Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments (ACSC)

Grants and projects

Active Projects:

Project Title (and Affiliated Organisations)	USQ Project Members	Funding and Funding Sources
- Cloud Seeding Research Data Management Systems (with QCCCE and NCAR, USA)	Prof Stone Dr Craig	Qld Government/DNRW/EPA ($317,900)
- Cloud Seeding - Science Advisory Program	Prof Stone	Qld Government/DNRW/EPA ($360,000)
- Pasture and Habitat Monitoring for Grazing management in the Traprock Region, NSW/Qld Border (with Traprock Wool Assoc)	Dr Cockfield Dr LeBrocque Prof Grace	LWA/AWI ($83,021)
- Climate Change Adaptation for Sustainable Rural Industry in Qld (with an Expert Science Panel drawn from USQ, APSRU, QUT, CSIRO, DPIF, DNRW)	Prof Stone Dr Maroulis Mr Marcussen	QFF ($85,000)
- Northern Australia Climate Knowledge (NACK): Scoping Study (with CSIRO, APSRU, DPIF)	Prof Stone Dr Maroulis	LWA ($100,000)
- Eastern Australia Climate Knowledge (NACK): Scoping Study (with CSIRO, APSRU, DPIF)	Prof Stone	LWA ($100,000)
- Development of a Fast-rate Stormwater Re-use System (with Toowoomba Regional and Ipswich City Councils)	Dr Brodie	TRC/ICC/USQ ($339,000)
- Snowy Mountains Cloud Seeding Trial: Review of Progress Report	Prof Stone	NSW EPA ($10,000)
- Extremes, Climate Modes and Reanalysis-based Approaches to Agricultural Resilience (with Dr Allan, Met Office Hadley Centre, UK)	Prof Stone Prof Best	LWA-MCV II ($163,250)
- Fine-scale habitat mapping of threatened reptiles in the Queensland Brigalow Belt using new generation radar remote sensing and high spatial resolution imagery	Assoc Prof Apan	Hermon Slade Foundation ($47,000)
- Fine-scale Mapping and Extraction of Natural Resource Information Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery	Assoc Prof Apan	Condamine Alliance ($105,000)

Completed Projects:

Project Title (and Affiliated Organisations)	USQ Project Members	Funding and Funding Body
- Modelling and planning to increase future habitat of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, including the endangered Buloke Woodlands (with Greening Australia Victoria and UQ (C. McAlpine))	Assoc Prof Apan Dr Maron (UQ)	Wimmera Catchment Management Authority (NHT) ($70,000)
- Early detection of pests and diseases in vegetable crops through imaging spectroscopy (with CSIRO and DPIF)	Assoc Prof Apan	RIRDC ($20,000)
- Eye in the Sky to Revolutionise Northern Crop Production (with DPIF)	Assoc Prof Apan	GRDC ($417,852)
- Quantifying Hail Damage for Crop Loss Assessment: Techniques using Remote Sensing and GIS	Assoc Prof Apan	AusIndustry (DITR)/Freemans($100,000)
- Feasibility Study to Use Satellite Imagery in Determining Area Planted in Support of Regional Crop Forecasting – A Case Study for Winter Crops in the Darling Downs	Assoc Prof Apan Mr Potgieter (DPIF)	DPIF ($7,000)
- Quantifying spatial variability in soil and crop properties to improve irrigation performance	Dr Misra Mr Padhi	CRC IF ($97,500)
- Determination of the fate of dissolved organic nitrogen in biological nutrient removal (BNR) processes and development of appropriate treatment technologies	Dr Yoong	ARC ($150,000)
- Using Pressure Reduction Technology to reduce urban water use	Dr Aravinthan Assoc Prof Porter	Wide Bay Water ($57,000)
- Grey Water Reuse (with Landloch Pty Ltd)	Dr Misra	Toowoomba Regional Council ($63,800)
- Fungal associations of Dipodium hamiltonianum (Yellow hyacinth orchid) (with Dr Zammit (DEH))	Dr Dearnaley Dr LeBrocque	Australian Orchid Foundation ($3,850)
- Integrating paddock and catchment planning: a woolgrower driven approach to sustainable management (with Dr Zammit (DEH))	Dr Cockfield Dr LeBrocque Prof Pretty	Land Water and Wool (sub-program of LWA) ($220,000)
- An evaluation of natural resources management arrangements in Queensland (with Dr Zammit (DEH))	Dr Cockfield	DNRW ($80,000)
- Decision support systems for farm forestry (NHT-Joint Venture Program-with RIRDC and LWRRDC)	Dr Cockfield	(NHT-Joint Venture Program-with RIRDC and LWRRDC) ($300,000)
- Ecological services and the sustainable use of remnant vegetation in the Brigalow Bioregion of southern Queensland (with Dr Zammit (DEH), DNRW, QPWS)	Dr LeBrocque	ARC-SPIRT ($175,770)
- Preliminary testing of the runoff quality of mulch & its effectiveness in sediment control at the Bedford Street Landfill	Dr Brodie Assoc Prof Porter	TRC ($13,000)