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The uwa regional experience

UWA Albany Annual Report | 2014

UWA Albany encompasses the Albany Centre, the Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management (CENRM) and the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA).

Established in 1999, the Albany Centre provides high quality teaching and learning for full undergraduate degrees in Arts, Science and Commerce with selected majors and the first year of study for a variety of other majors.

From 2001 CENRM has focussed on targeted, cost-effective and innovative research and research training with a view to enhancing the environmental, economic, social and cultural well-being in the Great Southern and elsewhere.

The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA) was established in 2002 with the explicit goal of attracting more doctors to regional, rural and remote practice. The placement of medical students from both UWA and the University of Notre Dame has been coordinated by RCSWA since 2007. Students have the opportunity to spend an academic year training in a regional, rural or remote location with the expectation that this experience will increase the likelihood that, after graduation, they will choose to practise in regional areas.

Our visionUWA will have a vibrant regional campus in Albany, embedded in the Great Southern community, delivering high quality education, research and services that both reflect the strengths and needs of the Great Southern region and are valued by the rest of the university.

Our missionThe Albany campus is an integral part of UWA, committed to helping the University meet its broader mission, while benefiting the Great Southern region through focused education, research and community activities that reflect the richness and diversity of the region.

Contents2014 Highlights 03Teaching and Learning 04Research 07Community Relations 09People and Resources 12UWA in the Albany Region - Teaching, Support and Research 13

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First cohort of Master of Teaching students complete courseThe first cohort of Albany Centre students studying a Master of Teaching completed their course this year; four in Primary Education and two in Early Childhood Education. Students came from a variety of undergraduate disciplines, including health science, science and the arts.

Record numbers enrol in Knowing Country experienceThere were record enrolments in the ‘Knowing Country: the Dreaming and Darwin’ unit, attracting 474 students. The unit was developed by the University’s School of Indigenous Studies and CENRM. Students stayed at Camp Quaranup on Vancouver Bay and learnt about the natural environment from Noongar custodians and experts as well as CENRM scientists. They heard ancient stories about Dog Rock and Mt Clarence, visited Vancouver Bay to learn about tool-making, Oyster Harbour to see Noongar fishing traps, and Frenchman’s Bay and the Gap to see waterholes and learn about Noongar knowledge of the coastline.

2014 HighlightsWestern Pygmy Possum discoveredThe Western Pygmy Possum was discovered in Albany’s Torndirrup National Park by a UWA research team, led by Professor Stephen Hopper AC, examining the pollination of native plants by mammals. The mouse-sized animal was found in bullich woodland between karri forest and peppermint woodland where it feeds on nectar, pollen, insects and other small animals, especially in woodlands of flowering eucalypts and banksias. Some Banksia grandis were in flower, and the researchers found some banksia pollen on the animal after it had been swabbed for pollen.

The research team included CENRM’s Scientific Officer and PhD student David Tunbridge and Honours student Jessica Masson (supervised by Professor Hopper, Dr Peter Speldewinde and Dr Dave Roberts).

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UWA Albany offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and learning programs. There are opportunities for study that include a popular university preparation course, undergraduate studies in Arts, Science and Commerce and postgraduate research opportunities that range from honours through to PhD in science as well as a Master of Teaching by coursework.

University preparation programThe UWA Smart Start program continued to offer Indigenous and non-Indigenous people living in the Great Southern region an alternative pathway to university entrance. Feedback from students indicated that UWA Smart Start was valuable in equipping them with the skills required to be success in their chosen UWA course. This course is owned by and run in conjunction with the School of Indigenous Studies.

Undergraduate programsUWA Albany undergraduate students continue to perform at a level, at least, commensurate with (and in many cases higher than) their city counterparts. Our Great Southern campus is committed to producing industry-ready, well-rounded graduates.

In 2014, The Bachelor of Arts course offered a full degree with a choice of majors in Anthropology and Sociology,

English and Cultural Studies, History and Italian. The Bachelor of Science course offered a full degree with a choice of majors in Conservation Biology, Environmental Science, or Marine Science. Twenty-six different majors provided a wide choice for students completing the first year of their Arts, Commerce or Science course in Albany.

The Albany Centre continued to work in partnership with Curtin University to provide Curtin Bachelor of Education students with the opportunity to enjoy face-to-face learning and participate in the student life of the Centre.

Staff from the Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management (CENRM) continued to work with staff from the School of Indigenous Studies to offer the popular Albany based unit Knowing Country: The Dreaming and Darwin.

Ten medical students completed a one-year placement with the Rural Clinical School in Albany, nine fifth-year medical students from the University of Western Australia and one third-year medical student from the University of Notre Dame. The skills and knowledge they gained from a range of learning experiences provided them with a fuller understanding of rural health issues.

