and green vegetation is a possibility.
Papers and Posters Spoken presentations
Expressions of interest for presentation of spoken papers have closed. We received over 100 proposals for spoken presentations across all Conference themes and competition for available time slots was intense. Authors have been advised whether their papers have been selected for a spoken or a poster presentation.
Completed papers for both spoken and poster presentations are due by 1st February 2015. Please consult “A Guide to Authors” on the Conference website www.arsconference.com.au, for formatting requirements.
At least one author from each paper is expected to attend the conference.
Abstracts of all papers will be available in the Conference booklet and full papers will be available in the Conference proceedings, which will be produced in electronic format. A selection of papers will be reviewed by an editorial panel for inclusion in a themed issue of The Rangeland Journal.
Submit a poster!Poster abstracts of up to 300 words and papers of
up to 1500 words can be submitted at any time up until 1st February. Please consult “A Guide to Authors” on the Conference website www.arsconference.com.au for formatting requirements.
At least one author from each paper is expected to attend the conference.
Abstracts of all papers will be available in the Conference booklet and full papers will be available in the Conference proceedings, which will be produced in electronic format. Poster submissions may be considered for inclusion in a themed issue of The Rangeland Journal.
Registration Details Registrations details can be obtained from the
conference website www.arsconference.com.au and either register online or download the registration form and mail to Meeting Masters at PO Box 335 Leederville WA 6903 or fax to (08) 9238 1336.Please note, the Early Bird registration closes on Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Social EventsThe official functions include a Welcome Reception
hosted by the Alice Springs Town Council on Sunday 12th April commencing at 6.00pm.
On Monday evening 13th April a BBQ function will be held at the Alice Springs Desert Park commencing at 6.30pm. This event will be jointly hosted by the NT Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries and the NT Department of Land Resource Management.
The Gala Dinner will be held at The Old Quarry on Thursday 16th April and promises to be a grand evening. An initial supply of wine will be provided on each table with beer and soft drink. Balance of evening refreshments will be on a “cash bar” basis. Dress is Formal and ladies are advised to wear flat heeled, covered shoes due to the type of ground surface.
As the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings are free, delegates are encouraged to the visit local restaurants. A guide to “where to eat” will be included in the delegate satchels.
Partners ProgramAccompanying partners are welcome to attend any of the
social functions. Please refer to the Registration Form for details of fees applicable.
During the conference sessions non registered delegates are encouraged to take advantage of the many day and extended tours available. Contact the Alice Springs Visitor Information Centre on 1800 645 199 or [email protected] for bookings. The Visitor Centre can also offer special deals on vehicle hire.
Keynote Speakers Mr Fred Chaney AO
Mr Fred Chaney AO, Senior Australian of the Year in 2014, will provide the Plenary Address at the opening of the Australian Rangeland Society biennial conference on 14th April 2015. As founding co-chair of Reconciliation Australia and an early advocate for Aboriginal voting rights, Fred’s contribution includes establishing the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia and between 1978-80 sitting as Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. For many years, Fred was Deputy President of the National Native Title Tribunal and, more recently, he has chaired the Board of Desert Knowledge Australia and the Board of Central Desert Native Title Service. His address will draw on his
life’s work in Aboriginal Affairs, public administration with an emphasis on Aboriginal and other remote communities, reconciliation, and his desire to overcome the barriers that inhibit people’s full economic and social participation in Australian society.
Dr. Barry Traill Dr Barry Trail heads up Pew Charitable Trusts Outback
to Oceans program in Australia. A wildlife ecologist by training, he has 30 plus years of experience in obtaining conservation outcomes in Australia, particularly for landscape scale conservation work, and is a co-author of the recent study: “The Modern Outback: nature, people and the future of remote Australia”.
Dr Phil HolmesDr Phil Holmes is the principal of Holmes & Co, a private
firm that provides specialist advice to family and corporate owned agricultural businesses. Phil has had 17 years of professional experience in the rangelands and his special interest is the environmental and economic sustainability of rangeland pastoralism.
Professor Stuart BunnProfessor Stuart Bunn, Director of the Australian Rivers
Institute at Griffith University, will be a keynote speaker, presenting the Rangeland Journal Lecture for 2015 at the conference. He has a long and rich history of engagement with water issues, and his roles have included, amongst many, Commissioner and Acting Chair of the National Water Commission, and Member or Chair of Advisory Panels for the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, the Northern Australia Ministerial Forum and the Lake Eyre Basin Ministerial Council. He will address the challenges for water management and governance in dealing with competing demands for, for example, environmental water and the needs of grazing, cropping and mining.
