Looking at regional research

The University of Ballarat Horsham Campus Research Precinct and GWMWater are presenting a Wimmera research forum - Collaborative Partnerships: The way forward for regional research - on Tuesday, 29 November 2011 at the University of Ballarat Horsham Campus, Baillie St, Horsham.

Professor Allan Curtis, of Charles Sturt University is one of the keynote speakers for the event. Prof Curtis's research examines the social dimensions of regional natural resource management. He has an international reputation for research examining the adoption of conservation practices by rural landholders, the evaluation of natural resource management programs and using social data to underpin catchment management.

Prof Curtis and his team have just completed the third survey in the Wimmera looking into the social drivers of natural resource management by farmers in the Wimmera.

Clinical Associate Professor Susan Brumby is the other keynote speaker for this event. She is the foundation director of the National Centre for Farmer Health - a partnership between Western District Health Service, Hamilton and Deakin University. She has developed, implemented and evaluated farm family health programs Australia wide through the award winning Sustainable Farm Families programs in addition to delivering training programs and post graduate studies for rural professionals working with agricultural populations.

Having grown up in regional Victoria and managed the family farm (beef and wool), she is passionate about farmer health, and will share with us some of the work aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of farm men and women, farm workers and their families.

If you are interested to attend, register by Friday 25 November at http://regionalresearchforum.eventbrite.com.