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Is the pipeline our lifeline? Water reform and sustainability in drought-affected dryland communities of rural Victoria

- McRae-Williams, Pamela, Deutsher, M, Schwarz, Imogen

The true story of the Pikeman's Dog at the Eureka Stockade : The rebel's dog with the royal award

- Williams, Paul

  • Authors: Williams, Paul
  • Date: 2009
  • Type: Text , Book
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  • Description: The faithful dog has the ability to become an Australian legend, as has Simpson's Donkey of Gallipoli. The true, heartrending tale of a devoted terrier's reaction to the death of his master, a pikeman at the ill-fated and brutal Eureka Stockade, is what legends are made of.
  • Description: 2003008030

Innovation and change in the Victorian fine art cluster

- Giblin, Deidre, Lowe, Julian

  • Authors: Giblin, Deidre , Lowe, Julian
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at 4th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange: Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2007, Brisbane Graduate School of Business, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland : 6th-9th February 2007
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  • Description: Principal Topic: This research is investigating the scope and relationships of the fine arts and associated sectors before, during and after disruption of the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) core activities over the period 1999 to 2003. The significance of the research is to examine the effect of the NGV’s scaled down operations and understand what happens to an industry and business relationships when a key player moves out of and then re-enters a market. The NGV has long been a dominant figure within the Victorian fine art cluster and, for the purpose of this research, has been used to investigate the way small / medium enterprises (SMEs) may be affected when a key player (one that has in the past dominated the cluster) is forced temporarily to assume a weaker role. The research focuses on the interactions and inter relationships between the NGV and SMEs specifically and the repercussions of dislocation within the cluster. The investigation will determine if the NGV’s dislocation and consequent re-entry as two separate entities has a bearing on the innovation and system behaviour of the cluster and its consequent adaptability to change in a turbulent environment. The fine art cluster together with other cultural enterprises are part of the Victorian cultural environment which has been experiencing turbulent times over the past decade (1995 to 2005) due to the Federation funds that were made available by the Australian and state governments. Specifically Melbourne’s cultural landscape changed extensively due to the high incidence of development that occurred. The speed of change was also a significant factor as the Federation funding meant that everything had to open before 2001, that is, before the centenary of Federation. The level of change in Victoria’s cultural landscape was not only in its physical infrastructure but also ensured dramatic organisational change within the institutions. The extent of the turbulence faced by the cultural institutions during this period of change demonstrates that the fine art and cultural art clusters were seen to be laggards, ’latent clusters ’ (Rosenfeld 1997:11) or ’defenders’ (Slater and Olsen 2000) in terms of governance processes, internal organisational structure, processes, management styles and innovation. The Federation funds offered an opportunity for a consistent redevelopment strategy, which was a catalyst for change in the fine art and cultural clusters that might not otherwise have happened. Methodology/Key Propositions: This longitudinal study undertaken over five years will analyse the nature of the market place as well as the interactions and relationships between players. The impact on this market or cluster will then be observed and compared over four stages, that is, before the NGV closed for refurbishment, during the period of dislocation, upon re-entry of the restructured NGV as two separate entities and 18 months after its re-entry. These investigations will not only help illuminate changes in the functional characteristics and relationship between the NGV and SMEs, but most importantly will answer the fundamental premise that the fine art cluster does exist. The question to ask is, do the institutions and their behaviour over this period of time ’fit’ within the definition of a cluster? A cluster has been defined as a complex system capable of initiating a synergetic process where interconnected organisations and associations are linked by commonalities, complementarities and rivalry. The interconnections between cluster members can be explicit and implicit, that is, as informal social systems or as formal structures. A second aspect of a cluster is that of proximity which may be geographic or functional. This connectivity and synergy transforms the local experience of each member where they can be expected to define their relations vis-`a-vis rivals and with markets. Consequently, the position a cluster member occupies is a matter of great strategic importance and reflects its power and influence and how it may influence the actions of other actors. The significance of this study lies in two areas. First, it is about the key player closing down and reopening as two separate entities (operational innovation). Second, the fine art cluster has a different dynamic from other clusters in that the main player derives its power from its expertise, trust and legitimacy; that is, its reputation. There is a focus on the intangible values of the product and its peripheral services, rather than its control through product and product innovation. In this case the dimension investigated is innovation since the aspect of cluster functioning under investigation is how clusters can provide an environment where change is either actively enhanced or standardized (through incremental innovation). An individual firm’s innovative status (ie accumulated knowledge and continuity of innovative activity), it’s networking activity and knowledge transfer channels as well as the information and management behaviour of the firm determine a cluster’s propensity to be innovative (Spielkamp and Vopel 1999). Hence, the key question for research needs to determine the nature of the cluster’s operations and inter-relationships, that is, does dislocation of the dominant player affect the way the fine art cluster operates (that is, level of innovation) and change the inter-relationships between members? Results and Implications: This research will provide information on how fine art businesses, including some that are competitors, interrelate, and if the dominant player’s dislocation and consequent re-entry has a bearing on the innovation and system behaviour of the cluster. The NGV’s 1999 to 2003 redevelopment and consequent scaled down operation provides a unique opportunity to examine the effects of dislocation of the dominant player on the way a cluster functions and its propensity to be innovative.
  • Description: 2003005187

