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• Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, SA: Review of SA Landcare Groups. (2005/06). With Jonathon Sobels and Penny Cooke. $48,000.
• Natural Heritage Trust (National Component): Providing social data at the catchment scale to underpin NHT implementation and evaluation. (2002-2007 with regional projects in the Lachlan (NSW), Glenelg Hopkins (Vic), Queensland Murray-Darling (Qld) and Burnett/Mary (Qld) catchments). With Ian Byron and Jacinta MacKay, BRS. (2002/3/4). $600,000.
• National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (via NSW DPI): Social impacts of changing land-use to manage dryland salinity: Boorowa catchment NSW. With Dr Digby Race. (2005/06). $225,000.
• Natural Heritage Trust (via North East Catchment Management Authority): Social research to underpin implementation and evaluation of the riparian pilot project in the Ovens valley. With Dr Catherine Allan and Jonathon Howard. (2005/6/7). $110,000.
• National Landcare Program (via North East Catchment Management Authority): Evaluating the Rural Land Stewardship Program. With Gillian Earl and Dr Catherine Allan. (2005). $30,000.
• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR): Community partnerships for plantation forestry: Enhancing rural incomes from forestry in eastern Indonesia and Australia. With Dr Digby Race. (2005/6/7). $400,000.
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation: Assessment and communication of risk in agricultural quarantine issues. (2004/06). With Professor Margaret Alston and Andrea Grant. $220,000 (RIRDC $112,000; DAFF $20,000).
• Murray Irrigation Limited: Understanding landholder adoption of biodiversity conservation practices in the MIA. With Dr Joanne Millar and Emily Mendham. (2005). $10,000.
• North East Catchment Management Authority: Evaluation of the NECMA project, Evaluating the water quality of the Little Snowy Creek. With Dr Digby Race. (2005). $20,000.
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia: Monitoring and evaluation of the National Landcare Program, BRS/ABARE. (2004/5/6/7). $500,000.
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• Pratt Water Project: Social profile of the Murrumbidgee Valley. With Shannon Kelson and Elisabeth Herreria, BRS. (2003). $55,000.
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia: Social profile of the Great Artesian Basin. With Con Charalambou, BRS. (2003). $35,000.
• Land and Water Australia: Identifying regional planning skills needs for integrated natural resource management. With Dr Heather Aslin, BRS. (2002) $45,000.
• Land and Water Australia: Mapping regional capacity. With Dr Trevor Webb, BRS. (2002) $80,000.
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-Australia: Community perceptions of aquaculture. With Dr Nicki Mazur and Dr Heather Aslin, BRS (2002/2003) $89,000.
• Department of Natural Resources and Environment: Evaluation of the North East Catchment Salinity Management Strategy. With Catherine Allan, CSU. (2002) $25,000.
• Bureau of Rural Sciences: Rethinking Country: an integrated spatial project exploring the meaning and impact of the suburbanisation of rural land. With staff at BRS. (2002/2003) $100,000.
• Australian Research Council - Strategic Partnership with Industry, Research & Training (SPIRT): Investigating the impact of Landcare groups linking together in networks. ARC ($60,000) and Department of Natural Resources and Environment ($15,000). (1998-2000) $75,000.
• Australian Research Council – Large Grant. Humans valuing nature: from beliefs to public policy. With Dr Michael Lockwood, CSU. (1999-2001) $85,000.
• Land and Water Australia – Assessing and managing burnout in Landcare members, leaders and coordinators. With Ian Byron, CSU. (2001-2002) $30,000.
• Australian Academy of Sciences – 2002 Fenner Conference on the Environment. With Dr Ben Wilson, CSU. (2001-2002) $150,000.
• Wimmera Catchment Management Authority: Landholder willingness and capacity to undertake Landcare works in the Wimmera catchment. (2002) $69,000.
• Wimmera Catchment Management Authority and Natural Heritage Trust: Brokering Landcare volunteers. With Andrea Grant, CSU. (2002) $16,000.
• Murray-Darling Basin Commission: Policy options to improve adoption of Goulburn/Broken Salinity Management Plan. MDBC ($106,450) and Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority ($45,000). (1998-2001). $151,000.
• Charles Sturt University. Key Researcher Program: Key Researcher for 2000-2001. $40,000.
• Murray-Darling Basin Commission: Evaluating options for landuse change. With the North East Catchment Management Authority. (2000-2001). $55,000.
• West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority: Identifying Landcare support needs in West Gippsland. (2001). With Mr Jonathan Sobels. CSU. $40,000.
• Land and Water Australia: Investigating landholder management of river frontages. With Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority. With Professor Alistar Robertson, CSU. (2001) $12,000.
• Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation: Chapter in book: Processes and institutions for resource and environmental management: Australian experiences. (1999-2000) $5,000.
• Department of Land and Water Conservation: Assessment of the socio-economic impacts of the Riverina Highlands Regional Vegetation Management Plan. With Dr Michael Lockwood, CSU. (2000) $25,000.
• Natural Heritage Trust and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment: Needs assessment of pilot project identifying Landcare group support needs. (1999) $20,000.
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation: Social factors affecting farm forestry. With Digby Race, CSU. (1995/1996) $125,000.
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation: Market, economic and social assessment of low rainfall Carob agroforestry in the Murray Valley. With Digby Race, CSU, and Bill Booth. (1996-1997) $36,500.

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• Department of Primary Industries and Energy: National evaluation of landcare groups in Australia. With Dr Terry De Lacy, CSU. (1993-1994). $49,000.
• National Soil Conservation Program: Assessing landcare effectiveness in mobilising community action. With Dr Terry De Lacy, CSU. (1993-1994). $25,000.
• Murray-Darling Basin Commission NRMS: The role of indigenous knowledge within agricultural information systems for managing perennial grasses in high recharge areas of the Murray-Darling Basin. (1994-1997) $53,000.
• Department of Primary Industries and Energy: Evaluation of national farm forestry program. With Digby Race, CSU. (1995) $54,000.
• Murray-Darling Basin Commission NRMS: Review of NRMS projects related to the riverine environment.With Professor Alistar Robertson, CSU. (1995) $47,000.
• Environment Austalia: Evaluation of the One Billion Trees Program. With Digby Race, CSU. (1997) $55,000.
• Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation: Landholder perceptions of remnant vegetation in box-ironbark region of northern Victoria. With Dr Stephen Hamilton, Melbourne University. (1996-1997) $72,250.
• Department of Natural Resources and Environment: Victorian Landcare group survey. With Marike Van Nouhuys, CSU. (1998) $28,000.
• Victorian Departments of Agriculture and Conservation and Natural Resources: The group activities report process. (1994) $10,000, (1995) $16,000.
• Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Assessing the effectiveness of landcare groups. (1994) $11,000.
• Broken Hill City Council: Assessment of arid zone ecotourism. With Dr Dirk Spennemann, CSU. (1993) $25,000.
• National Landcare Program: Mapping salinity in north east Victoria. (1995) $12,000.
• Murray-Darling Basin Commission: Community consultation for Wetlands Management Strategy. (1995) $15,000.
• Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Goulburn Murray Landcare Network: Investigating Landcare participation and burnout. (1999-2000) $12,000.
• Department of Natural Resources and Environment: Exploring Landcare attrition in the Westernport region. (1999-2000) ($8,000).
• Department of Agriculture Victoria: Evaluation of perennial pasture program in the Upper Murray (1994) $6,000.
• DPIE National Farm Forestry Program: Landholder attitudes to commercial agreements. (1994) $6,000.
• North East Victoria Landcare Groups: Catchment management mapping project. (1994-1996) $13,000.

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