Purpose – This paper explores the role of accountants as part of the necessary infrastructure in rural community development providing specialised knowledge and skills to business owners who may lack the expertise required to ensure successful business operations. Design/methodology/approach...

In most countries, owner responsibility exists under Common Law to manage and maintain dams according to current standards. However, farm dam safety in Australia is being flouted and the sustainability of farming businesses compromised because of the potential and severe consequences of dam...

Farm dams in catchments create cumulative threats to downstream farmers, communities, and environments and if not managed individually, the problem will aggregate at the catchment level creating “dual-extreme cumulative impacts and threats”. The aim is to explore the concept of dual-extreme...

Purpose – Farm dam safety in Australia is being flouted and sustainability of catchments compromised because of the potential and severe consequences of dam failure. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to explore policy issues associated with safety of farm dam water storage through a...