Dr Bruce Walker AM FTSEDr Bruce Walker has lived and worked in central
Australia for 35 years. He founded the Centre for Appropriate Technology and pioneered the development, application and delivery of technology to improve the livelihood of Australia’s remote Indigenous population. He was one of the initiators of the Desert Knowledge movement. He was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Member of the Order of Australia in 2013.
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Wednesday 15 April 2015 (Morning)
8.00 Registration desk opens Convention Centre - Foyer Convention Centre - Ellery Room B&C8.30 Housekeeping
SESSION 4 Water sharing Chair: Dr Ron Hacker, Chair of Publications Committee Sponsor: Goyder Institute for Water Research
8.35 Introduction to the Rangeland Journal Lecture. Prof. John Milne
8.45 Rangeland Journal Lecture. Prof. Stuart Bunn
9.45 Managing the cumulative impacts from CSG water extraction in the Surat Basin, Queensland. Randall Cox et al.
10.00 Understanding environmental condition for the strategic adaptive management of Lake Eyre Basin waterways. Dale McNeil & David Schmarr
10.15 Non, je ne regrette rien: what do four years of LEBRA monitoring tell us? David Schmarr et al.
10.30 MORNING TEA
SESSION 4 (continued) Sponsor: Goyder Institute for Water Research
11.00 One River - Many Journeys: fish and drought refuges in the Finke. Angus Duguid et al.
11.15 Reading the signs: Arabana, water and country M Nursey-Bray & Arabana co-presenter
11.15 Degraded or just dusty? Examining 150 years of ecological change in inland eastern Australia. JL Silcock (student) & RJ Fensham
11.45 Poster viewing Concurrent sessions of guided poster presentations, 11.45 am-12.30 pm.
12.30 LUNCH _______________________________________________
Wednesday 15 April 2015 (Afternoon)
Concurrent session A Convention Centre - Ellery Room B&C
SESSION 5 Stories from the rangelands. Sponsor: TBA
Dr Marg Friedel interviews:1.30 Josie Douglas, Indigenous Research Fellow 2.00 Steve and Bec Cadzow, Pastoralists, Mt Riddock Station 2.30 Kaye Kessing, Author, Illustrator and Environmentalist.
3.00 Poster viewing Concurrent sessions of guided poster presentations, 3-3.30 pm
3.30 AFTERNOON TEA
SESSION 6 Communication Sponsor: TBA
4.00 Aboriginal people choose new media for an old practice. Fiona Walsh & Kanyininpa Jukurrpa
4.15 italk library / Western Arrarnta seasonal chart Christopher Brocklebank et al.
4.30 Building on the knowledge of the Aboriginal land managers of tomorrow. Meg Mooney
4.45 Using eExtension to enable change in the rangelands. John James
5.00 Australian Outback: Heart of a Continent - developing a documentary. Alun Hoggett
5.30 Session ends Evening Free (enjoy Alice Springs venues) _______________________________________________
Wednesday 15 April 2015 (Afternoon)
Concurrent session B Convention Centre - Ellery Room A
SESSION 7 Adaptation and resilience Sponsor: TBA
1.30 Adaptation as a trigger for transformation pathways in remote Indigenous communities Yiheyis Maru et al.
1.45 Low-cost climate adaptation by remote Aboriginal communities. Digby Race et al.
2.00 A preliminary framework for Indigenous heritage climate adaptation. Bethune Carmichael (student)
2.15 Planning for climate adaptation in complex systems. Anna Hanson
2.30 Semi-continental scale rangeland conservation: a developing agenda. Rolf Gerritson
2.45 Innovative transport options for enhancing liveability in Australia’s rangelands. Bruno Spandonide
3.00 Poster viewing Concurrent sessions of guided poster presentations, 3-3.30 pm
3.30 AFTERNOON TEA
SESSION 8 Mining and Energy Sponsor: Santos Limited
4.00 Assessing work outcomes and enduring community value for Aboriginal people from the mining industry. Fiona H McKenzie
4.15 How do mining towns contribute community value? Roxby Downs and Leigh Creek. Stuart Robertson (student)
4.30 Exploring the socio-economic distribution of the FIFO mining workforce Fiona H McKenzie & Aileen Hoath
4.45 TBA.
5.00 Using water from mine dewatering for irrigating crops in the Pilbara and the implications for the wider community in the Western Australian rangelands. Sim Mathwin
5.15 Stacks of fire – proving the theory. Kate Masters
5.30 Session ends Evening Free (enjoy Alice Springs venues)
NOTE: Presenters may not be the first authors shown.