It's not just about competition! Building sport's capacity for population-focused physical activity promotion and development of healthy settings

- Casey, Meghan, Harvey, Jack, Payne, Warren, Eime, Rochelle

  • Authors: Casey, Meghan , Harvey, Jack , Payne, Warren , Eime, Rochelle
  • Date: 2009
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at 2009 Australia Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Seventh National Physical Activity Conference, Sixth National Sports Injury Prevention Conference, Be Active '09, Brisbane, Queensland : 14th-17th October 2009
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  • Description: Understanding organisational capacity is crucial for addressing how organisations can develop in order to contribute to health promotion objectives and facilitate the implementation of health promotion activities within their settings. This study explored the capacity of Sport Governing Organisations (SGOs) to participate in population-focused health promotion activities. Participants from SGOs in the Australian state of Victoria were invited to complete a Health Promotion and Sport Assessment Tool (HP-SAT) which included items from capacity building checklists (strength of a coalition, capacity of an organisation to tackle health issues, and quality of planning including strategic and operational planning for health promotion) and a partnership analysis tool. Participants completed the HP-SAT in two phases—first to identify their SGO's current capacity to implement health promotion activities; and second a reflection of their SGO's capacity five years previously, prior to funding from a health promotion body. For each substantive area in the HP-SAT (e.g., capacity to address health issues) a composite score was calculated by summing the numerically coded responses to each item pertaining to the particular area. The scores represented the capacity to implement health promotion activities, and were expressed on a scale of 0–100. Paired samples t-tests were used to test for differences in the capacity scores between the two time points. The mean scores for the six capacity and partnership areas ranged from 39.1 to 61.5 at the retrospective survey and significantly increased to 56.9–78.2 for the current survey (p < 0.05 for all six areas). Scores for operational planning for health promotion and SGO collaboration activities increased the most, by 27.9 and 19.4 percentage points, respectively. Strategic planning for health promotion scored the lowest for the current survey. This presentation will discuss how to build capacity within the sport sector to facilitate the implementation of health promotion activities and to engage sport settings in health promotion activities. In particular, it will focus on how to promote health by creating health-promoting environments and/or increase physical activity levels through sport participation.

Illite crystallinity and the b-spacing values of white micas and their implications for gold mineralisation in the Lachlan Orogen

- Wilson, C., McKnight, Stafford, Dugdale, A., Rawling, T., Farrar, A., McKenzie, M., Melling, W.

