The capacity and scope of salinity research undertaken by the National Dryland Salinity Programs 2001 WE Wood Award winner Dr Glen Walker is indicative of his commitment to enhancing our understanding of salinity in the Australian landscape.

Leading scientist Dr Glen Walker has won Australias most prestigious accolade for innovation in salinity research and development the National Dryland Salinity Programs 2001 WE Wood Award.

The winner of the 2001 WE Wood Award Australias most prestigious award for excellence in salinity research and development will present the annual WE Wood Memorial Lecture at the Constitutional Centre of Western Australia.

South Australian Premier the Hon Rob Kerin will launch South Australias Dryland Salinity Strategy on Sunday 4th November 2001 at Cooke Plains in the States Upper South East.

High profile natural resource management administrator Kevin Goss has been appointed new Chair of Australias National Dryland Salinity Program NDSP.

Australias National Dryland Salinity Program NDSP national manager Richard Price has challenged communities across Australia to adopt outcomes of innovative research and development to help combat the growing risk of salinity to our vital water resources.

Nominations for the 2001 WE Wood Award Australias most prestigious award for excellence in salinity research and development are now open.

Salinity research essential for local government 17072001 Australias National Dryland Salinity Program NDSP national manager Richard Price has challenged local government authorities to join forces in supporting salinity research and development innovation in order to combat the continued risk of salinity to regional and urban infrastructure.

Tasmania has signed on to a national program to combat dryland salinity.

The magnitude of Australias dryland salinity problem has made it clear that even if the spread of salinity can be slowed we will still be left with vast areas of saltaffected land and saline groundwater.

New solutions for combating Australias growing dryland salinity risk will be the focus of the seventh national Productive Use and Rehabilitation of Saline Land PURSL conference to be held in Launceston Tasmania between 2023 March 2001.

AUSTRALIAS National Dryland Salinity Program chief executive officer Richard Price has welcomed todays decision by the Federal Government to support a Cooperative Research Centre CRC for PlantBased Management of Dryland Salinity.