Journal articles: 'Engineering at Victoria'

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Mamboleo, Martin. "Evaluation and use of existing economic valuation methodologies in the management of Lake Victoria’s water resources." RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety 29, no. 4 (December 30, 2021): 341–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-2310-2021-29-4-341-354.

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Lake Victoria is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, with an eco-system critical to 25-30 million inhabitants of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi who live in the lake basin. The lake provides several ecosystem services from inland waterway transport, fisheries to hydropower and supports many different industries such as tourism, trade, and wildlife. However, Lake Victorias ecosystem management has been highly extractive; hence its water resources are either inefficiently or overused. This is because the value of this resource is either unknown or underestimated. The main purpose of the research was to contribute to Lake Victorias conservation efforts by providing the best techniques that can be used to assess the value of this resource and develop appropriate policies for the sustainable management of the lake. The study reviewed relevant literature on the economic assessment methods of environmental resources in the context of water management. Search engines such as Google Scholar, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect were used for it. The study suggests methods for economic valuation of Lake Victoria water ecosystem for each service. The proposed techniques can be used for assessing the value and benefits of conservation and restoration of Lake Victoria ecosystem.

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Doyle, S. "Engineering places - Victoria Falls Bridge [IET@150 - engineering places]." Engineering & Technology 16, no. 9 (October 1, 2021): 62–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/et.2021.0901.

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Brammer, Naomi R., and Mir-Akbar Hessami. "DECENTRALISED GENERATION IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY RELIABILITY." Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering 33, no. 1 (March 2009): 11–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/tcsme-2009-0003.

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Distributed or decentralised generation (DG) using advanced fossil fuel and renewable energy technologies is an attractive alternative to traditional electricity generation. Over 75% of new generating capacity installed in the Australian state of Victoria between 2000 and 2010 will be DG from gas turbines and wind farms. However, it is uncertain if this new capacity will be sufficient to maintain historic levels of electricity supply reliability. The contribution of DG to Victoria’s electricity supply in 2010 has been assessed, through analysis of modelled supply and demand data and comparisons with data from 2000. While it was assumed that new gas turbines will provide peak load and emergency generation, the role of wind farms was evaluated by considering their equivalent firm capacity estimated using statistical and probabilistic methods. Results show that all DG from gas turbines will contribute to Victoria's electricity supply in 2010, but only 4-30% of installed wind farm capacity can be considered firm or reliable. Technical performance indicators suggest that the new generating capacity will be unable to satisfy increased demand with adequate reliability. Additional base load capacity and demand reduction measures are required to ensure Victoria’s electricity supply reliability is maintained in the future.

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Ackroyd, J. A. D. "The Victoria University of Manchester’s contributions to the development of aeronautics." Aeronautical Journal 111, no. 1122 (August 2007): 473–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001924000004735.

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This issue of the Aeronautical Journal celebrates the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Honours Degree Course in Aeronautical Engineering at the Victoria University of Manchester. The following article therefore describes the aeronautical research and teaching activities of that university up to its recent amalgamation with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) to form the present-day University of Manchester. This juncture provides a further justification for recording the Victoria University’s achievements.Both the Victoria University and UMIST had their roots in the nineteenth century although, apart from the relatively brief period of the First World War, neither of them was particularly involved in aeronautics until after the Second World War. However, as Sections 6.0-10.0 seek to demonstrate, thereafter the Victoria University’s involvement became considerable. The preceding Sections describe the origins of the Victoria University and UMIST and, in the case of the former institution, the subsequent activities of its staff and graduates in engineering and mathematics which, although not always specifically aeronautical in content, nonetheless had a profound influence on the development of the aeronautical sciences.

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Dahlhaus, Peter, Angela Murphy, Andrew MacLeod, Helen Thompson, Kirsten McKenna, and Alison Ollerenshaw. "Making the invisible visible: the impact of federating groundwater data in Victoria, Australia." Journal of Hydroinformatics 18, no. 2 (July 31, 2015): 238–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2015.169.

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The Visualising Victoria's Groundwater (VVG) web portal federates groundwater data for the State of Victoria, Australia, thus making legacy data, government datasets, research data and community-sourced data and observations visible to the public. The portal is innovative because it was developed outside of the government and offers real-time access to remote authoritative databases by integrating the interoperable web services they each provide. It includes tools for data querying and 3D visualisations that were designed to meet end-user needs and educate the broader community about a normally invisible resource. The social impact of the web portal was measured using multidisciplinary research that employed survey instruments, expert reference groups, and internet analytics to explore the extent to which the web portal has supported decision making by governments, industry, researchers and the community. The research found that single access, multiple data set web portals enhance capacity by providing timely, informed and accurate responses to answer queries and increase productivity by saving time. The provision of multiple datasets from disparate sources within a single portal has changed practices in the Victorian groundwater industry.

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van Oorschot, R., D. de Waal, and L. Semple. "Options for beneficial reuse of biosolids in Victoria." Water Science and Technology 41, no. 8 (April 1, 2000): 115–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2000.0150.

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This paper presents a synopsis of current biosolids management in Victoria as well as an overview of some biosolids processing technologies. Indicative capital and annual costs to upgrade wastewater sludge management facilities at Victorian wastewater treatment plants to maximise safe beneficial reuse of biosolids and sludge products are provided. The data will be particularly useful for preliminary assessment and planning purposes of biosolids management strategies for government, non-metropolitan urban water authorities and regional waste management groups. Indicative cost curves are presented for various sludge treatment and biosolids reuse options applicable to treatment plant sizes between 2000 and 200,000 ep.

