Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment Discussion Paper.

Allan Curtis, David Lucas, Mike Nurse and Max Skeen.
Charles Sturt University and Department of Sustainability and Environment July 24, 2008

Introduction
Natural Resource Management (NRM) in Australia is characterised by complex issues that occur at landscape scales. The causes and solutions are uncertain and require long-term commitment, and no one organisation has the capacity to secure desired changes. A relatively small tax base and a large urban population, increasingly disconnected from rural and natural environments, have also constrained remediation efforts. Governments have invoked a variety of policy instruments, but there has been heavy reliance on the actions of private landholders and other volunteers to achieve NRM outcomes.

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon. Tony Burke MP, appointed an Expert Panel to examine the social impacts of drought on farm families and rural communities as part of its national review of drought policy. The seven-member panel, chaired by Mr Peter Kenny, completed its assessment in September 2008.

The Minister has released the Expert Social Panel’s report on its assessment of the social impacts of drought on farm families and rural communities.

Join us for five days of discussion, debate, information sharing, problem solving, networking...

There are three events over five days including a full day of field trips on Monday 17 November.

1. NRM Networking Partnerships Conference - 14-15 November.
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2. NSW Landcare Muster - 16 November.
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3. Resilient Landscapes, Resilient Communities: MLi & UMCCC Forum - 17-18 November.
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