• Promoting the development of rural Australia

    SPERA acknowledges that the land we call Australia has – for tens of thousands of years – been the spiritual and physical home of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who continue to carry this unbroken cultural connection into the 21st century. We pay our respects to the ancestors and elders past, present and emerging.

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July 2015 Newsletter

From the President Mr Brian O'Neill Welcome to the first edition…
Image of two scuba divers on either side of a whale shark

Student Teacher Draws on Scientific Experience to Lead Whale Shark Project

Written by Murdoch University and Dr Susan Ledger A Murdoch University…
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South Australian Rural Students Take to the Skies

Written by Bronwyn Ellis, University of South Australia A small…
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AIJRE Vol 25, No 1 (2015)

Journal Papers Recruiting and retaining teachers in rural…