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Table 1Enrolment type 2013

Albany campusstudents

2014Albany campusstudents

UWA HECS 68 76

Curtin HECS 22 18

University of Notre Dame 2 1

Not-for-degree (UWA) 4 6

Preparation course (UWA) 18 25

Total EFTSU (Equivalent full-time student units) 63.6 79.25

Semester 1 total 114 126

UWA HECS 71 79

Curtin HECS 15 14

University of Notre Dame 2 1

Not-for-degree (UWA) 2 3

Preparation Course (UWA) 15 15

Total EFTSU 61.8 62.125


Table 2Year 2013 2014

BIOL3360 Saving Endangered Species 61 60

ENVT3360 Ecosystem Restoration 56 65

SCIE3304 Marine Field Techniques N/A 64


INDG1140 Knowing Country: the Dreaming and Darwin 129 474


Annual Total 246 599

Undergraduate enrolmentsTable 1 illustrates resident undergraduate students studying in Albany at the 2014 HECS census dates (31 Mar and 31 Aug). Table 2 illustrates visiting undergraduate students studying intensively during 2014.

Graduating studentsFifteen UWA Albany students completed their courses and had their achievement recognised at a presentation ceremony at the Albany Entertainment Centre in December. These included six Master of Teaching students, one Bachelor of Science (Honours) student, six Bachelor of Arts students and two Bachelor of Science students.


Scholarships and prizesScholarships and prizes with a total value of $35,767 were presented during the year to 26 students.

Awards totalling $1,895 were presented to school students in Years 6, 7, 9 and 10 in the Great Southern region. These awards were presented for academic achievement and citizenship.

UWA Albany acknowledges the valued support of local organisations and individuals in recognising student achievements.

Mentoring schemeAlbany StudentLink continued to provide first-year students with support and encouragement from student mentors. Commencing students found the welcoming and inclusive environment very reassuring. StudentLink mentors assisted first-year students to understand the University’s network of support services and facilities and contributed to building a culture of mutual support.

Postgraduate coursesThe Graduate School of Education offered a Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) and a Master of Teaching (Primary) in Albany. Postgraduate students from any discipline had the opportunity to commence this teacher preparation program. Twenty-two students took advantage of this opportunity in 2014.

Table 3 illustrates postgraduate students studying wholly or partly in Albany at the 2014.

Table 3Course 2013 2014

Master of Teaching 17 25

Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat 25 25


Master of Teaching 22 24

Master of Integrated Water Management 55 N/A


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Associate Professor Barbara Cook led a multidisciplinary project on the ecological effects of climate change. This research will develop a range of tools to assist in the planning and management of climate change risks to biodiversity.

Dr Paul Close continued to lead a collaborative research program on the conservation of some of WA’s most threatened freshwater fish species, and also developed and completed research and monitoring projects relating the managing rivers and fish populations for the Swan River Trust and the Department of Water.

Dr Neil Pettit and research fellow Rebecca Dobbs led research programs in the Kimberley region of north-western Australia, focusing on the ecology of river and wetland ecosystems, the incorporation of Indigenous ecological knowledge into western science and building capacity of Indigenous ranger groups to contribute to on-ground management and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems.

Dr Leah Beesley led research activities within the Cooperative Research Centre Water Sensitive Cities. Her research program focused on ecological planning,

collaboration with KAMS (Broome) and School of Paediatrics and Child Health (Perth).

An academic registrar, Dr Sophie Fletcher, joined the team of Rural Clinical School researchers for 2014, undertaking research in primary care engagement with Advance Care Planning.

Natural resource management researchThe Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management maintains a diverse variety of research programs in the Great Southern region, and further afield across Australia and internationally. Examples of research activities by key Centre staff include:

Winthrop Professor Stephen Hopper commenced research activity associated with a successful Australian Research Council Discovery Grant and was awarded a Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award 2014-2016 by the Australian Research Council. His research program focused on living sustainably with biodiversity in the context of the regions old, climatically buffered and infertile landscape and included research investigations on the flora and cultural heritage of granite outcrops and the role of vertebrates in plant pollination.

Research Medical ResearchA business case commissioned in partnership between the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA) at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC) articulates a shared vision to expand on the success of the University’s regional campus in Albany by developing a new research centre. The Centre has been provisionally named the Centre of Excellence in Regional Health Care Systems (CERHCS).

CERHCS will focus its research on health care models for regional areas and their evaluation, including aspects of:ÌÌ Health and ageing in regional

areas;ÌÌ Access to pharmaceuticals in

regional areas;ÌÌ Access to specialist care in

regional areas;ÌÌ Access to transport to health care

in regional areas; andÌÌ Services to be delivered by

hospitals in regional areas.

