The Goyder Institute for Water Research is pleased to announce that Professor Megan Lewis has been nominated as the new Board member representing the University of Adelaide. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research held a successful Roadshow in Mt Gambier that brought together researchers and the local community to explore the outcomes of the Institute’s South-East research and development program. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research is pleased to announce that Jo Collins has been nominated as the new Board member representing the South Australian Government. Read More
Following the release of the Goyder Institute’s Strategic Research Plan, several projects have been developed to commence in early 2017 which will address the Impact Areas of Economic Development and Climate Action. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research and the International Centre of Excellence in Water and Resources Management (ICE WaRM) are pleased to welcome Kathryn Nicholas as the new PR and Communications Manager. Read More
The Goyder Institute is supporting the South Australian Government to deliver a water action plan as part of South Australia’s Sister-State Agreement with Rajasthan, India. Read More
Goyder Institute Director Dr Michele Akeroyd was recognised for Outstanding Contribution to Water Efficiency at the 2016 World Water Leadership Awards. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research launched a new Strategic Research Plan at a major briefing session event on 22nd July, 2016. Read More
Goyder Institute Director Dr Michele Akeroyd was a panellist in the Australia India Youth Dialogue (AIYD) earlier this year. Read More
Dr Mostafa Razzaghmanesh has recently joined the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, Office of Research and Development (ORD) under the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) administration. Read More
Phase Two of the Goyder Institute has commenced, with some changes to the administration and staffing as well as a sharpened focus on a new Strategic Research Plan for the next four years. Read More
With South Australia’s water expertise under high demand in markets across the globe, former Chair of Australia’s National Water Commission, Karlene Maywald, has been appointed as Strategic Advisor – Water Opportunities. Read More
Professor Craig Simmons, DIrector of National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training and Goyder Institute Reserach Advisory Commitee member, has been named SA Scientist of the Year. Read More
South Australia’s Goyder Institute for Water Research has welcomed a decision by the South Australian Government to extend its funding for a further four years. Read More
The Water Industry Alliance (WIA) Smart Water Award winners were announced on Friday 22 May at the 2015 WIA Smart Water Award ceremony, recognising winners for demonstrating excellence in expertise in their field. Read More
Goyder Institute for Water Research was recognised at the Australian Water Association (AWA) Awards, winning the National Research Innovation Award. Read More
The first of the Model Metadata Templates are now available. Read More
South Australia is well-placed to respond to future climate change challenges, with the release of the most comprehensive set of climate projections concerning South Australia. Read More
Deborah Furst commenced research for the Goyder Institute in 2010 as PhD student with the University of Adelaide, investigating the patterns and processes across the Chowilla Floodplain and adjacent River Murray during flood. Read More
Jessica Liggett undertook her PhD studies at Flinders University (National Centre of Groundwater Research and Training) between 2010 and 2013. Read More
The Research investment planned for the fifth year of the Institute has been targeted towards those short, targeted pieces of work that will add value to the previous investments made through the Goyder Institute. Read More
Dr Michele Akeroyd, Director of the Goyder Institute, was awarded the inaugural Women in Innovation and Technology SA Award (Environment). Read More
Research data outputs from the Goyder Institute are now securely stored, described and discoverable via Research Data Australia. Read More
A groundwater interpretive trail has been developed by the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) to highlight the importance of groundwater in regional communities. Read More
The Goyder Institute would like to congratulate Professor Graeme Dandy on being awarded the Australian Water Association Water Professional of the Year at the Australian Water Association’s National Water Awards 2014. Read More
How did the River Murray respond to the break in the drought? Read More
What is South Australia's climate future? Read More
South Australian water scientist Dr Michele Akeroyd has taken the helm of South Australia’s premier water research body, the Goyder Institute. Read More
New techniques for finding water for outback communities and industry. Read More
A number of Fact Sheets on Goyder Institute research projects are now available to be downloaded from our website as PDF documents. Read More
The Minister for Water in South Australia has announced $14M of research to underpin the development of water planning and policy in South Australia. Read More
The supporting papers for the Goyder Institute for Water Research high-level science review into the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Guide to the proposed Basin Plan are now available for download. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research today released its report on the Expert Panel Assessment of the Likely Ecological Consequences in South Australia of the Proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Read More