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Bell, James, Henry Chan, Michael Chan, and Sungkon Moon. "COVID-19 and Construction: Impact Analysis on Construction Performance during Two Infection Waves in Victoria, Australia." Sustainability 14, no. 5 (February 23, 2022): 2580. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14052580.

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This research outlines the fluctuation in confirmed active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as related to the changes in the Victoria state government’s rules and restrictions. Further, this study examines the impact of government restrictions on the performance of construction in Victoria, Australia. The data analyses in this paper identify the specific effects on industrial production, during the different lockdown stages, in three local construction companies. Companies were selected from different points along the supply chain. Company A is a supplier involved in the manufacturing of structural steel. Company B conducts logistics and procurement. Company C is a construction engineering business specializing in foundations. After reviewing relevant case studies and theories, data analyses were developed in collaboration with these companies. The results revealed that the impact of restrictions on the workers on individual construction projects was not significant. Stage 4 restrictions (Victoria’s highest lockdown level) significantly impacted overall income by limiting construction to only servicing essential infrastructure or essential businesses. The novel contribution of this study is the data analysis outcome for Victoria, where a high level of restrictions were experienced, such as curfew and enforced isolation at home, relative to other countries. In 2021 and 2022 (omicron variant dominated), Victoria was again at the brink of an infection wave, which showed a similar pattern to July 2020, and endured the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown. The research findings contribute to the body of knowledge by providing empirical data analysis of each company, representing the economic impact of ordinary small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in construction.

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Walter, Susan M. "Victorian Bluestone: a proposed Global Heritage Stone Province from Australia." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 486, no. 1 (September 20, 2018): 7–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/sp486.1.

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AbstractVictorian Bluestone is proposed as a Global Heritage Stone Province from Australia. Numerous heritage stones occur within this province and of these Malmsbury Bluestone is suggested as a Global Heritage Stone Resource. Bluestone, an iconic basalt dimension stone from Victoria, is used domestically and internationally with a recognized heritage value. Sources are located in urban and country areas of Victoria some of which are still utilized for dimension stone. In many instances bluestone has superior technical characteristics, including durability, that surpass high-quality commercial sandstones, despite an architectural preference for lighter-coloured stones. These characteristics are matched by the diversity of significant uses for domestic, commercial and infrastructure purposes especially in Victoria. Notable examples include the Spotswood Pumping Station, Malmsbury Viaduct, the Graving Dock (Williamstown), Malmsbury Reservoir, St Patrick's Cathedral (Melbourne), Kyneton Railway Station and Ararat Gaol. If the bluestone used in pavements and drains is also considered, Victorian Bluestone could be described as Australia's most prominent infrastructure heritage stone. Bluestone use in Melbourne dates from the 1840s, in the other states of Australia and in New Zealand from 1873, with international interest from Asia between 1860 and 1880. The stone continues to be utilized widely around Australia and is also exported.

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Jamaludin, Jamaludin, Endang Kustini, and Rini Dianti Fauzi. "Implementasi Metode Rgec Dalam Menilai Tingkat Kesehatan Bank (Studi Pada Bank Victoria International Tbk. Periode 2015-2019." Jurnal Disrupsi Bisnis 5, no. 1 (January 31, 2022): 72. http://dx.doi.org/10.32493/drb.v5i1.18397.

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan pendekatan Risk Profile atau Profil Risiko, untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan pendekatan Good Corporate Governance, untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan pendekatan Earning atau Rentabilitas, untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan pendekatan Capital atau Permodalan dan untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria bila diukur dengan menggunakan metode RGEC. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Variabel dan pengukuran pada penelitian ini terdiri dari faktor Risk Profile, faktor Good Corporate Governance, faktor Earnings, faktor Capital atau permodalan. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kesehatan Bank Victoria TBK pada tahun 2015-2019 di ukur dengan menggunakan RGEC antara lain dengan pendekatan Risk Profile, Good Corporate Governance, Earning dan Capital berada pada rata-rata pembobotan sebesar 80,55 %. Itu artinya secara keseluruhan bahwa kinerja keuangan Bank Victoria TBK mulai 2015-2019 dikatakan sehat. Kata Kunci: Risk Profile; Good Corporate Governance; Earning; Capital; Kinerja Keuangan

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Waley, G. "The Victoria Falls Bridge." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering 157, no. 1 (March 2004): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/bren.2004.157.1.37.

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Rosenbloom, Sandra, and Jennifer Morris. "Travel Patterns of Older Australians in an International Context: Policy Implications and Options." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1617, no. 1 (January 1998): 189–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1617-26.

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International data and data from a major household travel survey undertaken in Melbourne, Victoria—the Victorian Activity Travel Survey (VATS)—are used to address the following questions: ( a) to what extent can older people meet their own transportation needs when they cannot drive, and ( b) what special safety concerns are raised now and in the future by the growing number of older drivers. VATS data show that Australian travel patterns parallel those observed in other developed countries: older people are increasingly more reliant on the car. The number of trips that will be lost when they must give up or reduce driving is substantial. Policy makers must start now to understand the dimension of the problem and the ways in which it can be addressed.

