Sitting Less And Moving More: Population Health Research To Understand And Influence Sedentary Behaviour
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$6,367,518.00
Summary
The majority of Australian adults spend most of their waking hours sitting: at home, at work, and in their cars; most do not participate in exercise or sport. This leads to weight gain and to diseases of inactivity (particularly diabetes, heart disease, cancer and depression). New research will measure sitting time and the physical activity in people's daily lives, what factors encourage inactivity, and how to increase activity levels, especially among the ageing 'baby boomer' population.
TELEPHONE COUNSELLING FOR MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WEIGHT LOSS And GLYCAEMIC CONTROL IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,285,894.00
Summary
Regular exercise, a healthy diet and weight loss are key to managing type 2 diabetes, yet these are major challenges for most people with diabetes. This study will evaluate the impact of a telephone counselling program to assist people with type 2 diabetes to exercise, eat a healthy diet and lose weight, with the goal of helping them to sustain these changes over the long-term. It is expected that these lifestyle changes will also result in improved blood glucose control and quality of life.
A Multi-setting Intervention To Reduce Sedentary Behaviour, Promote Physical Activity And Improve Childrens Health
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$860,343.00
Summary
Sedentary behaviours and physical inactivity play a major role in the rising prevalence of obesity among children in Australia. This intervention study will take place in the school and family settings which play a critical role in shaping children's health behaviours. The objective is to determine whether a 2-year behavioural intervention reduces sedentary behaviour and promotes physical activity and results in improved health among 8-9 year old children.
People Development Program: Sponsorship Of AMSA Student Prizes
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$12,000.00
Summary
There is a need to develop and promote good research ad young researchers Objectives: 1. To award an annual FRDC Student Prize for Best Oral Presentation in the area of natural resources sustainability and Industry Development at the AMSA conference 2. To award an annual FRDC Student Prize for Best Poster Presentation in the area of natural resources sustainability and Industry Development at the AMSA Conference
Post Production And Promotion Costs Associated With "Marketing Names For Fish And Seafood In Australia" (Direct FRDC Costs To 94/137.01)
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$4,908.04
Summary
Objectives: 1. Post production and promotion costs associated with "Marketing Names for Fish and Seafood in Australia" (Direct FRDC costs to 94/137.01)
Development And Delivery Of A Model For A National Seafood Industry Advanced Leadership Program
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$187,386.00
Summary
A need to focus on developing commercial fishing industry personnel with the necessary skills to confidently, articulately and professionally represent the industry at a sectoral and broader level has been identified as one of the major issues facing the Australian fishing industry in a number of reports and strategic plans released in recent years, including: 1. The Miriam O’Brien report (1997) commissioned by FRDC 2. The Pivotal report (1998) commissioned by the South Australian Mi ....A need to focus on developing commercial fishing industry personnel with the necessary skills to confidently, articulately and professionally represent the industry at a sectoral and broader level has been identified as one of the major issues facing the Australian fishing industry in a number of reports and strategic plans released in recent years, including: 1. The Miriam O’Brien report (1997) commissioned by FRDC 2. The Pivotal report (1998) commissioned by the South Australian Minister for Primary Industries 3. The 5-year Research and Development Strategy (1999) prepared by the FRAB The latter two reports provide introductory strategic plans for the industry in terms of research and management respectively. Both suggest that development of the people resource will be a critical limiting factor in future operations of the industry at all levels.
The Miriam O'Brien report identifies the limited range of personal development options open to members of the seafood industry at present. Seafood Directions ’99 identified “strategies to develop people in leadership roles including public speaking and negotiation skills” as a critical action task for ASIC to undertake. There is clearly a need for an industry specific advanced leadership program that prepares a pool of next-generation leaders and is part of an overall national strategy for developing an effective people resource for the seafood industry.
