Dear friends As most of you will be aware the Minister for Innovation Industry Science and Research Senator Kim Carr announced a review of the National Innovation System in January The review is to be headed by Dr Terry Cutler… [ read more... ]

document DKCRC Media release April 2 2008_Civic leader to complement DKCRC Board.pdf
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document DKCRC Media Release March 20_Skilled labour attraction launch.pdf
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document DKCRC Media Release March 10_ Queensland property shows how to profit from WaterSmart Pastoralism.pdf
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Alice Solar City Media Release February 13 2008

13 February 2008 SMART LIVING CENTRE TAKING SHAPE The centerpiece of the Alice Solar City Project the Smart Living Centre is starting to take shape and is on schedule for completion next month Alice Solar City Consortium chairman… [ read more... ]

document DKCRC Media Release January 31 DPC Tender.pdf
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From the desk of the Managing Director in February 2008

Dear friends Happy New Year to you all Welcome back to what should be another exceptional year for the DKCRC My family and I have just returned to work after a busy but enjoyable overseas trip visiting Germany staying with family… [ read more... ]

document DKCRC Media ReleaseFebruary 1_ 21C desert scienitists.pdf
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document DKCRC MEDIA RELEASE 12 Dec DesertWatch Schools
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document DKCRC Media Release 27 November Walking the chain.pdf
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document DKCRC Media Release 16 November Hands across the desert.pdf
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From the desk of the Managing Director in November 2007

Dear friends October came and went quickly with a lot still in front of us before the year’s end We have the combined DKCRC Desert Knowledge Australia and the Desert Peoples Centre Board meetings in Darwin on 19 November … [ read more... ]

From the desk of the Managing Director in October 2007

Dear friends September was another busy month with much achieved and a lot still on the horizon It has been an exciting period and this newsletter highlights some of our successes Recognition for Board Chairman Congratulations… [ read more... ]

document Remote management field day, technology running cattle stations
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From the desk of the Managing Director in September 2007

Dear Friends At last week’s Board meeting in Adelaide we discussed our rebid strategy and the main research programs that are emerging from our consultations with stakeholders and potential partners relating to creating a vibrant… [ read more... ]

document Private investors needed to create many Titjikalas
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From the desk of the Managing Director in August 2007

Dear friends Today I’m writing to you from my desk in Alice Springs The last month has been a busy but fulfilling one on a number of levels Open Day success What a fantastic event we… [ read more... ]

document Open day for all at Desert Knowledge Precinct - Saturday 28th July
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document Partnerships, and research lessons to be learned
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document On Show: Fire Trailer that makes Remote Communities Safer
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From the desk of the Managing Director in July 2007

Dear Friends A warm welcome to Tangentyere Council – our 28th partner Last Thursday morning Tangentyere’s Executive Director William Tilmouth and I signed the partnership agreement The signing at Tangentyere Council… [ read more... ]

document Desert Knowledge CRC and Tangentyere Council to tackle Aboriginal Mobility Research
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From the desk of the Managing Director in June 2007

Dear Friends This week we went public with the news that we’ve begun to work on the Desert Knowledge CRC’s new look after the current funding round completes in 2010 Consultations so far indicate that the second round… [ read more... ]

document From the desk of the Managing Director in June
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document From the desk of the Managing Director in May
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document From the desk of the Managing Director in April
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document From the desk of the Managing Director in February
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document From the desk of the Managing Director in December 2006
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New Business Manager

New Business Manager - Ian McLay Ian has been appointed Business Manager at Desert Knowledge CRC and will commence on 10 April 2006 He has been a resident of the Northern Territory since 1985 with his wife Alison and their three … [ read more... ]

document Centre for Appropriate Technology/DKCRC Research Fellow
Job Opportunity - Centre for Appropriate Technology/DK-CRC Research Fellow Position Title: Research Fellow Responsible to: TRG (Technical Resource Group) Research Manager Location: Alice Springs Remuneration: Negotiable based on experience. Base salary in the low $60,000s, plus superannuation, plus salary sacrifice packaging, giving a total package in the high $70,000s. Closing Date: 4 August, 2006 [pdf 218.5 kb]

document Research Fellow/Post Doctoral Fellow Integrated Systems Modelling
Job opportunity: Research Fellow/Post Doctoral Fellow Integrated Systems Modelling We wish to employ a Research Fellow/Post Doctoral Fellow Integrated Systems Modelling to work on the Thriving Desert Regions Project. The successful candidate will live in Canberra. A salary package between $62,614 and $74,355 will be negotiated depending on experience. Please submit applications, addressing the selection criteria and providing referees, to alice.roughley@csiro.au, or send them to GPO Box 284, Canberra ACT 2601, by 31 July 2006. [pdf 87.2 kb]

document New Desert Knowledge CRC Deputy Chair, New Board Members
An Aboriginal business leader from Western Australia has been elected as Deputy Chair of the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre Board, the organisation’s Chair, Mr Paul Wand, announced today. Mr Wand also welcomed two new directors to the Desert Knowledge CRC Board, Ms Christine Charles and Mr Mark Chmielewski. [pdf 63.2 kb]

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