Sunday 12 April 2015
8.00am Registration desk opens Convention Centre - Foyer
6.00pm Civic Reception Alice Springs Civic Centre Sponsor: Alice Springs Town Council Official Welcome Mayor Damien Ryan Drinks and hors d’oeuvres
7.30 Function ends Evening Free (enjoy Alice Springs venues)_______________________________________________
Monday 13 April 2015
7.00am Registration desk opens Convention Centre - Foyer
Pre-Conference Field Trips7.30 Field trips A, B and C depart8.00 Field trip D departs12.30pm Field trip D returns 4.00 Field trips A, B and C return
6.30 Alice Springs Desert Park BBQ Sponsors: NT Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, NT Dept of Land Resources Management
9.00 Last buses leave_______________________________________________
Tuesday 14 April 2015 (Morning)
7.30 Registration desk opens Convention Centre - Foyer
8.30 Conference opening Convention Centre - Ellery Room B&C Welcome to Conference Mr Pieter Conradie
8.35 Welcome to Country8.40 Official opening 8.55 Housekeeping
9.00 SESSION 1: Plenary Address Mr Fred Chaney AO Sponsor: TBA
10.00 MORNING TEA
SESSION 2 Leadership and relationships
10.30 What’s in a name? Making Australians care about the Outback. Dr Barry Traill (keynote) Sponsor: Ninti One
11.00 Options for innovation in investment models for rangelands. Kate Forrest & Andrew Drysdale
11.15 Working together to improve knowledge and understanding of climate change in the Australian rangelands. Mary-Anne Healy et al.
11.30 Innovation systems for food security in rangeland margins, sub-Saharan Africa. Jocelyn Davies et al.
11.45 A multi-disciplinary approach to research for the development of northern Australia. Ian Watson et al.
12.00 Developing an appropriate telecommunications strategy for remote Australia. Apolline Kohen & Daniel Featherstone
12.15 Preparation of a research plan for natural resource management in northern Australia. Gabriel Crowley et al.
12.30 LUNCH _______________________________________________
Tuesday 14 April 2015 (Afternoon)
SESSION 3 Pastoral management Sponsor: Meat & Livestock Australia
1.30 An overview of rangeland pastoralism: has much changed and if not, what needs to change? Dr Phil Holmes (keynote)
2.00 Adaptive capacity on the rangelands. Nadine Marshall & Matthew Curnock
2.15 Stocking rate strategies that adapt the extensive beef industry in northern Australia to high inter - annual rainfall variability. Lester Pahl et al.
2.30 Ahead of the pack: what 30 years of commercial pastoral innovation can teach us. Dionne Walsh
2.45 Adding a new string to the bow of Indigenous pastoral businesses. Jane Tincknell & co-presenter Steve Craig
3.00 Collaborative Area Management in south west Queensland. Catherine Crowden & Bernard Holland
3.15 Understanding wild dog predation dynamics in an Australian arid zone pastoral region. Steve Eldridge et al.
3.30 AFTERNOON TEA
SESSION 3 (continued) Sponsor: Meat & Livestock Australia
4.00 ‘Rangeland Self Shepherding’ - a new approach to influence grazing distribution to benefit livestock, landscapes and people. DK Revell et al.
4.15 From concept to reality – developing new technology in remote Australia. Sally Leigo et al.
4.30 Co-presentation based on papers addressing innovative uses of remote sensing for monitoring. Gary Bastin et al. & Michael Digby et al.
5.00 Poster viewing Concurrent sessions of guided poster presentations, 5-6 pm.
6.00 Session ends Evening Free (enjoy Alice Springs venues)
Preliminary Program Preliminary Program
Preliminary Program
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Pre-conference Workshops We are pleased to report that two workshops have
been approved by the ARS Council and will run subject to sufficient interest.
Workshop 1 Spatial resources and tools to support rangeland condition and trend.
An ARS conference workshop supported by: TERN/AusCover, NRM Spatial Information Hub, ACRIS, NT Department of Land Resource Management, Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts.
When: Sunday 12 April 2015Time: 9:00am to 4:30pmWhere: Arid Zone Research Institute and the nearby
Old Man Plains Research StationCost: FREE thanks to sponsor TERNAusCover Registration: visit www.arsconference.com.au Limited to the first 25 conference registered applicants
For further information and an overview of the workshop content, contact Peter Scarth at [email protected]
Workshop 2 Making a Splash with Video Online.Video storytelling and social media workshop.
You will be part of a hands-on workshop, focusing on interaction and practical skills. We will take you through the steps to produce a short news story or documentary style film, and provide social media skills that will enable you to share your stories and promote your ideas.
