• Resource Management Plans & Strategies
• Research Design & Project Management
• Facilitation, Consultation & Negotiation
• Communication, Policy Analysis & Submissions

Resource Management Plans & Strategies
 
Peter R Day has broad experience in land use assessment and land management planning, ranging from small scale site management to working in, and leading, multi - disciplinary teams preparing regional land use and catchment management strategies.

Special skills are in the ability to explain how landscapes function; incorporate environmental, economic and social issues into a holistic approach to resource use; incorporate environmental management into primary production; and to report in a style that is easy to read and understand.

Providing these services draws upon;

• Qualifications in ecology and natural resource management for a strong environmental basis,
• Experience with tourism, recreation and primary industries (primarily agriculture, but with some aspects of mining as well), and an MBA, for economic and financial considerations,
• Experience with development planning, tenure administration and legislation, and
  Extensive experience in community consultation, liaison, and negotiation.

Examples include;

• Revising the Regional Plan for the Northern & Yorke NRM Board,
• Leading the preparation of a Catchment Report and Catchment Strategy for the Eyre Peninsula Catchment Water Management Board,
• Preparing management plans for the Dudley Peninsula, Eleanor River and North Coast catchments on Kangaroo Island.
• Input to a Sustainable Development strategy for the River Murray and a management plan for Hindmarsh Island.

 

Research Design & Project Management

Resource Strategies emphasis on developing a strategic project plan and documenting critical aspects of the project, prior to commencement, ensures a rigorous outcome will be achieved; on time and to budget.

 

Peter R Day is experienced in the design and management of projects and programs related to natural resource management, research and development, and consultation and liaison. This is coupled with a solid understanding of rural Research and Development Corporations and their management practices.

Examples include;

• Developing the Healthy Soils operating plan for Land & Water Australia and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry.
• Facilitating the development of “Grain & Graze” – a collaborative research program involving Land and Water Australia, Meat and Livestock Australia, Grains Research & Development Corporation and Australian Wool Innovation.
• Designing and managing the “Dairying for Tomorrow” program for Dairy Australia (see www.dairyingfortomorrow.com) and preparing their Sustainable Catchments research prospectus.
• Providing program management advice to the SA Attorney General’s Department in native title negotiations to develop Indigenous Land Use Agreements.

 

Facilitation, Consultation, and Negotiation
 
Peter R Day Resource Strategies has special skill in dealing with contentious matters, where being able to summarise and represent peoples differing views helps others to better understand and deal with ideas contrary to their own. Peter Day is skilled in analysing situations and selecting the right approach for the right occasion, and is comfortable with implementing the wide variety of styles consequently called for.

Resource Strategies are able to successfully design, organise and conduct a broad range of events ranging from workshops to seminars and conferences. Peter Day is able to empathise with a broad spectrum of viewpoints, permitting delicate subjects to be managed sensitively and jointly agreed outcomes to be developed.

Examples include;

• Facilitated input from irrigators to Water Allocation Plans in the Mt Lofty Ranges and the Tatiara Prescribed Wells Area.
• Designed and facilitated a two-day Kangaroo Industry forum (involving all elements of the supply chain as well as Aboriginal, conservation and animal rights interests); and a workshop to bring pastoral and Aboriginal interests together to develop strategies for joint advancement in Outback South Australia.
• Facilitated workshops in all mainland States to gain input to the Grains Industry Environment Plan.
• Led a multi-stakeholder group to steer the review of EPA guidelines for the use of bird scaring devices (eg gas guns), in peri-urban areas.

 

Communication, Policy Analysis & Submissions

Peter R Day has considerable experience in policy development, strategic planning (including negotiating strategies), the development of legislation and the preparation of reports and documents. Detailed supporting documentation can be produced as part of an integrated product, but most prowess is in reducing complex situations to their basic elements in the form of policy or strategy.

Special skills are in drawing ideas and issues from people, distilling the key features and critical linkages and documenting them in a concise, logical form. This work has often involved developing a common view amongst a disparate group.

Resource Strategies is adept at various writing styles, eg major reports, science articles, media releases, policy and submissions. Peter's skills in analysis and writing are regularly used to present complex material in easily understood formats.

Examples include;

• A 'knowledge harvest' for the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation; Irrigation Essentials.
• Synthesizing information from projects across Australia into the final report for Grain & Graze; Managing Complex Systems.
• Leading the development of the Land Water & Wool Report (Managing for Sustainable Profit) for Land & Water Australia and Australian Wool Innovation.
• Preparing a submission into future administrative structures for outback SA on behalf of the Outback Areas Community Development Trust,
• Reviewing elements of clearance application policy (regarding the use of management plans) for the Native Vegetation Council; and recommending improvements.
• Preparing funding submissions to the National Landcare Program for Dairy Australia and Horticulture Australia Ltd.