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Robinson, Brian. "Hazardous Waste Management in Victoria Australia." Waste Management & Research 8, no. 1 (January 1990): 99–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x9000800116.

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ROBINSON, B. "Hazardous waste management in Victoria Australia." Waste Management & Research 8, no. 2 (April 1990): 99–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0734-242x(90)90029-m.

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Berg, Philipp, Benjamin Behrendt, Samuel Voß, Oliver Beuing, Belal Neyazi, Ibrahim Erol Sandalcioglu, Bernhard Preim, and Sylvia Saalfeld. "VICTORIA: VIrtual neck Curve and True Ostium Reconstruction of Intracranial Aneurysms." Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology 12, no. 4 (June 7, 2021): 454–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13239-021-00535-w.

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Abstract Purpose For the status evaluation of intracranial aneurysms (IAs), morphological and hemodynamic parameters can provide valuable information. For their extraction, a separation of the aneurysm sac from its parent vessel is required that yields the neck curve and the ostium. However, manual and subjective neck curve and ostium definitions might lead to inaccurate IA assessments. Methods The research project VICTORIA was initiated, allowing users to interactively define the neck curve of five segmented IA models using a web application. The submitted results were qualitatively and quantitatively compared to identify the minimum, median and maximum aneurysm surface area. Finally, image-based blood flow simulations were carried out to assess the effect of variable neck curve definitions on relevant flow- and shear-related parameters. Results In total, 55 participants (20 physicians) from 18 countries participated in VICTORIA. For relatively simple aneurysms, a good agreement with respect to the neck curve definition was found. However, differences among the participants increased with increasing complexity of the aneurysm. Furthermore, it was observed that the majority of participants excluded any small arteries occurring in the vicinity of an aneurysm. This can lead to non-negligible deviations among the flow- and shear-related parameters, which need to be carefully evaluated, if quantitative analysis is desired. Finally, no differences between participants with medical and non-medical background could be observed. Conclusions VICTORIAs findings reveal the complexity of aneurysm neck curve definition, especially for bifurcation aneurysms. Standardization appears to be mandatory for future sac-vessel-separations. For hemodynamic simulations a careful neck curve definition is crucial to avoid inaccuracies during the quantitative flow analysis.

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INOUYE, Satoshi, and Yoshiyuki SAKAKI. ""Aequorin", a photoprotein of Aequorea victoria - Structural and functional analysis by genetic engineering." Kagaku To Seibutsu 25, no. 4 (1987): 224–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1271/kagakutoseibutsu1962.25.224.

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Loehr, Lincoln. "Municipal waste discharge policies in Washington State and recent discharge issues between the State and British Columbia." Water Science and Technology 38, no. 11 (December 1, 1998): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1998.0422.

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Federal and state laws mandated secondary sewage treatment for all municipal dischargers in the state of Washington regardless of need. Evidence supported the suitability of lesser amounts of treatment and the use of industrial source controls as protective of water quality, but could not be considered. The full implementation to secondary treatment is now complete. In the 1990's, the media, environmental activists and various local, state and federal politicians from Washington State became upset with Victoria, British Columbia when they realized that most of the sewage from the greater Victoria area was only screened prior to discharge to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The perception was tainted by a lack of understanding of the benefits and power of rapid dilution, and also the mistaken impression that the excessive treatment requirements in Washington were actually needed for water quality reasons. A British Columbia/Washington State Marine Science Panel was established by the political leaders of the province and state to examine issues of the shared marine waters. The Panel concluded Victoria's discharges were not a problem. The media in Washington State did not report this, and the director of the state's environmental agency expressed disappointment rather than relief with the finding.

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Molnar, Sheri, and John F. Cassidy. "A Comparison of Site Response Techniques Using Weak-Motion Earthquakes and Microtremors." Earthquake Spectra 22, no. 1 (February 2006): 169–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/1.2160525.

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The applicability of the microtremor spectral ratio method is examined by comparing microtremor and weak-motion earthquake site responses at seven permanent strong-motion sites in Victoria, British Columbia. For each site, a weak-motion earthquake standard spectral ratio (bedrock reference), the average horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio of up to five weak-motion earthquakes, and the average microtremor (Nakamura method) spectral ratio are compared. The geologic setting of Victoria is ideal for site response studies with a near-surface high impedance contrast between thin geologic layers of Victoria clay (about 11 m maximum in this study) and Pleistocene till or bedrock. Regardless of excitation source (weak-motion earthquakes or microtremors) and spectral ratio method, similar peak amplitudes and fundamental frequencies were found. Thicker material (>10 m) sites displayed higher peak amplitudes (up to six times amplification) at frequencies of 2–5 Hz compared to sites with a thin lens of material (<3 m) over bedrock that showed peak amplitudes at frequencies of >8 Hz.

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Jordehi, Babak Amani, Geoffrey Rose, and Russell G. Thompson. "Motorcycle and Motor Scooter Use in Victoria, Australia." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2388, no. 1 (January 2013): 61–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2388-09.

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Geissler, Paul E. "Seismic reflection profiling for groundwater studies in Victoria, Australia." GEOPHYSICS 54, no. 1 (January 1989): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.1442574.