  • Authors: Wilson, C. , McKnight, Stafford , Dugdale, A. , Rawling, T. , Farrar, A. , McKenzie, M. , Melling, W.
  • Date: 2009
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences Vol. 56, no. 8 (2009), p. 1143-1164
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  • Description: Gold mineralisation in the Lachlan Orogen of western Victoria, is generally hosted in turbidites with very low-grade metamorphic assemblages. Metamorphic data from these turbidites are relatively rare because of the fine-grained nature of the pelitic component and lack of suitable assemblages for thermobarometric estimates. In this study, 'illite crystallinity' (Kubler Index) and b-lattice spacing measurements were carried out on white micas in metapelites, collected from near the inferred western margin of the Selwyn Block, as well as three exploration targets, in an attempt to relate thermal and barometric conditions to mineralisation. Higher-grade (epizone) metamorphic conditions are recorded in sequences west of the Whitelaw Fault and lower-grade (anchizone) metamorphic conditions to the east of the fault. The change from epizonal to anchizonal grade is abrupt, resolved to a distance of a few hundred metres. The b-spacing values change adjacent to the Muckleford Fault. This is due to rocks to the east being exhumed as the edge of the Selwyn Block moved westward during the Middle Devonian Tabberabberan Orogeny at 380Ma. We propose that the juxtaposition of rocks with contrasting thermal and barometric histories represents expression of the upper crustal location of the western margin of the Selwyn Block at the time of peak deformation, at about 440Ma, and this crustal structure controlled the distribution of the major quartz-vein-type gold deposits. The Middle Devonian orogenic activity (380Ma) was accompanied by the formation of disseminated gold deposits such as Fosterville. This represents a mineralising event that overprints the earlier gold deposits in a corridor at least 50km wide and to the west of the Whitelaw Fault, that parallels the margin of the Selwyn Block. The correlation between gold assays and 'illite crystallinity' results, from X-ray diffraction and from short-wave infrared-reflectance field-spectroscopy data, were ambiguous. Kubler Indices are not found to be effective in targeting of mineralisation as the values obtained from the alteration and the host-rock assemblages were similar and reflected the ambient P-T conditions at the time of mineralisation.

Clay mineralogy of central Victorian (Creswick) soils : Clay mineral contents as a possible tool of environmental indicator

- Sultan, Khawar

  • Authors: Sultan, Khawar
  • Date: 2006
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Soil and Sediment Contamination Vol. 15, no. 4 (2006), p. 339-356
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  • Description: The clay mineralogy and heavy metal/metalloid (As, Pb and Cu) contents of soils developed on the various rock units in a central highlands environment in Victoria (Creswick, Australia) have been investigated. The clay minerals identified showed an order of abundance as: kaolinite - illite > smectite > mixed-layer (ML) ≈ vermiculite. The soil clay mineralogy did not change systematically with depth (0- 10, 10- 20 and 20- 30 cm) and showed large variations spatially. The high proportion of kaolinite was probably due to the removal of 2:1 phyllosilicates by the formation of 1:1 kaolinite through weathering, which also reduced the cation exchange capacity (CEC) and electrical conductivity (EC, soil: water ratio of 1:5) of soils by aging. Soils were classified as silty loam to loam with a low clay size (≤ 2
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  • Description: 2003001961

Who's doing the hunting and gathering? An exploration of gender segmentation of adult learning in small remote communities

- Golding, Barry

  • Authors: Golding, Barry
  • Date: 2004
  • Type: Text , Book chapter
  • Relation: Equity in Vocational Education and Training: Research reading Chapter 17 p. 225-241
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  • Description: Adults in Australia have tended to return relatively recently to learning in patterns that are significantly different by gender. These patterns of gender segmentation for adults are particularly noticeable in the findings of recent research by the author into adult, community and vocational learning in small and remote towns in Victoria. The issues associated with such patterns form the basis of this exploratory paper.
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  • Description: 2003000772

Hydropedology, geomorphology and groundwater processes hold the keys to land degradation - case studies in SW Victoria, Australia