June 2013 represents the third year anniversary of the Goyder Institute for Water Research. Read More
Best Presenter at the Goyder Institute Retreat as voted by the participants was Tim Pitt, Senior Research Officer at SARDI Water Resources. Read More
Goyder Institute PhD Candidate, Michael Di Matteo, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering is currently investigating decision support methods to generate better solutions for the management of complex stormwater systems through the use of multipleobjective computer optimization guided by engineering intuition and judgment. Read More
Stage 3 of the Goyder Institute’s Finding Long-term Outback Water Solutions research project (G-FLOWS 3) is in progress. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research’s innovative research into the impact of climate change in South Australia will be boosted by a new project led by experienced researcher, Associate Professor Seth Westra. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research has launched its new website. Read More
Former South Australian Minister for Environment and Conservation John Hill has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Goyder Institute for Water Research. Read More
Professor Craig Simmons, Director of National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) and Goyder Institute Research Advisory Committee member, has been awarded Australian Water Professional of the Year. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research conducted its biennial Water Forum on the 4th and 5th of July 2017. Read More
Presentations from the Goyder Institute's Water Forum 2017 are now available online. Read More
Finalists have been announced for the South Australian Government’s 2017 SA Science Excellence Award. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research is pleased to announce the commencement of a new project. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research Director, Dr Michele Akeroyd, has announced she will be leaving the Institute. Read More
The recently-started project Coastal Carbon Opportunities: demonstrating additionality and potential for future offsets in South Australia' will see a multidisciplinary research team working to determine the value of South Australia's coastal carbon ecosystems. Read More
Under the Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act (2001), the Ministerial Forum must cause a review of the condition of all watercourses and catchments within the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Area. Read More
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
Following the announcement that Dr Michele Akeroyd will be leaving the Institute, the Board have decided to appoint Dr Kane Aldridge as Acting Director of the Institute for the next six months. During this time Kane will be focussed on continuing to ensure the effective delivery of the Institutes research portfolio and the relationship of existing research projects to water policy. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research has provided a submission to the Productivity Commission’s National Water Reform draft report. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research office will be closed from 12.00pm (ACDT) on Friday 22nd December and re-open on Tuesday 2nd January 2017. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research's Annual Research and Development Plan is now availble to view on our website. Read More
Daniel Pierce has joined the Goyder Institute for Water Research as Research Manager. Read More
Worked has commenced on two new Goyder Institute for Water Research projects. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research's Annual Report 2016-17 is now available online. Read More
This year has seen Goyder Institute research taken to the sky and the mangroves as part of the Coastal Carbon Opportunities: demonstrating additionality and potential for future offsets in South Australia project led by Professor Bronwyn Gillanders of the University of Adelaide. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research’s downscaled climate change projections for South Australia are being used for water resource management across South Australia to help improve the security of water resources into the future. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research is sponsoring a session Adelaide’s Smart Water Summit to be held in Adelaide on 22nd and 23rd March 2018. Read More
On behalf of the Management Board of the Goyder Institute for Water Research, it is a pleasure to announce that Dr Kane Aldridge has been appointed Director of the Institute. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research sponsored a panel session at the Adelaide’s Smart Water Summit in March. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research’s panel session at April’s NRM Science Conference – Water in South Australia: Future challenges and opportunities – discussed the issue of water security surrounding the Murray-Darling Basin and future alternative water sources for the state. Read More
A recently-published series of NASA Earth Observatory false-colour satellite images showing water filling the Diamantina River and flowing towards Lake Eyre following a period of heavy rain in northern Queensland was printed in The Advertiser. Read More