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Experimental seismic reflection profiling was employed for groundwater studies in southeastern Australia. Equipment consisted of a simple engineering seismograph and tape recorder, and data reduction was carried out on a minicomputer using a graphics‐based processing system specifically written for the project. The investigation area is the site of a proposed induced groundwater recharge scheme in which surface water would be diverted to infiltrate aquifers outcropping several kilometers from a bore field which supplies up to half of the drinking water for the city of Geelong. The unconsolidated Tertiary aquifers of the region are known to be interrupted in places by steep normal and reverse faults. Since similar faulting had been inferred along the proposed recharge avenue, the objective of the seismic study was to verify, if possible, the assumption of aquifer continuity along the survey line. The reflection results reveal monoclinal folding in the upper unconsolidated sediments produced by recent movement on bedrock faults. The seismic study confirms that the aquifers are continuous between the proposed recharge and extraction areas despite structural complexity along the recharge avenue.

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Hayes, Brian, and Roger Detter. "Encouraging industrial innovation. The view from victoria street." Electronics and Power 32, no. 1 (1986): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ep.1986.0004.

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Anderson, John G., and James N. Brune. "The Victoria Accelerogram for the 1980 Mexicali Valley Earthquake." Earthquake Spectra 7, no. 1 (February 1991): 29–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/1.1585611.

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Most of the remarkable digital strong motion accelerogram from the June 9, 1980 Mexicali Valley earthquake (Mw = 6.4) has been recovered by careful analysis. Peak horizontal accelerations (.98g, .87g) and duration were similar to the values for the recent Superstition Hills earthquake. The vertical accelerogram clipped the 1g instrument several times. The records provide an important example of near fault accelerations from a second earthquake in the deep sediments of the Imperial Mexicali Valley (the other being the records from the 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake). The 1980 accelerograms are important because they were not affected by foundation filtering, as were the records for the Imperial Valley 1940 earthquake, and because they illustrate the damaging near-source, intermediate frequency velocity pulse associated with passage of the rupture front.

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Aguilera-Vidal, Maria, Juan J. Muñoz-Perez, Antonio Contreras, Francisco Contreras, Patricia Lopez-Garcia, and Bismarck Jigena. "Increase in the Erosion Rate Due to the Impact of Climate Change on Sea Level Rise: Victoria Beach, a Case Study." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 12 (December 5, 2022): 1912. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse10121912.

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This article provides a general methodology for calculating the retreat of the coastline and the volume of sand necessary to renourish a beach due to sea level rise (SLR) in the medium-long term. An example is presented, Victoria Beach, and a projection is made for the years 2030, 2040, 2050, and 2100. The results obtained take into account global sea level rise (GSLR), which is worldwide, and local sea level rise (LSLR), which considers climate variability and vertical land movements. Regarding GSLR, data were provided by the projections from IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) scenarios and empirical models, such as Rahmstorf and Pfeffer. The LSLR data came from the tide gauge station located in Cadiz. Finally, the results obtained showed that global warming impacts erosive effects and the subsequent volume of sand required to renourish beaches. The total sea level rise (TSLR) projections indicated for Victoria Beach are relatively higher than the GSLR projections. Even in the best IPCC scenario (RCP 2.6), Victoria Beach presents a significant erosion of 52 m, requiring a volume of sand of 1.0 Mm3 to supply renourishment.

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Chwang, Allen T., and Yuhai Chen. "Field Measurement of Ship Waves in Victoria Harbor." Journal of Engineering Mechanics 129, no. 10 (October 2003): 1138–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9399(2003)129:10(1138).

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Подобєд, Олена. "«Відкриті двері та серце музею – це відкриті двері до перемоги». Хто і чому відвідує музеї у часи війни (на прикладі «Victoria Museum»)." Старожитності Лукомор'я, no. 4 (August 31, 2022): 122–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.33782/2708-4116.2022.4.174.

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Протягом квітня – початку травня 2022 р. під час дії в Україні воєнного стану приватний музей «Victoria Museum» був єдиним музейним закладом Києва, що приймав відвідувачів. За цей час до нього завітала рекордна для Музею кількість осіб – понад 1,3 тис. У статті проаналізовано мотиви, якими керувалися відвідувачі та відвідувачки згаданого закладу культури. Основу джерельної бази становила «Книга відгуків», до якої відвідувачі записували свої враження та міркування. Можна зробити висновок, що за умов дії в Україні у 2022 р. воєнного стану у суспільства є запити на роботу музеїв, які знаходяться у тилу. Серед типів відвідувачів «Victoria Museum» можна виділити киян і внутрішньо переміщених осіб; сім’ї, друзів, індивідуальних відвідувачів; поціновувачів мистецтва та експертів; постійних відвідувачів і тих, які завітали до Музею вперше. Відвідувачі та відвідувачки Музею керувалися емоційними, терапевтичними, духовними й інтелектуальними мотивами.

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Woods, Robert O. "A Cable to Shrink the Earth." Mechanical Engineering 133, no. 01 (January 1, 2011): 40–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2011-jan-5.

