Corporate Body

CSIRO Division of Land and Water (1997 - 2014)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

From

1 February 1997
Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

To

2014

Functions

Conservation or Environment and Industrial or Scientific Research

Alternative Names

CSIRO Land and Water (Also known as)

Reference No

CA 4459

Legal Status

Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia

Location

Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory

Summary

During restructuring of the CSIRO, in 1997, the Divisions of Environmental Mechanics, Soils and Water Resources were combined to form the Division of Land and Water. From their Web site, November 2002: "CSIRO Land and Water is dedicated to seeking solutions to complex land and water management problems." In 2014 the activities of the Division of Land and Water were allocated to the CSIRO Flagship units of Agriculture, Land and Water, and Oceans and Atmosphere.

Timeline

Controlling Corporate Bodies

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Participates in

Related People

Batley, Graeme (1941 - )
Research scientist 2006 -
Bowmer, Kathleen
Business Director and Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO Land and Water

Date: 2001 -
Craik, Wendy (1949 - )
Chair of CSIRO Land and Water Sector Advisory Committee

Date: 1997 - 2000
Harris, Graham
Foundation Chief of the CSIRO Division of Land and Water, 1997.
Hatton, Tom
Deputy Chief 2002 - 2004
Meyer, Wayne (1951 - )
Business Director 2002 - 2007
Raupach, Michael (1950 - 2015)
Research Scientist 1998 - 2002
Stauber, Jennifer (Jenny)
Deputy Chief of the Division 2008 -
Syme, Geoffrey
Director, Australian Research Centre for Water in Society 1997 - 2001; Director, Water Security and Sustainable Communities 2002 - 2006

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-542098. Details

Resource Sections

'Land and Water Divisions', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), https://csiropedia.csiro.au/land-and-water-1997/. Details
'Primary description of agency CA 4459; CSIRO, Land & Water, Black Mountain, ACT. Registration of entity: 8 February 1988', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204459. Details

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