The latest meeting of the Tropical Water Quality Hub project leaders in Townsville on February 27 gave the newest cohort of project leaders an introduction into the Hub\u2019s robust stakeholder engagement framework.<\/p>\n
A presentation by CEO of the Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators (AMPTO) Mr Col McKenzie gave perspective from an end-user of Hub research and how that research is being used \u2018on the ground\u2019 by the Crown of Thorns Starfish Targeted Control Program<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Senior staff from the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC), the Hub\u2019s managing organisation, were on hand to give further insight into the Hub\u2019s Indigenous engagement and knowledge brokering strategies.<\/p>\n RRRC managing director Sheriden Morris said the organisation was there to help Hub researchers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have trained and experienced staff that can assist in many ways, particularly in engagement,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The opportunity was also taken to farewell Hub Liaison Damian Wrigley, who is moving on to other roles with the Department of Environment and Energy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Co-ordination and co-operation for optimized research outcomes The latest meeting of the Tropical Water Quality Hub project leaders in Townsville on February 27 gave the newest cohort of project leaders … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3375,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3383","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tBack to the March 2017 e-Newsletter contents<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"