Carlos A. Sierra1 1Theoretical Ecosystem Ecology Group, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry Abstract: Models of soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics have become essential for integrating concepts and observations on different aspects of the cycling of carbon and elements in soils....

Dr Matt Aitkenhead1 1The James Hutton Institute Abstract Scotland’s soils are approximately one-quarter peat in area and contain a significant proportion of the UK’s environmental carbon stocks. Previous mapping and survey work provided information at the level of mapping units...

Professor Alain Plante1 1Department of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Abstract Soil scientists are increasingly using a wide range of cutting-edge, high resolution analytical techniques. This enormous amount of data is used to characterize...

Francesca Cotrufo1 1Department of Soil and Crop Sciences & natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Abstract Soil organic matter (SOM) is at the nexus of the most wicked challenges facing humanity, from mitigating climate change...

Professor John Wakerman1 1Associate Dean, Flinders University Northern Territory Abstract In 1994, the first National Rural Health Strategy called for the development of “…innovative models of rural service delivery…to meet the diverse health care needs of rural communities.” Twenty four...

Julie Hulcombe1 1Chief Allied Health Officer, Queensland Health Abstract The concept of an Allied Health (AH) rural generalist is not new, but has not been well described nor has there been a formal program associated with AH rural generalism.  There...

Jaki Adams-Barton1 Regional Associate Director – Australasia, The Fred Hollows Foundation Abstract: For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, there is a distinct gap between the need for eye health care services and access to those services. Each patient’s journey...

Professor Paul Worely Rural Health Commissioner Abstract   Rural communities require a breadth of high quality services to be delivered locally. Innovative ways to overcome the diseconomies of scale are required, and up to now have proven to be elusive...

Moderator Rob Curry, President, Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) Panellists Edward Johnson, Speech Therapist, Marathon Health Jeff Cook, CEO Lanyhapuy, Homelands Health Service Donna-Maree Towney, Project Officer, Indigenous Allied Health Australia Stephanie Gunn, General Manager, Partners in...

Amery, R1. and Wunungmurra, J.G2. 1Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia 2MJD Foundation, Darwin, Australia  Abstract The cultural and linguistic diversity of Australia is one of our greatest assets. It will also be one of the biggest drivers of change for...