Parnngurr from the water-tank stand – In Western Australia, researchers are developing approaches to achieve better community engagement in service design and planning. Houses are the entry point for many essential services such as water and power. Housing is therefore central to the work of researchers on the project.
WCC Chairman Kado Muir giving a welcome address during the opening night of the Walkatjurra Cultural Centre Art Exhibition held in Kalgoorlie.
The Desert Knowledge CRC is conducting horticultural trials to test whether bush tomatoes can be successfully commercially grown in the desert.
Hosted by the DKCRC and Alice Springs Desert Park, Peter Gray (Koonibba SA) and Andrew Wilton (Iga Warta SA) visited Alice Springs to learn more about commercial nursery techniques. They inspected a number of local nurseries including Greening Australia (pictured), Tangentyere Nursery and the Desert Park.
Roy Chisholm, Napperby Station NT, hosted a Desert Knowledge CRC sponsored field day showcasing remote cattle management technologies. Attracting over 150 pastoralists from the NT, Qld and SA, this has been one of our most successful outreach events thus far.
Bush Tomato bearing flowers and fruit in varying stages of development
Jennifer Webb and Douglas Webb get ready for their Drum Atweme performance at the Desert Knowledge Symposium
Christine Woods is all smiles before the Drum Atweme performance at the Desert Knowledge Symposium
Nekita Austral and Christine Woods in the front, Rochelle Palmer and Pauline Nandy in the back against the backdrop of the Convention Centre before the Drum Atweme performance for the Desert Knowledge Symposium