A research project on Gestational Diabetes has commenced and is being undertaken by researchers from various RCS sites in

WinThrop professor sTephen hopper Jessica Masson


design and management to protect and restore receiving waters.

Dr Harriet Paterson undertook an investigation of tidal movements of sediment and water around Emu Point to contribute to the management of coastal zone erosion.

Dr Peter Speldewinde worked closely with the Department of Parks and Wildlife to better understand the effectiveness of control programs for feral animals and with UWA’s School of Population Health to determine the potential impacts of climate change and development on mosquito-borne viruses in Western Australia.

Emeritus Professor Dale Roberts continued research on mating systems of frogs and also led a collaborative Australia-wide assessment of the conservation status of all Australian frog species.

Professor Peter Cook continued as Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. He also led research programs on the downstream impacts of mining activities in a south-western Australian river and investigated control methods for the invasive aquatic weed Nardoo.

Postgraduate research networkCENRMs research student numbers increased during 2014 to include 18 postgraduate students and three Honours students. These include students located in Albany, Perth and Kimberley.

UWA Albany Centre provides support for the Albany Postgraduate Student Association, a cross-institutional networking group for postgraduate students based in the Great Southern region. During 2014, the Postgraduate Student Association met bi-monthly, to share skills, offer support, discuss draft papers, and celebrate publications and thesis submissions. The Association was coordinated by Karen Atkinson.

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ÌÌ South Coast Natural Resource Management ‘Water and Marine’ and ‘Biodiversity’ reference groups and ‘Regional Report Card’ sub-committee

ÌÌ Southern Ports Authority, Port of Albany, Community consultation Committee

ÌÌ Great Southern Science CouncilÌÌ Western Australian Museum

Albany Advisory Committee ÌÌ Department of Parks and Wildlife

South Coast Threatened Flora Recovery Team

ÌÌ Blue Gum Plantation IndustryÌÌ Great Southern Science Council

UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Great Southern program)The 12th Great Southern Festival took place in late February/early March and presented a host of events from the Perth Festival program. International theatre, music, film and writers events were delivered over ten consecutive days throughout Albany and the region.

The Festival commenced with an ambitious Welcome to Country ceremony involving Noongar elders and dancers to produce a compelling and heartfelt reimagining of early contact events between local Menang people and white settlers.

Community partnershipsCENRM has Memorandums of Understanding with South Coast NRM Inc. and with the Shire of Collie. The Centre maintains strong partnerships with Great Southern Development Commission, the City of Albany, South Coast NRM, local industries and regional management agencies including the Departments of Water and Parks and Wildlife that to lead to collaboration in both teaching and research activities. CENRM maintained membership on a variety of committees, reference groups and expert panels including:

Rural Clinical School of WA Local Advisory CommitteeThe role of the local RCSWA Advisory Committee is to establish partnerships with stakeholder organisations, facilitating resource and information exchange to assist and guide students. The committee meets twice yearly with nine representatives from different organisations.

Friends of UWA AlbanyThe Friends of UWA Albany coordinated a Philosophy Cafe and Sandwich Seminar during the year. In collaboration with the Museum of Western Australia, Albany, they coordinated two Heritage Walks which saw 50 people enjoy an entertaining and informative walk around some of Albany’s iconic heritage buildings. They also assisted at UWA Albany Open Day. Friends presented two Friends of UWA Albany prizes and two Amity Prizes to students recognised for their positive contribution to the wellbeing of the student and University environment.

In 2014 membership of the Friends of UWA Albany was 102.

Community Relations


Southern Science Council Education Day for schools where they ran a display on bone fractures and how to manage them. Students visited a local indigenous kindergarten where they spoke to children about healthy choices and how visits to the doctor could be fun.

UWA Albany, with support from Mt Romance Australia Pty Ltd, awarded prizes to 25 students from 11 schools in the Great Southern.

UWA Albany Public Lecture SeriesThe popular UWA Albany Lecture Series attracted over 600 people to the ten lectures presented during the year. UWA Albany continued the series to provide informed speakers on a wide variety of topics such

School activitiesUWA Albany took the opportunity to promote its higher education opportunities through visits to schools throughout the Great Southern. UWA Albany students provided personal testimonies that gave an insight into university life.

TEE revisions courses in Physics and Chemistry were run for the first time and attracted over 50 Year 12 students from Albany, Denmark and Mt Barker. Students were very appreciative to have the opportunity to revise key concepts prior to sitting their exams.