Melissa White, a freshwater ecologist from the Science Group of the Department for Environment and Water (DEW), recently voyaged to Antarctica to participate in a leadership program designed for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM). Read More
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
The Water Industry Alliance held their 2018 Smart Water Awards at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 6 July. The awards recognise and celebrate Alliance members for their leading-edge expertise and innovation. Two Goyder Institute for Water projects were finalists in separate categories... Read More
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
Goyder Institute researchers have developed new tools to help planners and policy-makers assess the impact of climate change on water resource systems and guide adaption planning. The tools address a significant knowledge gap – how to best use climate projections to modify or augment a system’s design to improve its resilience in a changing hydroclimate. Read More
The Coastal Carbon Opportunities project is among the first to research climate change mitigation in coastal systems. The Goyder Institute for Water Research team, led by Professor Bronwyn Gillanders (University of Adelaide), are investigating the potential of South Australian coastal ecosystems (seagrass, mangrove and saltmarsh) for carbon sequestration and storage. Read More
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
The Goyder Institute was a proud sponsor of the Biami, Indigenous plenary session at the Australian Freshwater Science Conference in Adelaide last month. Together with an Indigenous cultural flows technical session and workshop, it raised the standard for representation of Indigenous knowledge and people at the conference. Read More
In a report released by the South Australian Minister for Environment and Water, David Speirs MP, the Goyder Institute recommended a series of short, medium and long-term actions to restore the ecological character of the South Lagoon of the Coorong. Read More
It has been another exciting year for the Goyder Institute for Water Research. Since my appointment in March, we have initiated a number of new projects and we've also made significant progress on our existing projects. Our teams are busy with their laboratory, field and desktop research and are moving full steam ahead into 2019. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research played a central role in the South Australian Water Mission to China in December, that was aimed at progressing project and cooperation initiatives fostered during the July 2018 Smart Water Mission. Read More
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
The Goyder Institute for Water Research has won the Minister for Environment and Water's Award for Excellence and the Innovation in Large Organisations Award at the Water Industry Alliance's 2019 Smart Water Awards. In their 16th year, the awards recognised and celebrated Alliance members for their leading-edge expertise and innovation at a ceremony on 7 June. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research recently partnered with the Water Industry Alliance and the International Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Management, the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Water Research Australia and the Department for Environment and Water in the Women in Water breakfast series, with the July breakfast focusing on "Celebrating women in leadership in the move toward gender equality". Read More
A new study has found that South Australia's droughts are getting worse, becoming longer and more severe. Read More
Earlier this month, Goyder Institute for Water Research Director Dr Kane Aldridge joined the Smart Water Mission to New Zealand with SA Water, ICEWaRM and the Department for Environment and Water to promote South Australia’s water capabilities and establish pathways for the State’s water industry into this market. Read More
A report released this week by the Goyder Institute for Water Research summarises the most comprehensive data available for blue carbon in South Australia. Read More
A report released this week by the Goyder Institute for Water Research summarises the most comprehensive data available for blue carbon in South Australia. Read More
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
A report released this month by the Goyder Institute for Water Research summarises the most comprehensive data available for blue carbon in South Australia, outlining the blue carbon ecosystems within the state and their estimated blue carbon stocks and sequestration rates. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research Salt to C project is the first study in Australia to investigate the effects of tidal reconnection of a salt pond for carbon capture. The project report released this month outlines their finding that restoration of salt fields through tidal reconnection leads to a net gain in soil organic carbon stocks and rapid revegetation. Read More
It’s been another exciting year for the Goyder Institute for Water Research. Read More
After a successful 2019, The Goyder Institute for Water Research released its annual research and development plan for 2020. The R&D plan outlines the activities for the year ahead, including research across its three impact areas: Economic Impact, Healthy Ecosystems, and Climate Action. Read More
The Australian and South Australian governments have announced the next $22.2 million of funding to help get the Coorong back on track for a healthy future. Read More
