Communications and Outreach (HD)

The Press - radio, TV and print media

Relations between the Centre and the Press are largely handled by our two parent organisations, CSIRO Plant Industry and the Australian National Botanic Gardens or the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, depending on the nature of the story.

A range of newspaper and magazine articles raise the profile of the Centre and its scientists. Examples include: 'Wattle the key to natural look' in the Sunday Herald Sun; 'Native plants fetch millions' focusing on orchids in the Queensland Sunday Mail, 'Fighting Fusarium on all fronts' in the Bourke Western Herald and the North West Magazine, 'Moonie trial to beet bitou bush' in the Coffs Harbour Advocate; 'Farmers to halt flora decline' in Australian Landcare; 'Exotics become weeds warning' in the Border Mail.

In recent years, articles featuring the work of the Centre appeared in: Australian Geographic, Australian Horticulture, Biotechnonogy News, Canberra Times, Countryman (WA), Farming Ahead, Herbert River Express, Nature Australia, North West Magazine, Rural Weekly, Scientrific (for kids), Sydney Morning Herald, and The Age, to name but a few, illustrating the diversity and range of media releases from the communication groups in our two parent organizations.

2004 Report - Media Activity listed by staff member

Broadhurst, Linda

Conserving genetic diversity at the species, patch and landscape scale
Thinking Bush, 1/6/04

Clements, Mark

Orchid lovers pay high prices for precious species
Burnie Advocate, 12/7/04

Precious orchids find a home
Canberra Times, 9/7/04

Croft, Jim

September Event: Australian National Herbarium Tour
Museums Australia ACT News, Sept 2004

Groves, Richard

Weed forum for Wagga
Rural News, 20/8/04

Jones, David

Bill honoured with native orchid title
Dungog Chronicle, 25/8/04

Mallinson, Dave

Growing mystery solved after botanist twigs
Canberra Times, 19/3/04

Thrall, Pete

Bacteria aids dryland salinity fight
Internet: Infarmation www.infarmation.com.au 1/7/04

Rangeland: www.rangeland.com.au 29/6/04

Bacteria aids salinity fight
Western Times (Charleville) 8/7/04

Bacteria boosts wattle growth
Australasian Science 1/9/04

Bacteria helps dryland salinity fight
Internet: LabOnline: www.labonline.com.au 5/7/04

Bacteria helps wattles ‘re-green’ Australia
Ecos, 1/3/04

Bacteria makes plants grow faster
ABC Canberra – 666ABC, 2/7/04

Bacteria to boost native trees
Land, 18/12/03

Big win for land reclamation
Country Woman, 1/8/04

Central Victoria a flagship
Macedon Ranges Guardian, 16/4/04

CSIRO discovery may help combat salinity
Junee Southern Cross-Tumut (NSW-reg), 1/7/04

CSIRO gives wattles a boost in salinity fight
ABC, 3/7/04

Dryland salinity reversal receives boost
Internet: www.ezigrain.com.au, 3/7/04

Inoculum lifts tree growth
Farming Ahead, 9/9/04

Micro-flora inoculant developed by CSIRO
ABC – Internet

New granular inoculant for wattles set to improve establishment of na
ABC Radio WA Regional WA Country Hour, 5/7/04

Revegetation costs cut
North West Farmer (Vic), 1/2/04

Revegetation project
North Central News (Vic-reg), 4/2/04

Rocket fuel for trees
Weekly Times, 18/2/04

Salty wattles for revegetation
Farming Ahead, 1/4/04

Soil bacteria shows just what wattle can do
Weekly Times, 14/7/04

Wattle used in salinity battle
Border News (NSW-reg), 5/7/04

Wattle weapon in battle with salinity
North West Magazine, 9/8/04

Wattle weapon in battle with salinity
Northern Daily Leader, 11/8/04

Whalen, Anthony

ACT Botany course draws top students
Farmers Info, 20/3/04

Botanical Interns
ACT – Regional Radio, 22/2/04

Native grass farm
ABC Canberra – 666ABC, 7/6/04

Native grass farm
Canberra Times (online), 7/6/04

Students bound for botany pay
Canberra Times, 21/2/04

Scientific and Technical Staf

PROJECT LEADER

Fagg, Murray #

STAFF, HONORARY ASSOCIATES & STUDENTS

Clayton, Sophie (CSIRO PI Communications)
Oliver, Val ^