The RCSWA students were involved in school visits talking with students about various health issues. They were also involved in the Great

Highlights of the 2014 season included a solo performance by acclaimed actor Denis O’Hare in ‘An Illiad’, based on the epic tale by Homer. The sounds of traditional and contemporary Irish music were presented by the world-class band Altan. Legend of soul music, Booker T Jones performed at Castelli Estate Winery near Denmark. The popular Playmakers event took the cello as its centre-piece instrument and once again attracted large audiences, incorporating a variety of concerts, demonstrations and workshops.Other events included the installation of an intricately crafted model railway in the Kalyenup Studio of the Albany Entertainment Centre that served as a backdrop for community members to tell stories. A season of international art house film was once again largely sold out, a festival club over three nights and an outdoor screening of ‘Girt by Sea’, rounded out another amazing event for Albany.

UWA Albany student activitiesThe UWA Albany student committee organised a range social events for students throughout 2014, including games and activities nights, family barbecues and free Yoga sessions.

Three Albany Centre students participated in the UWA Sport and Recreation Leadership training week. Activities included abseiling, mountain biking, sailing and canoeing. These students put their skills to good assisting in recreation activities on UWA Albany Open Day.

In April RCSWA students and their Medical Coordinators walked a section of the Bibbulmun Track, camping out along the way and engaging in emergency medical scenarios on the track. An academic medical weekend camp was held for students in Denmark where they participated once again in many medical emergencies, paediatric lectures and various other tutorials from visiting academics.

Open DayIn August the UWA Albany Centre opened its doors to the local community to welcome over 400 visitors. School groups, teachers, careers advisers, families and members of the public came to find out more about the higher education opportunities available at UWA in Albany and tour the campus.

A highlight was the interactive science displays with hands-on activities. Medical students demonstrated suturing and encouraged visitors to test their skill at this procedure. They also discussed the use of anatomical models to highlight the option of studying health sciences and medicine and engage prospective students.

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‘Music – superfood for the soul’, ‘Beyond Gondwana: evolution and conservation of the fauna of south-western Australia’ and ‘The Poetry of the First World War’.

UWA Albany acknowledges the support of the Southern Ports Authority to enable a variety of speakers to visit Albany and share their expertise and knowledge.

MicroblitzIn March, families, schools, farmers, industry and community members interested in protecting the environment joined to celebrate the launch of MicroBlitz in Albany. MicroBlitz is a WA-wide environmental survey which will underpin research into the biodiversity and health of the changing environment.

MicroBlitz citizen scientists took soil samples to submit to the UWA research team investigating microbial DNA to create a baseline map. This map will form a point of reference that can be shared and used to monitor, manage and protect Western Australia’s environment.

School Visitors A group of 25 students from the Coolgardie Aboriginal Parent-directed School visited the campus for a tour and some hands-on activities in the Science Laboratory. Students were excited to extracted DNA from strawberries and examine a variety of insects and plants through a microscope.

VisitorsUWA Albany provided the perfect environment for 25 postgraduate students to attend writing workshops for the annual Postgraduate Writers Retreat in January. International students from UWA’s Perth campus spent an intensive week receiving training and guidance with the completion of their theses.Over 50 staff members and academics from UWA Crawley and other universities were among the many visitors to the UWA Albany during the year. In addition, a number of official visitors toured the University, including representatives from the Shire of Plantagenet and Denmark, who were provided with an overview of the education and research UWA Albany was involved in.

MediaUWA Albany featured regularly in local and rural press, including the Albany Advertiser, the Albany and Great Southern Weekender, the Extra, the Denmark Bulletin and the Collie Mail. The University was profiled in over 100 articles and interviews printed or broadcast by a range of local and state media. UWA Albany promoted its activities via print, radio, television and digital media as well as through online communication channels.

Community and business use of facilitiesA broad range of community and business functions and workshops, including Friends events, was held at the campus throughout the year. UWA Albany provided back-of-house facilities for over 200 performers who provided entertainment in the Stirling Tce Mess Hall as part of the Centenary of Anzac commemorations held in Albany in November.

Examination administrationThe Albany Centre administered external examinations for Charles Darwin University, Edith Cowan University, Heriot-Watt University, James Cook University, Monash University, Murdoch University and the University of Southern Queensland. A total of 230 students from other universities sat examinations at UWA Albany.

Full Circle ProjectUWA Albany history students participated in an oral history project which sought to bridge the gap between the United Kingdom and Western Australia to collect memories of family members separated by 10,000 miles. British ex-pats in Perth and Albany who had family in both

Western Australia and the South of England were interviewed and their stories were recorded.

ABC broadcaster and historian Bill Bunbury, in conjunction with the UWA History department, coordinated the project in Albany.

