DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Using VRO
Finding Information | Portable Document Format (pdf) | Printing | System Requirements | Display Options | About the VRO Project | Project Contributors
Welcome to first time visitors to the Victorian Resources Online (VRO) Internet Site. This page explains how to move around the site and find information you require.
Screen Layout
All screens in the VRO site have the global DPI Blue horizontal navigation strip and the global VRO navigation strip.
Finding Information
| VRO Home | VRO Homepage |
| Using VRO | Information about using VRO and the VRO project |
| Sitemap | Sitemap showing major sections of the site |
| VRO Search | Search specific to VRO site |
| Map Search | Search for VRO maps |
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| Statewide | Statewide Information |
| Regional | Homepage for all regional VRO sites |
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| Search | Search across the entire DPI site (including VRO) |
Portable Document Format (.pdf)
To enable you to read the downloadable .pdf files found in this site you will first need to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Every attempt is made on this site to keep pdf file sizes down to less than 1.5 mb in size - which may mean that some documents need to be split up into a number of separate pdf files. This can be installed for free from the Adobe website (external link).
These files will open in the Web browser. To Download them, select 'File/Save as...', after they open in the browser.
Printing
When printing pages from this site, depending on your printer configuration, you may get cropping of information from the right hand side of your page. If this occurs use file/page-setup to reduce page size, or to print in Landscape configuration.
System Requirements
We recommend that you use Internet Explorer version 5.5+, Firefox, Netscape 6+ to have the best user experience of the VRO website, but the website should provide a good user experince using any modern standards compliant browser.
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Display Options
To display the text as larger or smaller, use 'View/Font Size' menu options.
Project Contributors
Many people have been involved in the development of Victorian Resources Online (VRO). These include:
2003/04
Project Leader: Mark Imhof
The project is being supported by the Victorian Government's Ecologically Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (ESAI).
ESAI Project Sponsor: David Marland (DPI)
VRO Content input and design
Ross Stewart (DPI)
Angela Murphy (DPI)
Sonia Thompson (DPI)
Daisy Nepomuceno (DPI)
VRO image map production
Kathleen Hirst (GIS Applications)
VRO Content development
Mark Imhof, Steve Page, Stuart Boucher, John Martin, Peter Dahlhaus - as well as a number of DPI and DSE contributors.
2002
VRO Management
Project Leader: Mark Imhof
The project is now being supported by the Victorian Government's Ecologically Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (ESAI).
ESAI Management Support: Shayne Annett (DNRE)
ESAI Project Sponsor: David Marland (DNRE)
VRO Content Coordination
Natural Resources: Mark Imhof
Water (Steve Page)
VRO Content input and design
Ross Stewart (Web Services, DNRE)
Sofia Celic (Web Services, DNRE)
Angela Murphy (DNRE)
Sonia Thompson (DNRE)
VRO image map production
Kathleen Hirst (GIS Applications)
VRO Content development
Mark Imhof, Steve Page, Stuart Boucher, John Martin, John Weiss.
About the Project
Victorian Resources Online is a major component of the Victorian Resource Atlas project. From 1997-2001, this project was funded by the Victorian Government’s Agriculture and Food Initiative (AFI) and is now being supported by the State Government's Ecologically Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (ESAI).
Victorian Resource Atlas project
The Victorian Resource Atlas project commenced in July 1997 and will extend for four years. This project aims to provide resource information to support:
- development of opportunities for agriculture and food investment
- promotion of sustainable regional development.
Victorian Resources Online is a key information delivery mechanism for the project. In addition, a number of hardcopy and possibly CD products will be developed. The Victorian Resource Atlas project has made a significant investment in developing new information products, particularly in relation to soil and land. A wide range of soil maps and associated information will be made available during the course of the project.
Victorian Resources Online
Victorian Resources Online provides a wide range of natural resources information with a major focus on map-based information. It links to a wide range of other Websites and provides 'signposting' to hardcopy material (eg. directory to soil and land survey information).
Initially, broadscale information have been presented (eg. maps at 1:1 million scale) in 'Victoria in Profile'. Over the course of the project more detailed regional scale information will be developed in Regional VRO Sites. A key feature of the site will be the bringing together of natural resources information which will be the 'best available' and provided in user-friendly formats.