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This article discusses how the invention of the telegram revolutionized the communication process in the mid-19th century. On August 15, 1858, Queen Victoria sent a telegram to President Buchanan. It was a joint American and British effort, spearheaded from the American side by an indefatigable financier, Cyrus West Field, and on the British side by a telegraph company. The message of 98 words took sixteen and a half hours to transmit. The cable that carried Victoria’s message was laid in two sections beginning from a rendezvous point in mid-Atlantic. Two converted battleships spliced their cargoes and parted laying cable; the Agamemnon provided by the British government steered east to Ireland, and the American Niagara west to Newfoundland. Before this cable was laid, there was no direct communication between continents. No message could travel faster than the fastest steamships, which required at least 10 days to make the sea voyage between America and Europe. The submarine telegraph cable reduced communication time from days to hours.

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Monahan, D. J. "Estimation of Hazardous Wastes From Employment Statistics: Victoria, Australia." Waste Management & Research 8, no. 1 (January 1990): 145–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x9000800124.

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MONAHAN, D. "Estimation of hazardous wastes from employment statistics: Victoria, Australia." Waste Management & Research 8, no. 2 (April 1990): 145–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0734-242x(90)90037-n.

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Winters, Meghan, Jaimy Fischer, Trisalyn Nelson, Daniel Fuller, and David G. T. Whitehurst. "Equity in Spatial Access to Bicycling Infrastructure in Mid-Sized Canadian Cities." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2672, no. 36 (August 12, 2018): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198118791630.

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The impacts of active transportation planning on equity are often overlooked, potentially leading to disparities in who receives benefits of infrastructure investment. This study examined income inequalities in spatial access to bicycling infrastructure in three mid-sized Canadian cities: Victoria and Kelowna (British Columbia), and Halifax (Nova Scotia), using non-spatial and spatial methods. We compiled municipal bicycling infrastructure data and calculated access to bicycling infrastructure (m/km2) for dissemination areas (DAs) within each city. We analyzed trends in access across median household income quintiles, and characterized spatial patterns using a local measure of spatial autocorrelation. DAs in Kelowna ( n = 168) had the greatest access to infrastructure (median infrastructure = 2,915 m/km2), followed by Victoria ( n = 386 DAs; median = 2,157 m/km2), and Halifax ( n = 312 DAs; median = 0 m/km2). Lower income areas in Victoria and Kelowna had greater access to infrastructure compared with higher income areas. The majority of DAs in Halifax had no infrastructure (59%), consistent across income quintiles. Spatial pattern analysis identified clusters of low income areas with poor access in each city, which may be targets for strategic, equitable investment. Although in many cities bicycling infrastructure planning is not driven by equity considerations, there is increasing political pressure to ensure equitable access to safe bicycling. Measuring and mapping trends in access to transportation resources from an equity perspective are requisite steps in the pathway toward healthy, sustainable cities for all.

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Cullinane, Meabh, Helen L. McLachlan, Michelle S. Newton, Stefanie A. Zugna, and Della A. Forster. "Using the Kirkpatrick Model to evaluate the Maternity and Neonatal Emergencies (MANE) programme: Background and study protocol." BMJ Open 10, no. 1 (January 2020): e032873. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032873.

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IntroductionOver 310 000 women gave birth in Australia in 2016, with approximately 80 000 births in the state of Victoria. While most of these births occur in metropolitan Melbourne and other large regional centres, a significant proportion of Victorian women birth in local rural health services. The Victorian state government recently mandated the provision of a maternal and neonatal emergency training programme, called Maternal and Newborn Emergencies (MANE), to rural and regional maternity service providers across the state. MANE aims to educate maternity and newborn care clinicians about recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in an effort to improve clinical outcomes. This paper describes the protocol for an evaluation of the MANE programme.Methods and analysisThis study will evaluate the effectiveness of MANE in relation to: clinician confidence, skills and knowledge; changes in teamwork and collaboration; and consumer experience and satisfaction, and will explore and describe any governance changes within the organisations after MANE implementation. The Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model will provide a framework for the evaluation. The participants of MANE, 27 rural and regional Victorian health services ranging in size from approximately 20 to 1000 births per year, will be invited to participate. Baseline data will be collected from maternity service staff and consumers at each health service before MANE delivery, and at four time-points post-MANE delivery. There will be four components to data collection: a survey of maternity services staff; follow-up interviews with Maternity Managers at health services 4 months after MANE delivery; consumer feedback from all health services collected through the Victorian Healthcare Experience Survey; case studies with five regional or rural health service providers.Ethics and disseminationThis evaluation has been approved by the La Trobe University Science, Health and Engineering College Human Ethics Sub-Committee. Findings will be presented to project stakeholders in a deidentified report, and disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.

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Jennings, Victoria. "Franchising with family." Early Years Educator 23, no. 19 (February 2, 2023): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/eyed.2023.23.19.6.

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Krasokhina, Svetlana I. "POWDERY MILDEW - RESISTANT VICTORIA RED GRAPE VARIETY FOR BREEDING PROGRAMM." Bulletin of KSAU, no. 10 (2021): 56–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.36718/1819-4036-2021-10-56-62.

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Paxton, Brandon, Kenneth J. Elwood, and Jason M. Ingham. "Empirical Damage Relationships and Benefit-Cost Analysis for the Seismic Retrofit of URM Buildings." Earthquake Spectra 33, no. 3 (August 2017): 1053–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/091816eqs153m.

