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That's all folks (for the CRCNPB at least)

Since this is the final leaflet to flutter from the CRCNPB twig….

It's on for young and old

Professor John Lovett talks about the CRCNPB's decision to take on another attempt at a rebid.

‘Always look on the bright side…’ [Python, M 1979].

Professor John Lovett recently attended the Executive Board meeting of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.

Minister Carr’s announcement of the successful CRCs in Round 13 may not h

Full steam ahead!

Professor John Lovett discusses trade, travel and tourism and the risks they pose for biosecurity.

Regular readers may recall the image of aquatic tranquillity that decorated my most recent entry in t

CRC Association Conference 2010

Chairman, Professor John Lovett tackled the 'real issues' at the Cooperative Research Centre Association's annual conference.

‘Pathfinders 2010: the Innovators Conference,' sub-titled ‘Challenge and Change: Sourcing Evidence to Tackle the Real Issues’ was held in Alice Springs from 26 t

Biodiversity and biosecurity – you can’t have one without the other

Chairman, Professor John Lovett shares his thoughts on the inextricable link between biodiversity and biosecurity.

In February’s edition of The Leaflet, my armchair comments closed with a note on the imminence of ‘Global Biosecurity 2010’, the international conference which e

Agriculture Outlook Asia 2009 and CABI Global Summit

Fastening the seat belt of the Chair one more time, rehearsing the brace position and checking out the life jacket I was reflecting that the ‘K747’ virus is almost as contagious in CRCN

Third Year Review

Regular readers of The Leaflet will recall that one of the big events in the life of our CRC, the ‘Third Year Review' (TYR), was scheduled for mid-December 2008. Preparations involved participants, program staff and leaders, management and the board. A board subcommittee, comprising John Irwin, Barry Windle and myself, with the CEO, participated in four teleconferences with the independent review panel prior to the formal meetings held at the University of Canberra on 16 and 17 December.