Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (Research)


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Family Farm Economic Diversification: too hard and risky or an opportunity overlooked?
Currey, Phillip, Lyons, Ben and De Daunton, Fynn. 2024. Family Farm Economic Diversification: too hard and risky or an opportunity overlooked? Australia. Rural Economies Centre of Excellence.

Government report

Regenerate Regional Leadership Program: Summary Report
Woolcock, G., Renando, C., Vogels, W. and Humphris, F.. 2024. Regenerate Regional Leadership Program: Summary Report. Australia. Regional Economies Centre of Excellence.

Project report

China Beef Policy Briefing
Waldron, Scott, Zhang, Jing, Lyons, Ben and De Daunton, Fynn. 2024. "China Beef Policy Briefing." Meat and Livestock Australia Policy Briefing . Brisbane, Australia 17 - 17 Apr 2024 Australia.

Presentation

Adoption of Technologies in Australian Agribusiness
Habib, Habib. 2024. "Adoption of Technologies in Australian Agribusiness ." Helping Horticulture Producers Harness the power of Agtech. Stanthorpe, Australia 30 - 30 Apr 2024

Presentation

Measuring What Matter: A submission to the Australian Treasury by Australian National Development Index (ANDI) Limited
Salvaris, Mike, Stanley, Fiona and Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2023. Measuring What Matter: A submission to the Australian Treasury by Australian National Development Index (ANDI) Limited. Australia. Australian National Development Index (ANDI).

Other

Measuring Livability: What Kind of Australia Do We Want to Live In?
Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2023. "Measuring Livability: What Kind of Australia Do We Want to Live In?" Local Government Conference 2024 (LGC24). Sydney, Australia 31 May - 01 Jun 2023

Keynote

Measuring Wellbeing: What Kind of Australia Do We Want to Live In?
Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2023. "Measuring Wellbeing: What Kind of Australia Do We Want to Live In?" Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) Foundation National Summit 2023. Toowoomba, Australia 26 - 27 Jul 2023 Australia.

Keynote

Monitoring, evaluation and learning report for the drought resilience leaders program
Renando, C. and Woolcock, G.. 2023. Monitoring, evaluation and learning report for the drought resilience leaders program . Australia. Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.

Project report

First 5 Forever Evaluation Overview
Woolcock, Geoff and Osborne, Caroline. 2023. First 5 Forever Evaluation Overview. Australia. State Library of Queensland.

Project report

Exploring the role of place-based arts initiatives in addressing social inequity in Australia: A systematic review
Heard, Emma, Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh and Woolcock, Geoff. 2023. "Exploring the role of place-based arts initiatives in addressing social inequity in Australia: A systematic review." Australian Journal of Social Issues. 58 (3), pp. 550-572. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.257

Article

The Impact of Outsourcing and Full-Cost pricing initiatives on Local governments
Manton, Carl, Lyons, Ben and Soar, Jeffrey. 2023. "The Impact of Outsourcing and Full-Cost pricing initiatives on Local governments." Economic Development Journal. 16 (3), pp. 6-11.

Article

Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030.
Lyons, B., Dr Robert Mellor, Drysdale, A., Regional Development Australia Darling Downs And South West Inc, Goondiwindi Regional Council, Southern Downs Regional Council, Australia, Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia and Western Downs Regional Council, Australia. 2023. Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Darling Downs 2022-2030. Australia. Commonwealth Government of Australia.

Government report

Regional Drought Resilience Plan for South West Queensland 2022-2030
Lyons, B., Dr Robert Mellor, Drysdale, A., Regional Development Australia Darling Downs And South West Inc, Balonne Regional Council, Australia, Bulloo Shire Council, Australia, Maranoa Regional Council, Murweh Shire Council, Australia, \., Paroo Shire Council and Quilpie Shire Council. 2023. Regional Drought Resilience Plan for South West Queensland 2022-2030. Australia. Commonwealth Government of Australia.