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Benefit-cost analyses for the seismic retrofit of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings in downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, were undertaken, considering the seismic hazard, building value, occupant/pedestrian exposure, a variety of strengthening measures, and local construction costs. The analyses are underpinned by building motion-damage relationships developed based on observed damage in past earthquakes in California and New Zealand. The considered upgrading measures ranged from parapet bracing to comprehensive seismic upgrades consistent with local practices. Parapet bracing and other partial retrofits were shown to have favorable benefit-cost ratios and thus be strong candidate measures for risk mitigation programs. Full upgrades were shown to have less favorable benefit-cost ratios. While applied to Victoria, the generality of the methodology and the use of observed damage data from California and New Zealand make the findings of this study particularly relevant for similar locations throughout the Pacific Northwest and abroad.

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Haworth, Narelle, Matthew Legge, Divera Twisk, Jennifer Bonham, Tyler O’Hare, and Marilyn Johnson. "Young Driver Crashes with Cyclists: Identifying Training Opportunities." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2673, no. 12 (June 29, 2019): 679–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119860118.

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To understand where driver training should focus to contribute to improving the safety of cyclists, this study compared bicycle-motor-vehicle (BMV) crashes involving novice drivers (under 25 years) with those involving experienced drivers in the Australian states of Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia. Novice drivers were involved in only a small proportion of BMV crashes and were not over-represented on a per-license basis. For both driver groups, most crashes happened on lower speed roads, at intersections, and during the day. In contrast to expectations, the distribution of types of BMV crashes differed little between experienced and novice drivers. The absence of major differences between experienced and novice drivers may result from learning opportunities being too infrequent in low-volume cycling countries, but this hypothesis needs further testing. A comparison between Queensland and Victoria showed three situations with a higher proportion of young driver crashes: in the evening in both states, Right through-opposing directions (Victoria only), and From footway-maneuvering (Queensland only). These patterns are likely to be indicative of young driver experiences. When their time on the road increases, so does their exposure to risk and to challenging driving conditions (e.g., driving in darkness). On the other hand, these patterns may also point to effects of legislation on young driver crashes, for instance cycling on the sidewalk in Queensland. The results suggest that training for novice drivers needs to supplement a wider strategy to improve cyclist safety (including infrastructure and traffic management improvements) and that training needs to be tailored to state-specific conditions.

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MacKenzie, Alistair. "Case Study in Engineering History Education: Robert Stephenson’s “Last Great Work”—The Victoria Bridge in Montréal." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 131, no. 1 (January 2005): 32–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1052-3928(2005)131:1(32).

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Egessa, Robert, Angela Nankabirwa, Henry Ocaya, and Willy Gandhi Pabire. "Microplastic pollution in surface water of Lake Victoria." Science of The Total Environment 741 (November 2020): 140201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140201.

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Evelyn, Douglas E., and John Physick. "The Victoria and Albert Museum: The History of Its Building." Technology and Culture 27, no. 3 (July 1986): 627. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3105406.

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Duverge, Jean Jonathan, Priyadarsini Rajagopalan, Robert Fuller, and Jin Woo. "Energy and water benchmarks for aquatic centres in Victoria, Australia." Energy and Buildings 177 (October 2018): 246–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.043.

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Lingard, Helen, and Andrew Saunders. "Occupational rehabilitation in the construction industry of Victoria." Construction Management and Economics 22, no. 10 (December 2004): 1091–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0144619042000241426.

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Cooper, Rhys. "Connecting embedded and stand-alone peer mentoring models to enhance student engagement." Student Success 9, no. 2 (March 25, 2018): 87–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v9i2.406.

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This paper outlines the Trident Student Mentoring Program that runs in the College of Engineering at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. The program offers both embedded and stand-alone models of peer mentoring services to the same cohort of first-year students. It shows that by forming strong links between these two types of peer mentoring models, the inherent challenges of both, such as low attendance rates in stand-alone models and short periods of peer to peer time in embedded models, are mitigated.

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Holmes, James R. "Vale Roger Banks: A Tribute." Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy 6, no. 1 (March 30, 2018): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.18080/ajtde.v6n1.146.

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Roger Banks, who was well known to many in the telecommunications industry, passed away in January 2018. He retired as Telecom Australia’s Director of Business Development in 1988, having made significant contributions to Telecom’s commercial development and customer focus. His early career included significant leadership in CCITT’s switching studies. This obituary outlines his life from the early days in Victoria, through his career with the PMG and Telecom, to his post-retirement contributions as a board member and supporter of engineering education.

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Holmes, James R. "Vale Roger Banks: A Tribute." Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy 6, no. 1 (March 30, 2018): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v6n1.146.

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Roger Banks, who was well known to many in the telecommunications industry, passed away in January 2018. He retired as Telecom Australia’s Director of Business Development in 1988, having made significant contributions to Telecom’s commercial development and customer focus. His early career included significant leadership in CCITT’s switching studies. This obituary outlines his life from the early days in Victoria, through his career with the PMG and Telecom, to his post-retirement contributions as a board member and supporter of engineering education.

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Sarkar, Shondeep L., A. K. Bhadra, and P. K. Mandal. "Investigation of mortar and stone deterioration in the victoria memorial, calcutta." Materials and Structures 27, no. 9 (November 1994): 548–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02473216.

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Schleiger, N. W. "Cluster analysis of isograptid individuals from Bullengarook, Victoria, Australia." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 20, no. 1 (1986): 79–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1986.020.01.08.