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People and ResourcesStaffingTwenty-six casual, part-time academic staff were employed locally to deliver the Albany Centre’s undergraduate and postgraduate coursework teaching program. Administrative and information technology services were managed by five full-time-equivalent staff members.

CENRM employed 13 teaching, research and administration staff (10.6 full-time-equivalent); nine adjunct research staff and 17 casual teaching and research staff.

The RCSWA in Albany was staffed by six full-time-equivalent positions, two of which were administrative positions. Seven part-time academic teaching staff who were employed on a casual basis; three part time researchers and visiting research students.

The Perth International Arts Festival Great Southern Program was co-ordinated by one part-time staff member.

UWA in the Albany RegionTeaching, Support and ResearchPerth staffÌÌ Asst/Prof Greg Acciaioli,

Anthropology and SociologyÌÌ Prof Murray Baker, Chemistry and

BiochemistryÌÌ Asst/Prof Donna Bayliss,

PsychologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof Manfred Beilharz,

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

ÌÌ Assoc/Prof Roberta Bencini, Animal Biology

ÌÌ Assoc/Prof Ethan Blue, HistoryÌÌ Asst/Prof Bryan Boruff, Earth and

EnvironmentÌÌ Asst/Prof Chantal Bourgault du

Courdray, English and Cultural Studies

ÌÌ Clint Bracknell, EducationÌÌ Dr Josh Brown, European

Languages and StudiesÌÌ Prof Neville Bruce, Integrated

Human Studies ÌÌ Prof Fiona Bull, Population HealthÌÌ Prof Victoria Burbank,

Anthropology and SociologyÌÌ Dr Marinella Caruso, European

Languages and StudiesÌÌ Assoc/Prof Steve Chinna, English

and Cultural Studies ÌÌ Prof Leonard Collard, Indigenous

StudiesÌÌ Assoc/Prof Ned Curthoys, English

and Cultural StudiesÌÌ Asst/Prof Richard Davis,

Anthropology and SociologyÌÌ Asst/Prof Sue Dawkins, EducationÌÌ Prof Raphael Didham,

Animal BiologyÌÌ Prof Mark Edele, History ÌÌ Prof Martin Fey, Earth and

EnvironmentÌÌ Prof Patrick Finnegan, Plant

BiologyÌÌ Asst/Prof Luciana Fiorini,

EconomicsÌÌ Asst/Prof James Fogarty,

Agriculture and Resource

professor barbara cook

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Teaching in AlbanyÌÌ Nicky Adams, AccountingÌÌ Assoc/Prof Kirsten Auret, MedicineÌÌ Asst/Prof Teresa Barry, MedicineÌÌ Assoc/Prof Chieh Cheng,

MedicineÌÌ Assoc/Prof Barbara Cook,

ScienceÌÌ Libby Corson, EnglishÌÌ Assoc/Prof Brian Cunningham,

MedicineÌÌ Sarah Drummond, Indigenous

StudiesÌÌ Assoc/Prof Valerie Faulkner,

EducationÌÌ Asst/Prof Kathy Fenwick,

EducationÌÌ Dr Warren Flynn, English and

Cultural StudiesÌÌ Ben Ford, Agriculture and

Resource EconomicsÌÌ Dr Harry Freemantle, History and

AnthropologyÌÌ Chris Fry, MathematicsÌÌ Rod Gillies, EconomicsÌÌ Jessica Heller-Bhatt, PsychologyÌÌ Tony King, MusicÌÌ Assoc/Prof Andrew Knight,

MedicineÌÌ Peter le Breton, Management and

OrganisationsÌÌ Assoc/Prof Moira Maley, Medical

Education TechnologyÌÌ Rumeena Nizam, CommerceÌÌ Simon Neville, Earth and

EnvironmentÌÌ Dr Karen Nicoll, Anatomy and

Human BiologyÌÌ Dr Harriet Paterson, Earth and

EnvironmentÌÌ Dr Neil Pettit, Restoration EcologyÌÌ Angelo Proietti-Scifoni, ItalianÌÌ Assoc/Prof Carly Roxburgh,

MedicineÌÌ Dr Craig Russell, Chemistry and

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyÌÌ Asst/Prof Peter Speldewinde,

Animal Biology and Restoration Ecology

ÌÌ Ingrid Storm, Management and Organisations

ÌÌ Paul Terry, FinanceÌÌ Yann Toussaint, Anthropology and

SociologyÌÌ Dr Richard Turner, MedicineÌÌ Dr Giles Watson, EnglishÌÌ Eugene Wong, Law

ÌÌ Asst/Prof Kevin Murray, Mathematics and Statistics

ÌÌ Dr Lies Notebaert, PsychologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof Grace Oakley,

