Apr 7, 2017
Work commences on G-FLOWS 3
Stage 3 of the Goyder Institute’s Finding Long-term Outback Water Solutions research project (G-FLOWS 3) is in progress. Read More
Showing Articles with Tag: Economic Development
Apr 18, 2017
Optimising the development of industry in Adelaide’s Northern Corridor through efficient water resource management
Worked has commenced on the Goyder Institute’s Northern Corridor research program, the primary driver for which is the Northern Economic Plan, the South Australian Government’s blueprint for a prosperous northern Adelaide, focused on creating jobs and empowering local communities. Read More
Aug 1, 2017
Work commences on Northern Adelaide Plains research
Worked has commenced on the Goyder Institute for Water Research project Sustainable Expansion of Irrigated Agriculture and Horticulture in Northern Adelaide Plains, led by Prof Jim Cox from SARDI. Read More
Sep 29, 2017
New research to assist rapid Northern Adelaide Plains expansion
The primary policy driver for Goyder Institute’s Northern Corridor research program is the Northern Economic Plan, the South Australian Government’s blueprint for a prosperous northern Adelaide, focused on creating jobs and empowering local communities. The plan includes two major initiatives for agribusiness: The Northern Adelaide Plains Agribusiness Initiative and The Northern Adelaide Food Park. Read More
Jan 17, 2018
Surveying underway in APY Lands for G-FLOWS Stage 3
Research within Finding Long-term Outback Water Solutions – Stage 3 (G-FLOWS 3) – saw 40 wells surveyed in South Australia’s APY Lands. Read More
Jun 26, 2018
Productivity Commission identifies research as being critical for sustainable water management
The Productivity Commission released the National Water Reform Inquiry Report on 31 May 2018 – its first triennial progress assessment against the objectives and outcomes of the National Water Initiative (NWI) 2004. Read More
Aug 23, 2018
New research completed on small scale desalination for growers on the Northern Adelaide Plains
A report released this week by the Goyder Institute for Water Research outlined findings from an investigation into small-scale desalination using capacitive de-ionisation (CDI) – an emerging technology – to improve water quality for growers in the Northern Adelaide Plains (NAP). Read More
Oct 30, 2018
2018--19 annual R&D plan outlines future research for the Institute
The Goyder Institute for Water Research has released its Annual Research and Development Plan and Budget for 2018--19. A companion to the Institute's Strategic Research Plan 2015--2019, the annual R&D plan summarises the achievements of the previous year and sets out the planned research and knowledge management activities for the year ahead. Read More
Feb 28, 2019
Potential groundwater resources found in APY Lands palaeovalley
An ancient groundwater system has yielded water for the first time since its discovery in a remote part of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands located in north western South Australia. Read More
Feb 28, 2019
Research to support the sustainable expansion of irrigated agriculture and horticulture in the Northern Adelaide Plains nears completion
The Goyder Institute for Water Research’s Sustainable expansion of irrigated agriculture and horticulture in the Northern Adelaide Plains project is nearing completion and is holding a workshop on 19 March 2019 to present the team’s draft findings to a range of potential end-users. Read More
Mar 29, 2019
Goyder projects in the news
The Goyder Institute for Water Research'ss G-FLOWS project was featured in the Sunday Mail on 23 March 2019, spreading the word that the team found ancient water in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. Early indications are that it could not only sustain the community's ongoing water needs but have significant economic development potential for the region if developed sustainably. Read More
Jul 31, 2019
G-FLOWS project enters final stages -- characterising the dimensions of a newly discovered paleochannel in the APY Lands
After discovery of a significant source of ancient water in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands last year as part of the Goyder Institute for Water Research's G-FLOWS (Facilitating Long-term Outback Water Solutions) project (Stage 3), work has begun mapping the size and shape of the resource using a variety of geophysical techniques. Read More
Oct 31, 2019
New tools to help growers sustainably expand production in the Northern Adelaide Corridor
Production in one of the South Australia’s most important food bowls could double if irrigated agriculture and horticulture expand across the Northern Adelaide Plains. Read More
Jan 29, 2020
New research papers outline innovative approaches for water exploration and palaeovalley evolution
A significant source of ancient water was discovered in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in 2018 by the Goyder Institute for Water Research’s G-FLOWS (Facilitating Long-term Outback Water Solutions) project. The G-FLOWS team have now published two papers in MESA Journal that are generating significant industry interest. Read More
Oct 30, 2020
Finding ancient water in the outback – new research to support remote communities and enterprises
New research released from the Goyder Institute for Water Research has identified a new outback water source and developed new techniques to map and target water resources that can be applied in remote areas across Australia and throughout the world. Read More
Dec 8, 2020
Second term finishes strong – a year in review from the Director
Well, there’s no doubt that 2020 had some surprises in store for all of us. Aside from the personal challenges of operating in a global pandemic, many of our teams had to put field work on hold, limit regional travel and work from home without access to many of their tools and resources. Despite these significant obstacles, many of the Institute’s projects were finalised as our second term came to a close. Read More