Government report

The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities
Villanueva, Karen, Woolcock, Geoffrey, Goldfeld, Sharon, Tanton, Robert, Brinkman, Sally, Katz, Ilan and Giles-Corti, Billie. 2023. "The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities." Children's Geographies. 21 (2), pp. 330-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2059651

Article

Renewable energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of human capital, foreign direct investment, financial development, and institutional quality
Nawaz, Ahmad and Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur. 2023. "Renewable energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of human capital, foreign direct investment, financial development, and institutional quality." Energy Reports. 10, pp. 3383-3393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2023.10.025

Article

Global value chains participation and environmental degradation in SAARC economies
Nawaz, Ahmad and Rahman, Mafiz. 2023. "Global value chains participation and environmental degradation in SAARC economies." Environment, Development and Sustainability: a multidisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of sustainable development. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03265-2

Article

Creating community indicators for early childhood development: challenges and innovations from the kids in communities study
Goldfeld, Sharon, Villanueva, Karen, Tanton, Robert, Katz, Ilan, Brinkman, Sally, Giles-Corti, Billie and Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2019. "Creating community indicators for early childhood development: challenges and innovations from the kids in communities study." Cities & Health. 3 (1-2), pp. 68-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1596525

Article

Finding the fit – the roles of regional economic development within land management
Lyons, Ben. 2021. "Finding the fit – the roles of regional economic development within land management." Repairing the environmental deficit in the land management sector (2021). Brisbane, Australia 03 Sep 2021 Brisbane, Australia.

Presentation

Australian Rural Leadership Foundation 2022 Impact Report
Renando, Chad and Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2022. Australian Rural Leadership Foundation 2022 Impact Report. Australia. Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.

Project report

Decarbonising Queensland: Four pillars toward an inclusive and resilient low carbon economy
Yarnold, Jennifer, Marston, Greg, Mackey, Brendan, McVeigh, John, Rolfe, John, Dale, Allan, Babacan, Hurriyet, Lyons, Ben, Deane, Felicity, Newlands, Maxine, Plint, Neville, Molyneaux, Lynette, Keenan-Jones, Duncan, Birch, Jacob, Maguire, Rowena, Quiggin, John, Butler, Don, Lovelock, Catherine E., Doran-Browne, Natalie and Ashford, Graham. 2022. Decarbonising Queensland: Four pillars toward an inclusive and resilient low carbon economy. University of Queensland.

Technical report

Social-identity dynamics in rural communities: A motive for resistance to change
Ham, Saleena. 2022. "Social-identity dynamics in rural communities: A motive for resistance to change." The Rangeland Journal. 44 (5-6), p. 299–307. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ22023

Article

Women in Farming Families in the Darling Downs and South West Queensland: Navigating Discourses Towards Wellbeing, Resilience and Empowerment
McInnerney, Marlyn. 2022. Women in Farming Families in the Darling Downs and South West Queensland: Navigating Discourses Towards Wellbeing, Resilience and Empowerment. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/yy217

PhD Thesis

“Who do they think they are?”: social identity & conflict in small rural community
Ham, Saleena and Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2022. "“Who do they think they are?”: social identity & conflict in small rural community." Rural Society: the journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia. 31 (1), pp. 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/10371656.2022.2061723

Article

Social Identity Influences in Two Small Australian Rural Communities
Ham, Saleena. 2022. Social Identity Influences in Two Small Australian Rural Communities. PhD by Publication Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/q7vx4

PhD by Publication

Sustainable open vehicle routing with release-time and time-window: a two-echelon distribution system
Babagolzadeh, M., Shrestha, A., Abbasi, B., Zhang, S., Atefi, R. and Woodhead, A.. 2019. "Sustainable open vehicle routing with release-time and time-window: a two-echelon distribution system." Ivanov, Dmitry, Dolgui, Alexandre and Yalaoui, Farouk (ed.) 9th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM 2019). Berlin, Germany 28 - 30 Aug 2019 Laxenburg, Austria. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.11.219

Paper

Resilience for women on the land: how rural discourses enable or constrain their well-being, empowerment and resilience
McInnerney, Marlyn. 2021. "Resilience for women on the land: how rural discourses enable or constrain their well-being, empowerment and resilience." 14th Rural Women's Studies Association Triennial Conference (RWSA 2021). Ontario, Canada 11 - 15 May 2021

Presentation

Local consumer demands and domestic supply of sheep and goat meat
Star, Megan, Rolfe, John and Lyons, Ben. 2021. Local consumer demands and domestic supply of sheep and goat meat. Toowoomba, Queensland. University of Southern Queensland.

