Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional AustraliaRefereed papers
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The following papers have been identified in the Proceedings as Peer Reviewed and Blind Refereed with each reviewed independently by two anonymous reviewers (double blind process) and their comments returned to authors prior to the submission of final papers for inclusion in the proceedings.
SEGRA 2009
- Three Issues of Importance to Decision-Makers in Regional Australia
Mark Giddings, Pharmacy Graduate and Adjunct Associate Professor Richard Monypenny, School of Business, James Cook University - Sustainable Mining Futures and the Liveability of Mining Villages
Lindsay Greer, Senior Research Officer, Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainability, CQUniversity - Towards Affordable Regional Infrastructure
Dr Mark McGovern, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology - Community Recovery and Survival in a Boom and Bust Economy
Professor Fiona Haslam McKenzie, Director, Housing and Urban Research Institute of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology - Managing Mining Communities and Sustainable Development: a Central Queensland case study
Emeritus Professor Bob Miles, Executive Director, Miles Consulting Services - Leveraging on Population Mobility to Generate Local Solutions to Community Needs and Issues
Joe Ripepi, PhD Student, Curtin University of Technology - Townsville: a regional development case study
Cr Les Tyrell OAM, Mayor, Townsville City Council and Adjunct Associate Professor Richard Monypenny, School of Business, James Cook University - Attracting and Retaining Mobile Skilled Workers: benefits for rural communities
Dr Peter Vitartas, Senior Lecturer, Southern Cross University - Climate Proofing as a Regional Development Strategy
Associate Professor Peter Waterman RFD, Coordinator, Climate Change, Coasts and Catchments, University of the Sunshine Coast - Emission Trading: an economic business perspective
Debbie West, Manager in Tax and Business Services, WHK and Adjunct Associate Professor Richard Monypenny, School of Business, James Cook University
SEGRA 2008
- The Learning Practitioner
Dr Paul Collits, School of Global Studies, RMIT University - Using Work/Life Balance Strategies to Address Regional Skills Shortages
Debra Da Silva, School of Business and Information Technology, Charles Sturt University - People's Perceptions of Governance and the Implications for Regional Australia
Dr Ian Gray, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University - Skill Shortages in Regional Australia and Novel Marketing Campaigns: a sign of the desperate times!
Kerry Grigg, School of Business and Information Technology, Charles Sturt University - Regions, Cities and the World: well-connected or subprime views
Dr Mark McGovern, School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology - Assessing Climate Change Risk and its implications for local Government in Queensland
Prof Bob Miles, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Regional Development, CQUniversity - Examining Communities of Interest to achieve 'best-fit' governance in Central Queensland
Prof Bob Miles, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Regional Development, CQUniversity - Responding to the Challenges of Regional Development: Clermont's preferred future and community development strategy
Prof Bob Miles, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Regional Development, CQUniversity - Some Practical Next Steps to Grow Local Cooperation
Adjunct Assoc Prof Richard Monypenny, Faculty of Business, James Cook University - Closing the Loop between Research and Sustainable Regional Development
Dr Imogen Schwarz, Water in Drylands Collaborative Research Program (WIDCORP), University of Ballarat