Education ÌÌ W/Prof Charitha Pattiaratchi,

Oceans InstituteÌÌ Prof Shalmalee Palekar, English

and Cultural StudiesÌÌ Assoc/Prof Mark Pegrum,

EducationÌÌ Prof Michael Pinches,

Anthropology and SociologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof Luciano Pinto,

European Languages and StudiesÌÌ Assoc/Prof Pieter Poot, Plant

BiologyÌÌ Dr Jane Prince, Animal BiologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof Andrew Rate, Earth

and EnvironmentÌÌ Joshua Reynolds, Indigenous

StudiesÌÌ Prof Ian Saunders, EconomicsÌÌ Asst/Prof Julie Saunders,

Population HealthÌÌ Assoc/Prof Peter Sinden, LawÌÌ Asst/Prof Dino Spagnoli,

Chemistry and BiochemistryÌÌ Prof Robert Stuart, HistoryÌÌ Ania Stasinska, Population HealthÌÌ Asst/Prof Michael Stat, Oceans

InstituteÌÌ Lisa Swann, Indigenous StudiesÌÌ Dr Simon Tebbit, European

Languages and StudiesÌÌ Dr Stewart Thiele, Plant BiologyÌÌ Asst/Prof Mel Thomas, Indigenous

StudiesÌÌ Prof Erik Veneklaas, Plant BiologyÌÌ W/Prof Brenda Walker, English

and Cultural StudiesÌÌ Asst/Prof Aileen Walsh,

Indigenous StudiesÌÌ Dr Claire Westall, English and

Cultural StudiesÌÌ W/Prof Bob White, English and

Cultural StudiesÌÌ Prof Michael Wise, Chemistry and

BiochemistryÌÌ Dr Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll, Earth and

Environment

EconomicsÌÌ Aunchisa Foo, EconomicsÌÌ Assoc/Prof Martin Forsey,

Anthropology and SociologyÌÌ Gabrielle Garratt, Indigenous

StudiesÌÌ Dr Mary Gee, Earth and

EnvironmentÌÌ Dr Ken Glasgow, EducationÌÌ Asst/Prof Keith Godfrey,

Accounting and FinanceÌÌ Prof Peter Goldschmidt,

Management and OrganisationsÌÌ W/Prof Jenny Gregory, HistoryÌÌ Assoc/Prof Paul Harrigan,

MarketingÌÌ Assoc/Prof Julie Hill, Anatomy,

Physiology and Human BiologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof Matthew Hipsey, Earth

and EnvironmentÌÌ Asst/Prof Renae Hovey, Plant

BiologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof Christine Howitt,

EducationÌÌ Heidi Hutton, Indigenous StudiesÌÌ Asst/Prof Julie Kaesehagen,

Indigenous StudiesÌÌ W/Prof Gary Kendrick, Plant

BiologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof John Kinder, European

Languages and StudiesÌÌ Prof George Koutsantonis,

Chemistry and BiochemistryÌÌ Inga Kristoffersen, EconomicsÌÌ Asst/Prof Leo Langa, Accounting

and FinanceÌÌ W/Prof Julie Anne Lee, MarketingÌÌ Asst/Prof Catherine Lees,

Management and OrganisationsÌÌ Asst/Prof Matthias Leopold, Earth

and EnvironmentÌÌ Asst/Prof Bei Li, EconomicsÌÌ Assoc/Prof Alan Lourens, MusicÌÌ Asst/Prof Mitchell Low,

Anthropology and SociologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof Jeremy Martens,

HistoryÌÌ Asst/Prof Sean Martin-Iverson,

Anthropology and SociologyÌÌ Dr Joanne McEwan, History ÌÌ Prof Peter Merrotsy, EducationÌÌ Asst/Prof Harriet Mills, Animal

BiologyÌÌ Assoc/Prof Nicola Mitchell, Animal

Biology


ÌÌ Dr Dale Roberts, CENRMÌÌ Dr Dave Roberts, CENRMÌÌ Dr Craig Russell, CENRMÌÌ Tom Ryan, CENRMÌÌ Dr Craig Sinclair, RCSWAÌÌ Dr Peter Speldewinde, CENRMÌÌ Kanako Tomita, CENRMÌÌ David Tunbridge, CENRMÌÌ Dr Geoff Woodall, CENRM

Support for teaching and learningÌÌ Albany Public LibraryÌÌ Amity HealthÌÌ Department of Agriculture and

Food ÌÌ Great Southern Aboriginal Health

ServiceÌÌ Great Southern RadiologyÌÌ Headspace Great SouthernÌÌ Western Australian Museum

