The first scholarship will support research related to native foods along the supply chain.
The second scholarship is applicable to a range of aspects of First Nations agriculture, such as cool burning, First Nations farm practices, farm business management, agriculture policy and First Nations education.
First Nations students with a four-year honours degree or a three-year qualification with research experience in agriculture or science are invited to apply.
Visit the Charles Sturt website for more information or contact Professor Jim Pratley at jpratley@csu.edu.au for information on the second scholarship.
Applications close Thursday, June 30.
Talking change at Yea
Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre and 2030Yea will present the second of their climate change community talks on Friday, April 29.
Guest speaker is Dr Saul Griffith, founder of Rewiring Australia, who will talk about his new book The Big Switch, where he explains what it would take to transform Australia's energy infrastructure and ways for households to save money.
The session is available via Zoom and in-person at the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre.
Drinks and nibbles will be available from 6pm for those attending in person, with the talk starting online at 6.30pm.
Book for online viewing or in person attendance at: www.yeawetlands.com.au
Brigades go solar
A group of north-east CFA brigades will install solar panels and batteries on 12 fire stations to increase the resilience of local communities.
CFA’s Bogong Group, in partnership with Indigo Shire Council, successfully applied for a Federal Government grant of more than $500,000 for the Bogong Group Bushfire Resilience Power Project.
Group officer David Box said the project would enhance community resilience by providing confidence in emergency service facilities.
“Whenever there are power outages, whether that’s through emergency situations like fires or floods, the community will still have a fully powered CFA station that can also act as a gathering place,” Mr Box said.
The solar panels and batteries will be installed at Allans Flat, Beechworth, Dederang, Falls Creek, Gundowring, Kergunyah, Kiewa, Mt Beauty, Sandy Creek and Charleroi, Stanley, Tawonga and Wooragee fire stations. They should all be installed by 2024.
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