Guidelines for management of farmland adjacent to the Busselton wetlands

The Busselton Wetlands are a chain of wetlands that lie parallel with the coastline of Geographe Bay, Western Australia and in close proximity to the town of Busselton. The main issues for the maintenance of quality of the wetlands are nutrient levels and habitat value. This guide outlines many of the current best practices related to farming around wetlands.https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/bulletins/1228/thumbnail.jp

Advancing our cities and regions strategy

The Advancing our cities and regions strategy is an innovative approach to renewing and repurposing surplus and underutilised state property to deliver better community outcomes, create jobs and drive economic growth. Property Queensland within the Department of State Development is working with government land-owning agencies to identify sites that represent property opportunities that will deliver on government priorities, and generate economic development and community outcomes. To help achieve this strategy, eight economic and community zones have been identified where Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) will lead the delivery of a range of projects, many of which will be iconic developments to transform precincts and catalyse economic growth and diversification in our cities and regions. &nbsp

Feeling Safe in the Dark : Examining the Effect of Entrapment, Lighting Levels, and Gender on Feelings of Safety and Lighting Policy Acceptability

This research examined to what extent physical factors, notably lighting and entrapment (blocked escape), and individual factors, notably gender, affect feelings of safety and the acceptability of reduced lighting levels. The authors reasoned that acceptability of reduced street lighting depends on perceived safety, which in turn depends on entrapment, lighting, and gender. Virtual representations of a residential street were used, systematically manipulating entrapment and lighting levels. As expected, people felt less safe in lower lighting and higher entrapment settings, and these settings were evaluated as less acceptable. Although women perceived a situation as less safe compared with men, the authors found no gender differences in acceptability, which extends previous research. Importantly, as hypothesized, perceived safety mediated the effect of lighting on acceptability levels, suggesting that people can accept lower lighting levels when social safety is not threatened

Integrative policy development for healthier people and ecosystems : a European case analysis

There is growing evidence of the inter‐relationships between ecosystems and public health. This creates opportunities for the development of cross‐sectoral policies and interventions that provide dual benefits to public health and to the natural environment. These benefits are increasingly articulated in strategy documents at national and regional level, yet implementation of integrative policies on the ground remains limited and fragmented. Here, we use a workshop approach to identify some features of this evidence–implementation gap based on policy and practice within a number of western European countries. The driving forces behind some recent moves towards more integrative policy development and implementation show important differences between countries, reflecting the non‐linear and complex nature of the policy‐making process. We use these case studies to illustrate some of the key barriers to greater integrative policy development identified in the policy analysis literature. Specific barriers we identify include: institutional barriers; differing time perspectives in public health and ecosystem management; contrasting historical development of public health and natural environment disciplinary policy agendas; an incomplete evidence base relating investment in the natural environment to benefits for public health; a lack of appropriate outcome measures including benefit–cost trade‐offs; and finally a lack of integrative policy frameworks across the health and natural environment sectors. We also identify opportunities for greater policy integration and examples of good practice from different countries. However, we note there is no single mechanism that will deliver integrative policy for healthier people and ecosystems in all countries and situations. National governments, national public agencies, local governments, research institutions, and professional bodies all share a responsibility to identify and seize opportunities for influencing policy change, whether incremental or abrupt, to ensure that ecosystems and the health of society are managed so that the interests of future generations, as well as present generations, can be protected

Hired Guns: Local Government Mergers in New South Wales and the KPMG Modelling Report

© 2017 CPA Australia Across the developed world, including Australia, public policymaking now rests heavily on commissioned reports generated by for-profit consultants, contrasting starkly with the earlier customary reliance on the civil service to provide informed policy advice to political decision makers. Dependence on commercial consultants is problematic, especially given the moral hazards involved in ‘hired guns’ providing support for policy ‘solutions’ desired by their political paymasters. This paper provides a vivid illustration of some of the dangers flowing from the use of consultants by examining the methodology employed by KPMG in its empirical analysis of the pecuniary consequences of proposed municipal mergers as part of the New South Wales’ (NSW) Government's Fit for the Future local government reform program. We show that the KPMG (2016) modelling methodology is awash with errors which render its conclusions on the financial viability of the NSW merger proposals fatally flawed

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Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).1. Introduction -- 2. General advice on guidelines -- 2.1 General content -- 2.2 Format and style -- 2.3 Administration -- 3. General Information -- 4. The Proposal -- 4.1 Generakl -- 4.2 Objectives, Benefits and Justification -- 4.3 Project Location -- 4.4 Timeframes and Schedules -- 4.5 Local Planning Contect -- 4.6 Relationship to other actions -- 4.7 Project Components and Supporting Infrastructure -- 4.8 Materials -- 4.8.1 Inputs -- 4.8.2 Outputs -- 4.9 Maintenance -- 4.10 INFRASTRUCTURE / SERVICES -- 4.11 EMPLOYMENT -- 4.12 DECOMMISSIONING -- 5. ALTERNATIVES -- 6. RISK ASSESSMENT -- 6.1 RISK ASSESSMENT APPROACH -- 6.2 HAZARDS & RISKS TO HUMANS AND FACILITIES -- 7. KEY RISKS OF THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF EAST ARM -- 7.1 DREDGING -- 7.2 HYDRODYNAMICS -- 7.3 BREACH OF BUND WALL -- 7.4 ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS -- 7.5 CONSIDERATION OF THE FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF STAKEHOLDERS -- 7.6 NATURAL DISASTER -- 8. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT, POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MANAGEMENT -- 9. PROPOSED PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -- 10. PROPOSED OFFSETS -- 11 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND CONSULTATION.Cover title

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Introduction to motorcycle riding -- Important information -- How to use this handbook -- Licensing -- Rider safety -- Road safety -- Road rules for motorcycle riders -- Motorcycle roadworthiness -- Penalties -- Makes and models -- Glossary -- IndexCopyright ?Department of Transport. This handbook is not intended to be used as a legal document. It is intended as a guide only, and its aim is to set out, in simple form, the main legal requirements in the Northern Territory that a motorcycle rider is required to observe in everyday riding.Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).The Motorcycle Riders' Handbook, training programs and the testing procedures are designed to teach you to be competent in the skills required to ride on Territory roads. This handbook contains important information about riding techniques, how to cope with hazards and some road rules that specific to motorcycles