Preliminary program

The program provides attendees with a mix of community perspectives, landholder involvement, technical and scientific input. Held in Kununurra in the East Kimberley of Western Australia the program will provide you with an important opportunity to share knowledge, bring different perspectives to current management challenges and discuss shared futures.

Venue

The Registration Desk and the Conference Sessions will be held in the Kununurra Leisure Centre complex located in the heart of the town. The Centre is a short walk to the majority of the nominated conference accommodation facilities.

At a Glance

  Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27
Day Registration Registration

Field Trips		 Official opening

Global trends
and impacts

Land use
planning for
multiple users
and uses

Structured poster
viewing		 Livestock
production in
Australian
rangeland

Fire management in a carbon economy

Land users Q &
A forum

Structured
poster viewing		 ARS meeting

Understanding
rangeland
ecosystems and
assessing impacts

Policy development
and
implementation in
rangeland

Summation and
close
Evening Welcome
function		 Barbeque
function		 Free: guidance
will be on hand
for galleries and
restaurants		 Official Dinner  


Sessions will include plenary discussions and ‘Q and A’ panels of landusers and researchers.
No-holds-barred daily musters of key outcomes.

More about

Global trends and impacts

Keynote presentation by an invited international speaker: The big picture – how global trends in population, energy use, water use and climate impact on rangeland and rangeland users. Implications for policy development, land use and management, conservation and production. Invited papers on impacts of global trends on Australian rangeland and rangeland use
including:

  • Carbon sequestration – opportunities or pipe dreams.
  • Opportunities for low-input production.
  • Climate change and cycles.
  • Biodiversity trends and responses

Land use planning for multiple users and uses

Keynote by WA Department of Planning on the Kimberley land use planning strategy - accommodating aspirations of different land users and resolving conflicting demands for land. Invited papers on:

  • Development issues and projects in the Kimberley recognising its huge variety of landscapes and habitats.
  • Opportunities for pastoral, agricultural, tourism and mineral development in the Kimberley and the role of Indigenous people in the management and development of the region.
  • Case studies on multiple land use planning and implementation.

Livestock production in Australian rangeland

Keynote: The beef industry in Australia and its future in Australian rangeland. Invited papers on:

  • Impacts of climate and grazing pressure on livestock production systems
  • Case studies on innovative livestock production systems.

Fire management in a carbon economy

Invited papers on:

  • Managing fire for conservation,carbon capture and pastoral production.
  • Case studies on optimal fire management.

Understanding rangeland ecosystems and assessing impacts

Invited papers on developments in understanding of:

  • Functioning of rangeland ecosystems from site to landscape and beyond including water and nutrient flows
  • Assessment and monitoring of impacts on rangeland ecosystems

Policy development and implementation in rangeland

Keynote: Rangeland reform process in Western Australia.Invited papers and presentations on:

  • Developments in rangeland administrative process at regional, state/ territory and national levels.
  • Addressing public concerns relating to animal welfare, land conservation, safe food and others.
  • Resolving water use conflicts