When: Saturday & Sunday 11-12 April 2015Where: Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Alice SpringsCost: We are offering the 2 day workshop at a
discounted rate of $550. The workshop would usually cost $950 per participant. We need at least 20 people for it to go ahead so let us know if you are keen to attend.
Registration: Contact the workshop organiser Alun Hoggett directly via email [email protected] or phone 0427 427969
For further imformation and details on the content for both workshops go to www.arsconference.com.au > Conference Program > Training and Workshops.
Field Trips Monday 13th April Delegates can choose one of the four (4) Field Trip
itineraries – three (3) are full day excursions and the other a ½ day. The cost of participation is included in the delegate registration fee.
Participation in the Field Trips is for Delegates and for registered Accompanying Partners. Please refer to the Registration Form for Accompanying Partner fees.
Trip A Technology and diversification in pastoralism – Living off the Rangelands
Field Trip to the Arid Zone Research Institute horticultural research and then Old Man Plains and Undoolya Station - showcasing technology in pastoral production and diversification. (Maximum seating 40)
Trip B Many industries and roles in rangelands – tour to Hermannsburg
Field trip to Owen Springs Reserve – visit the Wallace Rockhole Aboriginal enterprise cultural site and Hermannsburg historic precinct. Hear about gas field developments including the new Dingo gas field. The trip will encompass conservation, Aboriginal enterprise, central Australian history, feral animal control, and energy exploration and development. (Maximum seating 98)
Trip C Desert waterhole tourThis is a grand scenery trip, where delegates will visit
several permanent waterholes in the spectacular West MacDonnell Ranges. We will interpret the geological setting and the hydrological and ecological processes of this iconic landscape. For many people the permanent waterholes are the jewels of the desert. Local expertise and the fresh eyes and minds of new visitors will ensure lively debate of conference themes. (Maximum seating 30)
Trip D Innovative technologiesLearn of the recent history of Alice Springs as a solar
city, visit the Uterne Solar power station and see small-scale innovative solar-panel installations and associated monitoring equipment at the Desert Knowledge Precinct. Hear about the Centre for Appropriate Technology’s Bushlight program, the CRC for Remote Economic Participation’s energy futures research and the NT Power and Water Corporation’s plan for renewable energy supply for Alice Springs and local communities.(Maximum seating 46)
NOTE: Presenters may not be the first authors shown.
Thursday 16 April 2015 (Morning)
7.30 Registration desk opens Convention Centre - Foyer Convention Centre - Ellery Room B&C
8.00 Australian Rangeland Society General Meeting Chair: TBA9.40 Housekeeping
SESSION 9 Natural Resource Management Sponsor: TBA
9.45 Martu Living Deserts Project – partnering for conservation led by Indigenous people. Tony Jupp et al.
10.00 New cross cultural monitoring for effective management of indigenous lands: a case study from Western Arnhem Land. Jeremy Freeman (student) & senior (Arnhem) land manager
10.15 Traditional hunting of feral cats to help protect key threatened species at Kiwirrkurra. Kate Crossing et al.
10.30 MORNING TEA
11.00 Manta Palyakutu: Ngurra kantilya kanyini! Land use and management led by Anangu on Anangu land near Indulkana, APY Lands of South Australia. Willy Wara Edwards & Wangka Wangka
11.15 MTP Contracting: Running a remote NRM business on the Barkly Tablelands. Joy and Maxie Priest
11.30 Challenging the concept of Aboriginal mosaic fire practices in the Lake Eyre Basin, with particular focus on the Cooper Creek country and adjoining Simpson Desert, 1845-2015. Dick Kimber
11.45 Understanding climate science supports adaptation in indigenous rangeland management .Jocelyn Davies et al.
12.00pm The use of camera traps to investigate wildlife usage of remote waterholes in central Australia. Jayne Brim Box et al.
12.15 People, partnerships and pests – six elements to large feral herbivore control programs.Donna Digby et al.
12.30 LUNCH_______________________________________________ Thursday 16 April 2015 (Afternoon)
SESSION 10 Policy directions Chair: Dr Steve Morton Sponsor: TBA
1.30 Radicalising the rangelands: disruptive change or progressive policy? Dr Bruce Walker (keynote)
2.00 Panel discussion
3.00 AFTERNOON TEA
SESSION 11 Conference Summation and Close Chair: Mr Pieter Conradie
3.30 Summation - conference main themes, outcomes and recommendations.
3.45 Acknowledgements Mr Pieter Conradie
4.00 Conference closes
6.30 Gala Conference Dinner Old Quarry 40th anniversary celebrations Master of Ceremonies: TBA Sponsor: TBA
10.30 Dinner ends. Last buses leave at 11.00pm