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Measday, Danielle, and Rosemary Goodall. "Measuring and Mitigating Mercury Gases in the Museums Victoria Collection." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (June 13, 2018): e27044. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.27044.

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For the past six years the conservation and collection management departments at Museums Victoria have been conducting a major survey to determine the type and extent of hazardous substances in the collections to better inform safe handling and storage practices. This paper focuses on mercury compounds in the collection, including mercury chloride applied as a pesticide, mercury sulfide pigments, liquid mercury used in scientific equipment, and mineral specimens such as native mercury and cinnabar. All these compounds can release volatile mercury vapour into storage furniture and have the potential to contaminate both the cabinet and other specimens stored nearby. Although previous testing had confirmed that the air in storage rooms and workspaces contained no detectable levels of mercury vapour, recent publications by Hawks et al. 2004, Havermans et al. 2015 and Marcotte et al. 2017 showing high levels of mercury vapour inside storage containers in herbaria raised concern that there could be higher than acceptable levels of mercury vapour building up inside storage cabinets at Museums Victoria. This prompted analysis of the headspace in cabinets using a Jerome J405 portable mercury vapour meter. Testing was informed by the results of previous hazards surveys using X-ray fluorescence spectrography to target cabinets where mercury vapour was likely to be present. Air from cabinets was sampled across the indigenous cultures, history, technology and natural sciences collections. Results showed levels of mercury vapour could be considerably above 25 μg/m3 the Australian time-weighted average (TWA) exposure standard for an 8 hour workday in cabinets of bird skins and indigenous artefacts treated with mercuric chloride pesticides. Results above 150 μg/m3 the temporary emergency exposure level (TEEL) were measured in the mineralogy collection. Mitigation strategies are being implemented to reduce the risks to staff health and contamination of other collection materials, including enclosing mercury-containing species of minerals in gas barrier film, venting high risk cabinets to dissipate vapour before accessing specimens, and engineering controls during the handling of specimens.

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M., Masoud, Okoth P. G., and Were M. E. "The Contribution of National Fisheries Policy Implementation to Economic Security Management between Kenya and Uganda." Sumerianz Journal of Social Science, no. 53 (August 17, 2022): 39–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.47752/sjss.53.39.51.

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The global agenda for natural resource management espouses the principle that disputes between riparian states are resolved in a peaceful manner. The management of economic security on Lake Victoria transboundary disputes between Kenya-Uganda which are about resources within the maritime zone has been negatively affected by transboundary dispute since resolutions on the same do not focus on the economic security aspect. This paper evaluates the contribution of national fisheries policy implementation to economic security management between Kenya and Uganda. Structural-functionalist, social conflict and John Burton’s conflict resolution theory guided the study. The study employed descriptive research design while purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to determine samples. Philosophically, the study contributed towards a better understanding of the transboundary disputes and their management as well as forming a basis for future research. Study findings indicated that statutory instruments regulate fishing operations or the conduct of fishing as public revenues of both Kenya and Uganda on Lake Victoria. The study recommends a robust reform in the national policies on fishery by both Kenya and Uganda to militate against the Lake Victoria transboundary dispute and bolster economic security management. The statutory instruments for fishing should be revised to provide an enabling fishing environment for fishers and fish traders.

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Wales, Stuart, Glenn Swaik, Kee Yik Ting, Kanishka Jayasinghe, Jon Gumley, and Andrew Potts. "Advances in the simulation of offshore heavy lifts from experiences in Bass Strait, Victoria." APPEA Journal 56, no. 1 (2016): 393. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj15028.

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There has always been a clear need to demonstrate that project critical offshore heavy lifts can be conducted safely, within allowable criteria, for the metocean conditions likely to occur in-field. Extensive guidance is available in the design codes for lifts subsea but, for lifts in air, dynamic analysis of the response of a suspended mass is not fully addressed. Analyses generally yield results that do not agree well with operating experience and cannot easily be assessed against the limited code guidance available. Traditionally, operator skill and experience has thus been relied on to justify the operability of such lifts. Recent experience in engineering the lift of a 500 tonne module onto the Yolla Platform in Bass Strait, Victoria, has further underlined the deficiencies in analytical techniques and approaches available to the industry. This paper presents experience gained from the pre- and post-lift analysis of an instrumented lift operation recently conducted by the mono-hull vessel Sapura 3000 in the challenging environmental conditions of Bass Strait. This analysis was used to demonstrate that the lift could be conducted safely within tight operational constraints, meeting the codified criteria set. Subsequent analysis of data gathered during the lift was used to explore and refine modelling assumptions to aid the engineering of future challenging heavy lifts. The analyses conducted advanced state-of-the-art work in this field for the offshore industry. By enabling numerical techniques for heavy lifts, which are typical of many other offshore operations, safety will be improved, project contingencies can be properly estimated through more accurate prediction of downtime, and cost savings can be achieved by the selection of more effective vessels for the task.

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Tennant, W., and J. Sheed. "Managing waterway health in the Goulburn Broken Catchment, Victoria, Australia." Water Science and Technology 43, no. 9 (May 1, 2001): 29–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2001.0502.