Seafood Training Australia is currently developing competencies for leadership and people development components associated with the seafood industry. There is a need to develop training programs to co-ordinate with that process and deliver methods that will enable industry members to gain the competencies identified by STA. The proposed program would pilot these competencies and develop an aligned training model for national use. It needs to be horizontally integrated to the existing MAC course and linked to the Australian Rural Leadership Program but structured so as to be personal development focussed and relevant to the seafood industry. Objectives: 1. To develop a training needs analysis that identifies current skills and highlights competency gaps 2. To link program outcomes to the seafood industry training package leadership competencies as developed by Seafood Training Australia 3. To develop a model national industry advanced leadership training program for the seafood industry 4. To develop a suitable identification and recruitment process for participants 5. To trial the developed program from January to December 2001 6. To produce a comprehensive program facilitators guide to include resource assessment Read moreRead less
Develop And Promote The Australian Fish Names Standard (AS-SSA 5300) And Ensure Reaccreditation As A Standards Development Organisation
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$123,936.00
Summary
Use of standard Fish Names achieves outcomes that are consistent with the aims of industry and governments: 1. Reduced mis-reporting improves fisheries monitoring, stock assessment and sustainability. 2. Reduced confusion over fish names increases efficiency in seafood marketing, consumer confidence and industry profitability. 3. Improved accuracy in trade descriptions and labelling enables consumers to make more informed choices when purchasing seafood and reduces the potential for ....Use of standard Fish Names achieves outcomes that are consistent with the aims of industry and governments: 1. Reduced mis-reporting improves fisheries monitoring, stock assessment and sustainability. 2. Reduced confusion over fish names increases efficiency in seafood marketing, consumer confidence and industry profitability. 3. Improved accuracy in trade descriptions and labelling enables consumers to make more informed choices when purchasing seafood and reduces the potential for misleading and deceptive conduct. 4. Improved traceability results in more efficient management of seafood related public health incidents (including recalls) and food safety.
The commitment to standardizing Fish Names in Australia has been undertaken since the late 1970s. Strategic investments by the FRDC and SSA leadership on standardizing Fish Names culminated in the development of the Australian Fish Names Standard AS-SSA 5300-2007(AFNS).
Public and consumer confidence is vital to the well being of Australia’s seafood industry. Standard Fish Names remove confusion, strengthen consumer confidence, create market efficiency, underpin effective fisheries monitoring and improve management of food safety.
The AFNS contains agreed names for over 600 commercially important domestic and imported species of fish, and over 4,000 other domestic fish species. The process of assigning these agreed names involved the expertise of several of the world’s best fisheries taxonomists and other key stakeholders.
Development of the AFNS is underpinned by rigorous procedures agreed to by government, industry and other stakeholders and which are administered by SSA and its Fish Names Committee.
SSA is one of only 5 Standards Development Organizations (SDO) accredited by Standards Australia.
SSA has ongoing commitments to Standards Australia (including annual accreditation and audit costs) which must be met to maintain its accreditation as an SDO. Failure to do so will result in the Australian Fish Names Standard ceasing to exist and all files, etc passed on to Standards Australia.
Objectives: 1. 1. Ensure FRDC is accredited by Standards Australia as a Standards Development Organisation. 2. Continually improve the Australian Fish Names Standard AS SSA 5300 and underlying procedures to meet market, regulator and stakeholder needs and expectations. 3. Review and update Fish Names Procedures to incorporate improvements identified in the annual Standards Australia audit and feedback from stakeholders. 4. Improve the Fish Names website including the graphic design, usability and SEO (www.fishnames.com.au) 5. Provide a Fish Names Hotline service to support the adoption of standard fish names. 6. Promote the usage of Australian Standard Fish Names to the broader seafood industry. 7. Development of an alternative funding mechanism for the Administration of the Australian Fish Names Standard. 8. Undertake activities to further promote the uptake of fish names as agreed with FRDC (additional objective). Read moreRead less
Southern And Eastern Scalefish And Shark Fishery Industry Development Subprogram: Development And Implementation Of An Energy Audit Process For Australian Fishing Vessels
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$72,000.00
Summary
The Australian (and New Zealand) Fishing Industry requires assistance in becoming a more efficient user of energy. Some forms of fishing, such as trawling, expend more fuel per kg of fish landed compared to others (i.e. passive methods such as longlining and trap fishing). In each case however, rising fuel prices still impinge on the profitability of the operation, and ultimately put its viability in jeopardy.
The Australian Fishing industry has to undertake an energy audit. This is no ....The Australian (and New Zealand) Fishing Industry requires assistance in becoming a more efficient user of energy. Some forms of fishing, such as trawling, expend more fuel per kg of fish landed compared to others (i.e. passive methods such as longlining and trap fishing). In each case however, rising fuel prices still impinge on the profitability of the operation, and ultimately put its viability in jeopardy.
The Australian Fishing industry has to undertake an energy audit. This is not a new process. Land-based businesses, both large and small, have been doing this for years.
Some good results have been achieved. Importantly, it has been proven to work. Even in businesses where managers and owners are convinced they are very efficient energy users.
