Centre for Plant & Water Science - Central Queensland University

Centre for Plant & Water Science 2008 Annual Report
Draft budget for 2009
For the coming year, the IGS – CQU allocation is $207,000, 75.7% of that in 2008. The draft budget
(Table 12) accommodates this. Funding for the staff discretionary scheme is expanded to reflect the
training requirements of the increased number of research staff in the Centre. We anticipate a further
reduction in funds for 2010, hence we plan a sizeable carry forward amount.
Table 12. Draft Budget for 2009 IGS – University contribution
ITEM
AMOUNT
($)
Administrative Assistance 88,000
Administrative Supplies 6,000
Plant Growth Facility 10,000
Plant Production laboratory
- ecophysiology 5,000
- molecular 4,000
- postharvest 4,000
- tissue culture 4,000
Agronomy and Crop Physiology Travel Support/Discretionary 6,000
Product Quality and Plant Physiology Travel Support/Discretionary 4,000
Conservation and Rehabilitation Travel Support/Discretionary 5,000
Discretionary - Post-docs (x 2) 6,000
Project specific support
Student Support/Scholarships 25,000
Software renewal (e.g. Matlab, SPSS, GenStat) 5,000
Growth chamber service 5,000
Equipment servicing 5,000
Glasshouse/Compound/Building upgrades 15,000
Vehicle 10,000
TOTAL 207,000
For the coming 2009 year, the RIBG allocation to the Centre is $28,407. This is a 37% decrease of
the RIBG of 2008, due to our poorer performance in gaining competitive funding compared to the
rest of the university research centres. The draft budget is presented below (Table 13).
Table 13. Draft Budget for 2009 RIBG
ITEM
AMOUNT
($)
Administrative Assistance 5,000
CPWS Research Worker 23,407
TOTAL 28,407
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