Government report

Supply chains of the sheep and goat meat industry
Star, Megan, Rolfe, John, Morrish, Fleur and Lyons, ben. 2021. Supply chains of the sheep and goat meat industry. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Government report

Role of regional economic development in Australia' s landscape
Lyons, Benjamin. 2021. "Role of regional economic development in Australia' s landscape." Repairing the environmental deficit in the land management sector (2021). Brisbane, Australia 03 Sep 2021 Brisbane, Australia.

Presentation

Workforce in regional Queensland: Challenges and opportunities post-COVID: a Rapid Appraisal
Lyons, Ben, Babacan, Hurriyet, Renando, Chad, McVeigh, John and Rolfe, John. 2021. Workforce in regional Queensland: Challenges and opportunities post-COVID: a Rapid Appraisal. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Government report

Child-friendly third places
Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2019. "Child-friendly third places." Dolley, Joanne and Bosman, Caryl (ed.) Rethinking Third Places: Informal Public Spaces and Community Building. United Kingdom. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 56-72

Edited book (chapter)

How Can the Lived Environment Support Healthy Ageing? A Spatial Indicators Framework for the Assessment of Age-Friendly Communities
Davern, Melanie, Winterton, Rachel, Brasher, Kathleen and Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2020. "How Can the Lived Environment Support Healthy Ageing? A Spatial Indicators Framework for the Assessment of Age-Friendly Communities." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (20), pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207685

Article

QMF Outback Trail: Community Wellbeing Impacts of Hosting Regional Music Festivals
Woolcock, Geoffrey and Forbes, Meg. 2021. QMF Outback Trail: Community Wellbeing Impacts of Hosting Regional Music Festivals. Australia. Queensland Music Festival.

Project report

Findings from the Kids in Communities Study (KiCS): A mixed methods study examining community-level influences on early childhood development
Goldfeld, Sharon, Villanueva, Karen, Tanton, Robert, Katz, Ilan, Brinkman, Sally, Giles-Corti, Billie and Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2021. "Findings from the Kids in Communities Study (KiCS): A mixed methods study examining community-level influences on early childhood development." PLoS One. 16 (9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256431

Article

State of Play for Australia’s Agricultural Trade with China: Challenges & the Road Ahead
Wilson, Jeffery, Waldron, Scott, Lyons, Ben and Felton-Taylor, Arlie. 2020. "State of Play for Australia’s Agricultural Trade with China: Challenges & the Road Ahead." Rural Press Club Online (2020). Online 28 Oct 2020

Keynote

Shredding the Evidence: Whose Collective Impact are We Talking About?
Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2019. "Shredding the Evidence: Whose Collective Impact are We Talking About?" Kee, Youngwha, Lee, Seung Jong and Phillips, Rhonda (ed.) Perspectives on Community Well-Being. Switzerland. Springer. pp. 157-173

Edited book (chapter)

Local economic development strategy for vibrant regions
Babacan, Hurriyet and Lyons, Ben. 2020. "Local economic development strategy for vibrant regions." 2020 North West Mineral Province Economic Development Workshop. Online 15 Sep 2020 Toowoomba, Australia.

Paper

View From the Paddock: Saying Thanks For Bunny's Life
Lyons, Ben. 2018. "View From the Paddock: Saying Thanks For Bunny's Life." Queensland Country Life. 14 March 2018.

Article

Local housing characteristics associated with early childhood development outcomes in Australian disadvantaged communities
Villanueva, Karen, Badland, Hannah, Tanton, Robert, Katz, Ilan, Brinkman, Sally, Lee, Ju-Lin, Woolcock, Geoffrey, Giles-Corti, Billie and Goldfeld, Sharon. 2019. "Local housing characteristics associated with early childhood development outcomes in Australian disadvantaged communities." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16 (10). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16101719

Article

SDP and Social Capital
Skinner, James, Woolcock, Geoff and Milroy, Arthur. 2019. "SDP and Social Capital." Collison, Holly, Darnell, Simon C., Giulianotti, Richard and Howe, P. David (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Sport for Development and Peace. Abingdon, United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 296-307

Edited book (chapter)