Volume 28 No 7 October 2001 Journal of the Austra lian Water Association
Editorial Board F R Bish op, Chairman B N Anderson, R Considine, W J Dulfer, G Finke, G Finlayson, G A Holder, B Labza, M Muntisov, P Nadebaum,J D Parker, J Rissman , F Roddick, G Ryan , S Gray
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OVERSEAS REPORT: On the beach .•. in London K O'Halloran
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CONFERENCE ROUNDUP
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OUR COVER: The Natio11al Actio11 Pla11 for Salinity and Water Q11ality was am101111ced last year, to the t1111.e of $700 M from the Co111 n1on.wealtl1. Salinity expresses itself at the su,jace, b11t its ca11ses lie deep 1mdergro1111d, and the Bureau of Rural Sciences is directing a Salt !Vlappi11g Program. Groundwater investigations no longer rely solely 0 11 datafro,n drillholes: techniques de11eloped for mineral exploratio11 are 110111 being applied. Photo by Wayne Lawler courtesy of AUSCAPE.