- MacEwan, Richard, Dahlhaus, Peter, Fawcett, Jonathon

  • Authors: MacEwan, Richard , Dahlhaus, Peter , Fawcett, Jonathon
  • Date: 2006
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at 18th World Congress of Soil Science, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA : 9th-15th July 2006
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  • Description: Soil is the component in the landscape along with land use management and vegetation that determines all the partitioning of water balance components that affect surface hydrology (runoff to waterways and wetlands) and recharge to groundwater. Most soil and land degradation processes are hydrologically driven or depend on hydrological conditions. Conceptual models and quantification of erosion processes (wind erosion is a result of lack of moisture), land salinisation, acidification, nutrient loss and impacts of nutrient movement, all require an understanding of the role of hydrology specific to the landscape under consideration. In Australia, salinity is a major problem for agriculture in irrigated and rainfed (‘dryland agriculture) land and has significant economic impacts in urban areas too. A general water balance approach has been used to conceptualise the processes and the problem. Large scale clearing of treed landscapes in favour of annual crops and pastures has been seen as the major change in the water balance of Australian landscapes since settlement. This change in vegetation and water use is frequently cited as the most significant factor in causing land salinisation, which is attributed to increase in groundwater recharge, mobilisation of salts, groundwater rise and discharge. We provide three case studies for landscapes that require quite different conceptual models and all of which are in some degree counter to the developed conventional wisdom regarding increased salinity. These case studies illustrate the importance of developing an appropriate conceptual model of hydrological processes in the ‘critical zone', in particular for implementation of policy and practice in land management. Case 1. South Eastern Dundas Tablelands, Victoria. In this landscape the apparent degradation of land by salinity is the result of changed hydrological conditions but has not resulted from increased groundwater discharge or increased salt accumulation. We have evidence that groundwater recharge and discharge have not increased since clearing of the landscape during European settlement. Laboratory hydrological studies in large diameter cores from soil and regolith, interpretation of redoximorphic features and functional horizons in the field and analysis of historical records of streamflow support this hypothesis. We also show that the degradation of salt affected areas is due to fluctuating waterlogging and drying of the soil causing cyclic redox conditions and changes in soil chemistry. Case 2. Dissected Coastal Plain, Victoria. In this landscape, slowly permeable marine clay overlain by coastal sand deposits provides a classic ‘layer cake' picture of differentially permeable material. The unconsolidated nature of the clays and the relatively deep dissection that exists presents a landslide prone landscape and one that also shows the effects of salting in low areas. In this region we show that upward pressure from a deep (200 m) confined freshwater aquifer maintains saturation in the marine clay and that waterlogging, landslides and salinity result from hydrological dynamics of the upper few metres of regolith and soil. Evidence has been collected from field survey, groundwater studies, geotechnical measurements and regolith mineralogy. Case 3. Granite Uplands, Victoria. In this landscape we have interpreted redoximorphic features of functional horizons and measurement of shallow groundwater salinities in a toposequence. Our conceptual model is of a regional saline groundwater system discharging in springs relatively high in the landscape. We show the role of shallow throughflow of water in the soil in spreading salt from these point sources, simultaneously diluting the effect of salinity in local drainage lines but increasing the area of salt affected land upslope from the drainage lines. In each case study area we have been compelled to develop an understanding that fits the landscape realities. We have used empirical observations and interpretation of soil morphology, regolith and groundwater characteristics, laboratory studies, soil chemistry and hydro-chemistry to support our work. We stress the importance of this approach integrating the sciences of hydrology, pedology, chemistry and geology in coming to appropriate conclusions about land degradation processes, especially if we are to advise on land management investment and policy to tackle degradation.
  • Description: 2003002070

Father Raleigh went rapidly and amply to ruin: Irish missionary clergy in nineteenth-century Western Victoria

- Blee, Jillian

The state of sport injury risk management in Victoria

- Otago, Leonie

An eminent Victorian : James Oddie and his contribution to Ballarat

- Beggs-Sunter, Anne

Macroinvertebrate communities in Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. reed beds and open bank habitats in central Victorian streams in Australia

