Social sustainability in dairying communities impacted by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Short Report on research findings

Immense changes are underway in the dairy industry consequent on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan (2012). These changes have affected dairy families and communities across the Basin and led to concerns expressed by industry and community leaders about the long-term impact of these changes. The Geoffrey Gardiner Foundation partnered with researchers in the Gender, Leadership and Social Sustainability (GLASS) research unit, Department of Social
Work, Monash University and were successful in receiving an Australian Research Council Linkage grant to assess issues affecting the social sustainability of these communities.
This project was undertaken from 2014-17.