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Historically within most catchments, resource management programs have been planned and implemented in isolation of one another. This was once the case in the Goulburn Broken Catchment, a major catchment of the Murray Darling Basin, Australia. Although only 2% of the Murray Darling Basin's land area, the catchment generates 11% of the basin's water resources. Learning from the past, a cooperative and collaborative approach to natural resource programs has developed. This approach is the envy of many other catchment communities and agencies. Through a combination of “Partnership Programs”, “Operational Initiatives” and community involvement, significant programs have been implemented within the catchment, which will benefit not only the local community but communities further afield. The outcomes of the waterway health program highlight the benefits provided through the establishment of cooperative and partnership resource improvement programs. These programs were founded on the ability of the community to recognise the need for integration, base management decisions on best available science and an ability to work together. Their effective delivery has been provided through the resources provided, to the local community, by the Natural Heritage Trust with matching and State and local allocations. While programs have shown success, challenges still face the community. These challenges include verification and implementation of environmental flows, storage of the catchment's vital water resources, and maintaining community involvement and participation in on-going works programs. The Goulburn Broken Catchment community, with the support of Federal, State and Local Governments, is looking at opportunities for continued improvements in waterway health.

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Paterson, John. "Water Management and Recreational Values; Some Cases in Victoria, Australia." Water Science and Technology 21, no. 2 (February 1, 1989): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1989.0021.

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The growing recognition of recreational and amenity demands on water systems introduces a multitude of issues, many of them complex, to the established tasks of water quality management and water management generally. Victorian case studies are presented. They (1) illustrate the range and diversity of situations that can arise in managing competition and enhancing compatibility between traditional water supply objectives and recreational demands. (2) Fluctuation of storage levels, essential to storage operations, detract from recreational value. Recreational and tourism demands upon Lake Hume have grown to threaten traditional operating flexibility. (3) Mokoan is another such instance, but with its supply function in a state of flux, Lake Mokoan provides more scope for a shift in the balance. (4) Salinity management has become an issue in the management of lakes and wetlands when water supply interests and environmental/recreation interests respectively have different perspectives on salt disposal. (5) Recreational use of town supply sources has long been a vexed issue, although marked shifts in the attitudues of many supply authorities have occurred in recent years. (6) Eutrophication of lakes and estuaries raises difficult issues of responsibility and scientific uncertainty, and the water management connection may be tenuous but will attract public attention. (7) The water body attributes valued by specialised recreational interests require definition in terms that water managers can deal with using routine techniques of systems analysis and evaluation. (8) The demands of the fish population and anglers introduce a new perspective in river management and perceptions of instream values are changing markedly. (9) Direct costs of recreational services supplied by water authorities are not fully accounted: allocation choices and fiscal incidence will emerge as issues of significance. (10) These case studies raise only a fraction of the total range of matters that will, in the years to come, tax the technology and political skills of governments and management.

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Campbell, Lachlan. "Wimmera River (Victoria, Australia) – Increasing Use of a Diminishing Resource." Water Science and Technology 21, no. 2 (February 1, 1989): 245–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1989.0058.

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The Wimmera River is central western Victoria's most important river, rising in the Grampians National Park, filling storages that supply the major water supply to the vast Wimmera and Mallee regions. It passes through the Little Desert National Park, an area of significant scenic, recreation, historical and conservation value and terminates in Victoria's largest inland freshwater lakes (Lakes Hindmarsh and Albacutya). The brittleness of the whole closed Wimmera River system, and the over committal of the water resources was brought to the public's attention when appeals were lodged against the proposal to licence a discharge of high standard secondary effluent from an extended aeration oxidation ditch and lagoon treatment facility at Horsham. Residents, user and community groups, Municipal Councils and Government Departments, aware of the deterioration of the Wimmera River had somewhere to focus their attention. Victoria's and possibly Australia's longest environmental appeal, lasting twenty-five days, and a State Environment Protection Policy, determined that all major point sources of nutrients should be removed from the River. More resources for clearing of unwanted emergent weeds, more facilities for protection of Crown Land and catchments generally, and the implementation of environmental summer flows as piping of the Wimmera-Mallee Stock and Domestic System proceeds, are all required. A River Management Board with strength, wealth, good public relations and a dedication to the task could make the Wimmera River an example for all Australia and a tourist attraction of immense value to the region.

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Nicholson, E., J. Ryan, and D. Hodgkins. "Community data - where does the value lie? Assessing confidence limits of community collected water quality data." Water Science and Technology 45, no. 11 (June 1, 2002): 193–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2002.0395.

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Waterwatch is a national community-based monitoring network that aims to involve community groups and individuals in the protection and management of waterways. Waterwatch Victoria has the dual objectives of catchment education and water quality monitoring. The educational outcomes are evident, with the Waterwatch programme facilitating over 9,000 students to monitor more than 2,000 sites in waterways in 2000. This paper aims to assess the scientific value of community-collected data, through examining differences between Waterwatch data and professionally collected data. The study looked at all aspects of volunteer data collection, including data confidence protocols, equipment, and data analysis. All professional data was collated by the Victorian Water Quality Monitoring Network (VWQMN). The parameters examined in this study were turbidity, electrical conductivity (EC), pH and total phosphorus. The level of agreement between community-collected data and professional data varied temporally and spatially. Waterwatch data for EC and pH appeared to be very similar to professionally collected data. Equipment used by Waterwatch volunteers for turbidity and total phosphorus appeared to be limited in accuracy to moderate ranges. Overall the VWQMN professionally collected data showed less variance, suggesting greater variability, potentially due to inaccuracies, in volunteer collected data.

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