So why do energy audits usually lead to tangible benefits for the businesses undertaking them? Well, put simply, running a business such as fishing boat, keeps people busy, and as much as these people try to keep abreast of technological improvements and alternative methods that can reduce energy usage, they usually escape detection or adoption for some time.
In contrast, qualified auditors are in the business of saving energy. They draw on data from previous audits on similar businesses, have a supporting base of well-qualified technical advisors in relevant areas, and may draw on government assistance.
Government agencies such as the Sustainable Energy Authority and EPA support energy audits because they do have the potential to reduce energy demands and greenhouse gas emissions, and importantly make Australian businesses more competitive.
Governments also realise that audits typically draw a taskforce of suitably qualified people together, which over time can be expanded and enhanced. Ultimately this strengthens the foundation of the industry it services.
Supporting this project will therefore assist with achieving these benefits.
Objectives: 1. 1. Adapt an existing land-based-infrastructure energy-audit process to suit certain types of fishing vessel. 2. 2. Undertake a trial energy audit (Level 1 and possibly Level 2, see Appendix 1) of up to six different types of fishing vessel. 3. 3. Present the tailored audit process, the audit findings, the energy management matrixes for each vessel type, and also provide recommendations for future work. Read moreRead less
Seafood CRC: Enhancement Of The Pacific Oyster Selective Breeding Program
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$306,872.66
Summary
The current ASI selective breeding strategy has operated successfully since 1998 (for 6 generations). It is now apparent that there are shortcomings to this strategy and major improvement is needed if the program is to be seen as “state of the art”. This proposal addresses three major needs identified as part of FRDC project 2005/227.
Firstly, there is a need to design a program that maximises profit. Selection for traits in the current ASI breeding program cannot be based on economic ....The current ASI selective breeding strategy has operated successfully since 1998 (for 6 generations). It is now apparent that there are shortcomings to this strategy and major improvement is needed if the program is to be seen as “state of the art”. This proposal addresses three major needs identified as part of FRDC project 2005/227.
Firstly, there is a need to design a program that maximises profit. Selection for traits in the current ASI breeding program cannot be based on economic criteria because the economic values of Pacific oyster traits are unknown. There is a need to know the dollar value of current traits (growth rate, shape and uniformity) as well as the value of new traits. The program is unable to objectively select multiple traits without knowledge of economic weights. This proposal will use techniques used routinely in other industries to address this problem.
Secondly, there is a need to design a program that increases the rate of genetic gain. It has been estimated (FRDC project 2005/227) that gains per unit time could be doubled through addressing issues such as selection methodology, breeding population sizes, and the breeding cycle. This proposal will find the most cost effective alternatives for the Pacific oyster industry.
Thirdly, there is a need for specification of hatchery facilities which can accommodate the inclusion of additional breeding families and a data management system which complements systems for genetic evaluation and best mate allocation.
This project involves research and development of concepts which are entirely new to breeding programs for the Pacific oyster, or any other aquaculture industry. They are concepts which are well established in some land based industries. It is essential that these concepts are developed for aquaculture so that breeding programs can provide the best possible foundation for viable aquaculture industries.
Objectives: 1. To upgrade and refine the ASI breeding program by developing a program that maximises economic gains and identifies the relative importance of traits known to be significant for the Australian Pacific oyster industry. 2. To upgrade and refine the ASI breeding program by production of a spreadsheet to calculate the economic values of traits for Pacific oysters enabling regular updates and customization to individual regions. 3. To upgrade and refine the ASI breeding program by determining the breeding strategy that delivers the best genetic gains for the Pacific oyster industry and fits within the resources available to ASI. 4. To upgrade and refine the ASI breeding program by documenting the genetic gains possible with different oyster selective breeding strategies and the relative economic benefits of these different strategies. 5. To upgrade and refine the ASI breeding program by developing specifications for a facility to produce the required number of families. 6. To upgrade and refine the ASI breeding program by developing specifications for computer systems to support the breeding program (ie best mate allocation and genetic evaluation). 7. To upgrade and refine the ASI breeding program by updating the ASI Data base to accommodate the requirements of the revised breeding program. 8. The development of a model for data capture and processing for further development by ASI and consideration by other aquaculture sectors. 9. To update ASI's existing business plan on an annual basis, clearly outlining the future business case of ASI and detailing the copmpanies exit strategy from reliance on FRDC funding. Read moreRead less