Research co-supervision, participation or fundingÌÌ Albany Plantation Forest Company

of AustraliaÌÌ Australian Research CouncilÌÌ Bugs & Biology Grower Group ÌÌ Charles Darwin UniversityÌÌ CRC for Water Sensitive CitiesÌÌ Department of Parks and WildlifeÌÌ Fitzgerald Biosphere GroupÌÌ Great Southern Development

CommissionÌÌ Hermon Slade FoundationÌÌ Kimberley Land CouncilÌÌ Miriwoong & Gajirrawoong

Aboriginal Corporation ÌÌ Murdoch UniversityÌÌ Rangelands NRMÌÌ Rural Industries Research and

Development CorporationÌÌ Shire of CollieÌÌ South Coast Natural Resource

Management Inc ÌÌ South West Catchment CouncilÌÌ Swan River TrustÌÌ Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd ÌÌ University of Tasmania ÌÌ UWA Alumni ÌÌ Various landholders and farmersÌÌ Various members of the

Indigenous communityÌÌ WA Department of Agriculture and

FoodÌÌ WA Department of Commerce

ÌÌ Assoc/Prof Carly Roxburgh, Medical Co-ordinator

ÌÌ Dr Craig Sinclair, Research Assistant Professor

ÌÌ Assoc/Prof Richard Turner, Medical Co-ordinator

ÌÌ Denise Warren, Administrative Officer

ÌÌ Jill Thomas, Research Nurse Facilitator

ÌÌ Fiona Williamson, Research Nurse Facilitator

Research and research supervisionPerth staffÌÌ W/Prof Lyn Abbott, Earth and

EnvironmentÌÌ Asst/Prof Leah Beesley, CENRMÌÌ W/Prof Peter Davies, PVC RÌÌ Prof. Jeff Camkin, CENRMÌÌ Rebecca Dobbs, CENRM

(Kununurra)ÌÌ Dr Mamoru Matsuki, CENRMÌÌ Prof Bob Naiman, CENRM

(Seattle, USA)ÌÌ Prof Brad Pusey, CENRMÌÌ Fiona Tingle CENRM (Broome)ÌÌ Prof Sandy Toussaint, CENRM/

Social and Cultural Studies

Albany staffÌÌ Prof Kirsten Auret, RCSWAÌÌ Justin Benson, CENRMÌÌ Joslyn Berkelaar, CENRMÌÌ Dr Andrew Callister, CENRMÌÌ Dr Paul Close, CENRMÌÌ Assoc/Prof Barbara Cook,

CENRMÌÌ Prof Peter Cook, CENRMÌÌ Rebecca Davies, CENRMÌÌ Ben Ford, CENRMÌÌ David Guilfoyle, CENRMÌÌ Ellen Hickman, CENRMÌÌ Justin Jonson, CENRMÌÌ Alison Lullfitz, CENRMÌÌ W/Prof Stephen Hopper, CENRMÌÌ Jessica Masson, CENRMÌÌ Sheila Murray, CENRMÌÌ Judy Maughan, CENRMÌÌ Simon Neville, CENRMÌÌ Dr Karen Nicoll, RCSWAÌÌ Dr Harriet Paterson, CENRMÌÌ Dr Neil Pettit, CENRMÌÌ Prof. Brad Pusey, CENRMÌÌ Damien Rathbone, CENRM

Management and AdministrationAlbany CentreÌÌ Jennifer O’Neil, DirectorÌÌ Paula Phillips, Manager,

Development and OperationsÌÌ Rodney Russell, Computer

Support OfficerÌÌ Samuel Elliott, Computer Support

OfficerÌÌ Jill Elliott, Administrative OfficerÌÌ Veronica Dayman, Administrative

AssistantÌÌ Fay McLean, Administrative

AssistantÌÌ Jane Rushton, Administrative

AssistantÌÌ Lisa York, Administrative Assistant

CENRMÌÌ Assoc/Prof Barbara Cook, Acting

DirectorÌÌ Randall Jasper, Business ManagerÌÌ Asst/Prof Paul Close, Acting

Deputy Director and Business Manager

ÌÌ Leisha Davis, Finance ManagerÌÌ David Tunbridge, Scientific OfficerÌÌ Sabrina Coster, Administrative

Assistant

PIAFÌÌ Rod Vervest, Program Manager,

PIAF (Great Southern Program)