1999 - 2001
VRO Management
Victorian Resource Atlas Project Coordinator: Mark Imhof
Agriculture Division Project Manager: Shayne Annett
Catchment and Water Division Project Manager: Peter Forbes
VRO Content coordination
Natural Resources: Mark Imhof (State Chemistry Laboratory, DNRE)
Water: Steve Page
VRO Content input & design
Sofia Celic (Web Services, DNRE)
Ross Stewart (Web Services, DNRE)
Mick Doherty (Web Services, DNRE)
Ben Hosie (Web Services, DNRE)
Stephen Page (Talkin’ Technical Communications)
VRO Content development
Mark Imhof, Steve Page, David Rees, Craig McDine, Andy McAllister, Hayley Rokahr, Stuart Boucher, David Rees, Jim Rowan, Ian Sargeant, John Martin, Bernie Joyce, Ken Rowe.
VRO image map production
Kathleen Hirst
Collaborative content development projects
Status of Water Resources and Supplies - Rae Moran, Water Resource Management, DNRE
REALM Water Supply Modelling Software - Barry Lewis, Water Resource Management, DNRE
Groundwater Management Areas - Randal Nott, Water Resource Management, DNRE
Lotus Notes/Domino development: SMS Management
1998/99
VRO Management
Victorian Resource Atlas Project Coordinator: Mark Imhof
Primary Industries Project Manager: Shayne Annett
CMSA Project Manager: Peter Forbes
VRO content coordination:
Natural Resources: Mark Imhof
Water: Steve Page
Economy: Kate Irving
VRO content input & design:
Ian Stewart, Mick Doherty
VRO content development:
Mark Imhof, Steve Page, Kathleen Hirst, Shayne Annett, John Martin, Kate Irving, Ian Sargeant, Rae Moran (NRE).
Paul Hopcraft, Chris Sampson, Rocky Fraiia, Vadim Simonov, Meghan Oakley, Beverly Chan, Cameron Tran (Sausage Software).
1997/98
VRO Management
AFI Project Development Coordinator: Danny O’Neill
Victorian Resource Atlas project coordinator: Mark Imhof
Primary Industries liaison: Shayne Annett
VRO management team: Mark Imhof, Victor Sposito, Bob Itami, Andrew Arch
VRO content coordination:
Map development: Glen MacLaren
Natural Resources: Mark Imhof
Water: Steve Page
Economy/People: Mark Carden & Hetty Verspay
Infrastructure: Mark Imhof
Minerals & Petroleum: Tom Dixon
VRO content development:
Steve Page, Mark Imhof, Kathleen Hirst, Susan Street, Mark Carden, Hetty Verspay, Doug Crawford, David Rees, Martin Bluml, Paul Rampant, John Williamson, Kevan Richards, Randal Nott, John Woodland, Rae Moran, Katrina Fox, Neil Watson, Ross Perry, Les Walker, Paul Bennett, Tom Dixon, Peter Rawlinson, Tim Harding, John Martin, Ian Sargeant, Jim Rowan, Anthony Brinkley (SKM), Lisa Dixon (EPA).
Other assistance:
Content review: Jane Doolan, Bill Hansen, John Oates, Paul Wilson, David Buntine, Lisa Munro, Rebecca O’Kane, Cathryn Pillioussis
Graph development: Susan Street, Jane Forse
Image formatting: Russell Anderson, Ian Stewart, Helen Arch
Project development feedback: Peter Hansford, Shayne Annett, Bruce Weston
Other assistance: Carole Roberts, Andy Shugg, Robert Williamson, Tim O'Brien, Peter O'Brien, Vera Lubczenko, Stuart Minchin, Keith Collett, Rod Flynn, Simon Nazaretian (LICS), Geoff Smith (Thiess Environmental), Barry Lewis (Southern Rural Water), Sally Jeremiah (SKM), Leon Metzeling (EPA), Geoff Ralphs (EPA), Graham de Hoedt (Bureau of Meteorology), Philip Hopkins (Melbourne Age), David Vink (Transmission Pipelines Australia), Karen Morgan (Department of Treasury and Finance).
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This document was last reviewed on 07/07/2008.