hearing date

Lodged By

Title/Subject

11/12/02

Prof. Mike Young

Robust Separation: A search for a generic framework to simplify registration and trading of interests in natural resources, CSIRO, September 2002

25/8/03

Mr I. Todd, Lower Balonne Community Reference Group

'Figure 1: Growth in Water Use in the Murray Darling Basin'

25/8/03

Mr C. Prescott, Smartrivers

- speaking notes

- Wentworth Group, Blueprint for a National Water Plan, 18p

- CEOs Group on Water, Report to COAG, April 2003, 17p

- Mike Carroll address to National Australian Cotton Trade Show, 29/5/03, 7p

- Lower Balonne Community Reference Group, Draft Proposal [for Condamine-Balonne Water Resource Plan] version 30/7/03, 14p

- National Farmers Federation & Australian Conservation Foundation Principles for a Long Term Australian Water Resource Policy Framework and Action Plan, 3p

26/8/03

Mr D. Aber, Moree Plains Shire Council

speaking notes

26/8/03

Mr J. Killen, Coordinating Committee of Namoi Valley Water User Associations Inc

- speaking notes

- Climate Change - Our Legacy for the Future, Qld Dept of Natural Resources & Mines

27/8/03

Mr M. Linnegar, Ricegrowers Association of Australia

Billabong High School Presentation

27/8/03

Mr M. Bramston, Coleambally Irrigation

slides

27/8/03

Murrumbidgee Groundwater Preservation Association

submission notes and map

27/8/03

Mr W. Ford, NSW Dept of Infrastructure, Planning & Natural Resources Murrumbidgee region

- 2 maps

- Murrumbidgee Catchment Blueprint, 2 vols

- Watersharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Regulated Water Source, 2003 Order

- Murrumbidgee Valley (Regulated System) Water Allocation Plan, 2003

- graph: Total Storage Volume - Burrinjuck & Blowering Dams

30/10/03

Dr J. Williams, CSIRO Land and Water

- A Revolution in Land Use: Emerging Land Use Systems for Managing Dryland Salinity, CSIRO, n.d.

- The contribution of mid to low rainfall forestry and agroforestry to greenhouse and natural resource management outcomes: overview and analysis of opportunities, CSIRO, October 2001

- Vertessy, Zhang and Dawes ,'Plantations, river flows and river salinity', Australian Forestry, Vol. 66, No. 1, pp55-61

- Maximising the benefits of new tree plantations in Australia, joint statement by CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products and CSIRO Land and Water, October 2003

17/11/03

Kimberly Primary Industries Association

WA Agriculture Department information booklet: Ord River Irrigation Area

18/11/03

Mr H. Boer, The Environment Centre (NT)

- Extract from Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, Independent Assessment of Jurisdictional Reports on the Environmental Achievements of the COAG Water Reforms, pp 52-55

- Advertisement from The Kimberly Echo, 6 June 2002

18/11/03

Mr W. Daw, Katherine Region Tourist Association

- Extracts from Australian Recreational Fishing Survey 2000: Appendix 2 State Recreational Fish Catch, 9p

- Australian Anglers (Participation Tables), 3p

- Table 2 State Expenditure on Fishing Related Items and Activities, 3p

- Northern Territory Tourist Commission, Territory Tourism Selected Statistics 2001/2002

- Supervising Scientist, Recommended Environmental Water Requirements for the Daly River, Northern Territory, based on ecological, hydrological and biological principles, March 2003

20/4/04

Ms A. Goodman, River Murray Catchment Water Management Board

- Catchment Water Management Plan for the River Murray in South Australia, River Murray Catchment Water Management Board, 2003

- Water Allocation Plan for the River Murray Prescribed Watercourse (as amended 12 January 2004)

20/4/04

Mr T. Pillar, Centre for Groundwater Studies

- Centre for Groundwater Studies- information kit

- Centre for Groundwater Studies, ABCs of Groundwater, August 2003

20/4/04

Mr T. Mader, Riverland Development Corporation

- Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics, Investment Trends in the Lower Murray-Darling Basin, Working Paper 58 [CD]

- Riverland Rural Partnership Program, Tomorrow's Success for Today - Final Report for activities to 30 June 2003, August 2003

21/4/04

Mr B. Stewart, Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology, 2003

21/4/04

Dr W. Hurditch, Pratt Water

Murrumbidgee Valley Water Efficiency Feasibility Project, Project Delivery Structure, 15 April 2004

21/4/04

Mr J. Feil, National Competition Council

- National Competition Council, Assessment of government's progress in implementing the National Competition Policy and related reforms: 2003, Vol 3 Water Reform, August 2003

- National Competition Policy, Water Reform Assessment Framework 2004, December 2003.

21/4/04

Mr E. Greenway, Victorian Farmers Federation

- information on Latrobe aquifer

- Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Yarram Subregional Model, March 1999: extracts

- letter from Mr Ray Evans, Bureau of Resource Sciences to Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria, 23 December 1999.

21/4/04

Mr W. Bodman

Victorian Farmers Federation

Gippsland Basin Groundwater Issues, notes 2pp.

14/7/04

Dr S. Beare, ABARE

T. Goetsch & S. Beare, 'Water Rights and Trade: Meeting the Water Reform Agenda', Australian Commodities, Vol 11, No. 1, March Quarter 2004

14/7/04

Mr C. Campbell, Land and Water Australia

- supplementary submission

- Land and Water Australia, Australia's Tropical Rivers - Data Audit, 2004

National Dryland Salinity Program documents:

- Manaing Dryland Salinity in Australia [CD]

- Breaking Ground Key Findings and Research Outcomes from 10 Years of Australia's National Dryland Salinity Program: An Overview

- Breaking Ground Key Findings from 10 Years of Australia's National Dryland Salinity Program

- Dryland Salinity and Catchment Management: A Resource Directory and Action Manual for Catchment Managers

- Dryland Salinity: On-Farm Decisions and Catchment Outcomes: A Guide for Leading Producers and Advisors

14/7/04

Mr C. Creighton, CSIRO

- Opportunities for Australian Government Leadership in Urban Water Conservation and Reuse, draft, CSIRO, May 2004

- Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship, information package

14/7/04

Prof. P. Cullen

- extracts from ABS Water Account Australia 200-2001, 1p

- P. Cullen, R. Marchant & R. Mein, Review of Science Underpinning the Assessment of the Ecological Condition of the Lower Balonne System, January 2003

15/7/04

Mr C. Davis, Australian Water Association

- Water Recycling in Australia: A review undertaken by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 2004

- The Australian Water Directory, Australian Water Association, 2004

- Water (Journal of the Australian Water Association), March 2004, June 2004

15/7/04

Mr R. Leutton, Cotton Australia

information package

15/7/04

Mr K. Alvarez, NSW Dept of Infrastructure, Planning & Natural Resources

NSW Water Reforms: A secure and sustainable future, ministerial statement, NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources, June 2004