Law and Management

Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities

The Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities (CSRC) brings the University and its community together in our common concern to understand those factors which contribute toward sustainable communities. Specifically the Centre aims to:

• Foster discussion and debate about what it means to be a sustainable community;
• Undertake research which assists communities make sustainable development choices; and,
• Provide a forum for others to explore social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainable living.

Current Activities
Australian Research Council Discovery Project Australia's Rural Heartlands:  Declining Economic Fortune or Dynamic Regional Adjustment?... more info...
Renewable Energy and Regional Australia: Creating Local Economic Development Opportunities A recent conference in Bendigo sponsored by the Centre... more info...
The Changing Nature of Australia's Country Towns Now Available. Edited by Dr Maureen Rogers and David R Jones, this book covers 5 themes: people and changing social and economic trends; the art of engaging people in their own development; new modes of development; water and its management at the community level; and planning processes and frameworks... more info... (PDF 73k)