RCSWAOffice of the Head of SchoolÌÌ W/Prof Geoff Riley AM, Head of

SchoolÌÌ Kate McRae, Personal Assistant

Albany site officeÌÌ Assoc/Prof Kirsten Auret, Medical

Educator, Deputy Head of the RCSWA

ÌÌ Asst/Prof Teresa Barry, MedicineÌÌ Assoc/Prof Chieh Cheng. Medical

Co-ordinatorÌÌ Assoc/Prof Brian Cunningham,

Medical Co-ordinatorÌÌ Dr Sophie Fletcher, Medical Co-

ordinatorÌÌ Assoc/Prof Andrew Knight,

Medical Co-ordinatorÌÌ Assoc/Prof Moira Maley, Medical

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Photo creditsÌÌ Barbara CookÌÌ Krysta GuilleÌÌ Stephen HopperÌÌ John MartinÌÌ William MarwickÌÌ Paula PhillipsÌÌ Dale RobertsÌÌ David Tunbridge

Efforts have been made to capture all available and relevant information to compile the lists ‘University and Community’ and ‘Teaching and Research’. If a person, agency or group has been omitted or incorrectly cited, please advise Paula Phillips 9842 0810, UWA Albany Centre.

Sponsors and supportersÌÌ Albany Community Bank Branch

of the Bendigo BankÌÌ City of AlbanyÌÌ Jackie DavidsonÌÌ Friends of UWA AlbanyÌÌ Pat Fox Memorial FundÌÌ Great Southern Development

CommissionÌÌ Latro LawyersÌÌ Roy and Beatrice LittleÌÌ Clive Malcolm Memorial

Scholarship FundÌÌ Mt Romance Australia Pty LtdÌÌ Plantagenet WinesÌÌ Hon Terry Redman, MLAÌÌ Southern Ports AuthorityÌÌ Water CorporationÌÌ Peter Watson, MLAÌÌ Rick Wilson, MPÌÌ Woodbury Boston Primary School

Membership of other organisationsÌÌ Albany Chamber of Commerce

and IndustryÌÌ Aquaculture Stewardship Council

– board and technical committeeÌÌ Denmark Chamber of Commerce

and IndustryÌÌ Fitzgerald River Catchment Group ÌÌ Great Southern Science CouncilÌÌ International Abalone Society –

executive committeeÌÌ Malleefowl Preservation SocietyÌÌ South Coast Natural Resource

Management – various committees

ÌÌ Southern Ports Authority, Port of Albany, Consultative Committee

ÌÌ Swan River Trust – Technical Advisory Group

ÌÌ WA Museum Albany – Advisory Committee

Public lecturesÌÌ Assoc/Prof Nicholas BannanÌÌ Dr Melanie BarwickÌÌ Bill BunburyÌÌ Asst/Prof Paul CloseÌÌ Emma DonnellyÌÌ Prof Peggy FiedlerÌÌ W/Prof Stephen Hopper, ACÌÌ Assoc/Prof Alan LourensÌÌ Rev Graeme NapierÌÌ John PateÌÌ Dr Dale Roberts

ÌÌ WA Department of Environment & Conservation

ÌÌ WA Department of FisheriesÌÌ WA Department of WaterÌÌ Western Australian Planning

Commission

University and CommunityCENRM Advisory BoardÌÌ Chair: Bruce Manning, Great

Southern Development Commission

ÌÌ Assoc/Prof Barbara Cook, CENRM

ÌÌ Susanne DenningsÌÌ Carl Beck, South Coast Natural

Resource Management IncÌÌ Bruce Bone, Department of

Environment and ConservationÌÌ W/Prof Tony O’Donnell, Faculty of

Science, UWA

RCSWA Local Advisory CommitteeÌÌ Russell Clark, Albany Chamber of

Commerce and IndustryÌÌ Dr Andrew Knight, RCSWAÌÌ Dr Ian Leggett, Southern Regional

Medical GroupÌÌ Ellen McGuckin, RCSWA Student

RepresentativeÌÌ Jennifer O’Neil, UWA Albany

CentreÌÌ Hiedi Rowe, UWA Albany student

representativeÌÌ Robin Surridge, Amity HealthÌÌ Bradley Walsh, Albany Apex ClubÌÌ Andrew Wenzel, Headspace Great

SouthernÌÌ Denise Warren, RCSWAÌÌ Glenda Williams, Great Southern

Aboriginal Health ServiceÌÌ Cameron Woods, City of Albany

Friends of UWA Albany Executive CommitteeÌÌ President: Sally ThomasÌÌ Vice-President: Dr Murray ArnoldÌÌ Secretary: Dot PriceÌÌ Student Representative:

Alexander FawkesÌÌ Sandra DixonÌÌ Milton EvansÌÌ Megan HanningtonÌÌ Jan LosewitzÌÌ Paul SmargiassiÌÌ Paula Phillips, UWA, ex-officio


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