- Jayawardana, Chandamali, Westbrooke, Martin, Wilson, Michael, Hurst, Cameron

  • Authors: Jayawardana, Chandamali , Westbrooke, Martin , Wilson, Michael , Hurst, Cameron
  • Date: 2006
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Hydrobiologia Vol. 568, no. 1 (2006), p. 169-185
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  • Description: Reed invasion is a common phenomenon of open streams with disturbed riparian vegetation in river catchments. Knowledge of the effects of such vegetation change on aquatic communities is fundamental to river management. Macroinvertebrate fauna in Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. and open bank habitats were examined in three rivers in central Victoria in order to understand the effect of such littoral habitat on macroinvertebrates. Data were analysed using Partially Nested Factorial ANOVA with season, river and habitats as main effects. Habitat structure had a significant effect (p < 0.05) on macroinvertebrate species richness, however this was not seasonally consistent across the three rivers. There was a significant increase (p < 0.05) in macroinvertebrate taxa richness in Phragmites habitats during winter and spring seasons. Total abundance of taxa showed no consistent significant differences in the two habitats. Results of Canonical Analysis of Principle Coordinates indicated significant differences (p < 0.05) in macroinvertebrate assemblages between Phragmites and bare bank habitats in all seasons. Habitat selection by taxa could be related to the microphysical environment of the habitats. This study suggests that reed beds create important littoral habitat structures which support diverse macroinvertebrate assemblages. © Springer 2006.
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  • Description: 2003001589

The abode of malevolent spirits and creatures - Caves in Victorian Aboriginal social organization

- Clark, Ian

  • Authors: Clark, Ian
  • Date: 2007
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Helictite Vol. 40, no. 1 (2007), p. 3-10
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  • Description: A study of Aboriginal associations with Victorian caves finds that there is a rich cultural heritage associated with caves. This association has been found to be rich and varied in which caves and sink holes featured prominently in the lives of Aboriginal people - they were often the abodes of malevolent creatures and spirits and some were associated with important ancestral heroes, traditional harming practices, and some were important in the after death movement of souls to their resting places. Aboriginal names for caves, where known, are discussed.
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  • Description: 2003005213

Motivation and success : Mixed motivations for women in small business in regional Australia

- Newton, Janice, Wood, Glenice, Gottschalk, Lorene

  • Authors: Newton, Janice , Wood, Glenice , Gottschalk, Lorene
  • Date: 2003
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Rural Society Vol. 13, no. 1 (2003), p. 5-21
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  • Description: In this paper, factors that motivate women to take up and stay in small businesses in rural and regional areas are analysed in relation to research undertaken in 2001 with 359 women from the Western Region of Victoria. A modification of a typology of business motivation developed by Baines and Wheelock (1998) is posited to acknowledge the variety of motivations and aspirations operating among the women. There is a strong theme of family and personal survival and security that in all likelihood reflects a push factor from the macro-economic context of rural decline. On the other hand there is also strong evidence of an achievement theme, showing commitment to entrepreneurial culture and growth, but this is inextricably bound to notions of personal achievement and self-worth, a legacy perhaps from a history of women's invisibility in the rural context.
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  • Description: 2003000603

Linking school-based sport programs to sport club membership

- Payne, Warren, Eime, Rochelle, Harvey, Jack, Maher, Shelley, Strachan, J.

  • Authors: Payne, Warren , Eime, Rochelle , Harvey, Jack , Maher, Shelley , Strachan, J.
  • Date: 2006
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Vol. 9, no. Supplement 1 (2006), p. 39-40
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  • Description: This research was undertaken as part of the evaluation of the VicHealth Participation for Health (PfH) Scheme. VicHealth allocate A$ 3.3 million per year to support Victorian state sporting associations (SSAs) through the PfH Scheme to increase population physical activity levels and health via increasing membership of sporting clubs. SSAs were required to allocate a portion of these funds to participation based programs. While setting for participation was not directed, many (n = 27, 44.0%) of the SSAs conducted school-based sport programs. This research sought to explore the factors affecting the linking of school-based programs with sporting club membership. SSAs reported that 50.6% of the PfH Scheme programs (n = 43) were delivered in a school setting. Focus-group discussions found that, in general, the SSAs did not see the school-based programs being a vehicle for directly recruiting club members. Rather, the programs were used to increase the visibility of the sport, train teachers in the sport and to involve children in physical activity. Barriers to linking school-based program participation to club membership included conflict in program delivery time with club activities, and limited ability of club volunteers to assist with school-based programs. A case-study will be presented which involves the introduction of yachting into schools. In general, the SSAs believed school-based engagement was a poor investment. They also felt that agencies such as VicHealth should advocate for the provision of adequate sport infrastructure within schools rather than the schools relying upon the limited resources of the sporting sector to provide school sport services.

Land succession and fission in nineteenth-century Western Victoria: The case of Knenknenwurrung

- Clark, Ian

  • Authors: Clark, Ian
  • Date: 2006
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Australian journal of anthropology Vol. 17, no. 1 (2006), p. 1-14
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  • Description: This article examines the evidence for land succession in western Victoria and considers the fission, fusion, and extinction of some clan groups at the time of contact with non-Aboriginal people in the late 1830s and 1840s. A special study is made of the intriguing scraps of evidence surrounding Knenknenwurrung. This appears to be the case of a cluster of related clans fragmenting and being absorbed into contiguous language groups¾some into Djadjawurrung, some Jardwadjali, and the majority absorbed into Djabwurrung. Exactly when this fragmentation and fission occurred is unclear, but certainly within the living memory of Aboriginal people in the early 1840s.
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Tectonic and economic implications of trace element, Ar-40/Ar-39 and Sm-Nd data from mafic dykes associated with orogenic gold minerals in central Victoria, Australia : reply

- Bierlein, Frank, Hughes, Martin, Dunphy, J., McKnight, Stafford

Understanding the influence of sport and physical activity policy on community well being : ‘Assembling’ partnerships in regional Victoria

- Ruyg, Sharon, Payne, Warren, Swan, Peter

  • Authors: Ruyg, Sharon , Payne, Warren , Swan, Peter
  • Date: 2002
  • Type: Text , Conference paper
  • Relation: Paper presented at Who's Looking After the Bush?, Rockhampton, Australia : 14th June, 2002 p. 142-149
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  • Description: Rural and regional Victorians, like most Australians, face a complex set of issues that challenge their capacity to lead active lifestyles. Such issues are Compounded by the myriad of changes to the structure of communities through policies resulting in declining services and support from centralised government and the private sector during the 1990's. Crucial to the sustainability of communities is the need for a better understanding of how policies influence and impact upon them. A study in Regiona/ Victoria investigated how policies relating to physical activity influence community well being and analysed government policies in the sport and health sectors. The application of critical policy analysis techniques (Taylor et al, 1997; Chalip, 1996) using a critical interpretive approach (Berkovifz, 2000) provided the framework for the problematization of physical activity and the use of legitimation (Chalip, 1996) in the analysis of policies. The research found that greatest government interest in physical activity was linked to the economic benefits that can be attributed to improved rates of participation in sport and other forms of physical activity. Policy is further influenced by the interplay between sectors, levels of government and the availability of funding. The research found that inconsistencies exist between the language and available resources at all levels despite the knowledge of potential health benefits. Of significance to the research is the investigation of structures to support the development of sport and physical activity opportunities. Victoria's Regional Sports Assemblies (RSAs) provide an approach reflective of the needs of communities through sport and physical activity. The capacity for greater collaboration lies at the local level where direct community relationships afford opportunities to engage individuals and organisations in sport and physical activity.
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Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Melbourne and Central Victoria

- Clark, Ian, Heydon, Toby

  • Authors: Clark, Ian , Heydon, Toby
  • Date: 2002
  • Type: Text , Book
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  • Description: A simplified online version of the book is available here: http://www.vaclang.org.au/project-detail.aspx?ID=11
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The public health care cost of physical inactivity in a regional city of Australia

- Dassanayake, Jayantha, Payne, Warren, Liya, T., Turville, Christopher