More than 6500 hectares of sea grass have been lost along Adelaide’s coastal waters since 1949. The South Australian Government, through its New Life for our Coastal Environment policy has committed $1 million to limit damaging stormwater run-off filled with sediment and pollutants from entering Gulf St Vincent and help restore seagrass communities. Read More
Infrastructure has been built along the River Murray over the last ten years to help sustain critical floodplain ecological communities by recreating some of the natural inundation regime that would have occurred prior to development. The benefits of providing these floodplains events are relatively well known, but until recently it wasn’t clear what effects infrastructure was having on the ecology and water quality in the river itself. Read More
This week the Goyder Institute for Water Research partners established the third term of the Institute for 2020–2023. The Institute partners, the South Australian Government through the Department for Environment and Water; CSIRO; Flinders University; The University of Adelaide, and the University of South Australia agreed to continue the extremely valuable collaboration that has provided significant benefits to water management in South Australia and Australia. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Australian and South Australian governments for Phase 1 of the Healthy Coorong Healthy Basin Program (HCHB). Read More
We would like to congratulate Professor Jennifer McKay, Professor of Business Law, University of South Australia for being awarded the Premier’s Water Professional of the Year Award at the Australian Water Association’s South Australian Water Awards. Read More
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
The Goyder Institute for Water Research is delighted to welcome Professor Barry T Hart (AM) as its new Independent Chair. Read More
Institute Director Dr Kane Aldridge is currently enjoying some well-earned leave. Dr Alec Rolston is Acting Director with the support of Mr Daniel Pierce. Alec can be contacted via email at alec.rolston@goyderinstitute.org and by phone on 0405 846 275. Alec and Daniel will continue to manage the Institute’s operations, including the delivery of the existing research program and the establishment of new projects during Kane’s absence. Read More
Several scientists from the Goyder Institute for Water Research participated in the Project Coorong’s World Wetlands Day Science Forum that was held in Goolwa in February. The Science Forum gave members of the local community the opportunity to hear about the research underway in the Coorong. Read More
In a world first, sharp-tailed sandpipers have been tracked using satellite trackers as they move around the Coorong and neighbouring wetlands before migrating to Siberia to breed. The shorebird tracking program is part of a suite of field research Goyder Institute for Water Research scientists have been undertaking in the Coorong over the summer to help efforts to restore the iconic wetland. Read More
Five teams of researchers, brought together through the Goyder Institute, have been conducting extensive investigations about the Coorong ecosystem that are critical to efforts to restore this iconic wetland. The research project is due to be completed in June 2022. Read More
The Goyder Institute is delighted to publish its Strategic Plan for its third term, running from 2020-2023. The plan highlights the nature of the Institute as a trusted broker for scoping collaborative, interdisciplinary teams for addressing key water-related research needs; and the adoption of knowledge through direct involvement of end users in research development and delivery. Read More
Current and future research projects delivered by the Goyder Institute will align with the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help achieve the Goals across local, State, national and international scales. Read More
The Goyder Institute has recently published the results of the research project “A decision framework for selecting stormwater management interventions to reduce fine sediments and improve coastal water quality ”. Read More
The results of the research project ‘Translating Ngarrindjeri Yannarumi into water resource risk assessments’ have recently been publicly released on the Goyder Institute website. The project has resulted in a significant step towards greater inclusion of indigenous knowledge in water resource management in Australia and even internationally. Read More
The start of the new financial year provides opportunity for renewal, and the Goyder Institute is delighted to introduce its new branding. While our overall logo remains unchanged, the Institute is introducing a new ‘Icons’ branding which will feature across all new communications, publications and research outputs for the remainder of the Institute’s third term to 2023. Read More
Nutrients are known to be a key driver of aquatic ecosystem health. While nutrients are essential for all living organisms, high nutrient levels can lead to problems such as excessive algal growth, or ‘algal blooms’. Ongoing research by the Goyder Institute has identified that this is the case for the Coorong South Lagoon; the knowledge generated through this important research is being used to support decisions for managing nutrient levels and the health of the system. Read More
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change is a timely reminder of the importance for the Goyder Institute to build upon its previous projects to continue to deliver novel and interdisciplinary research to inform water management in a changing climate in South Australia and beyond. Read More
The Goyder Institute is partnering in the rebid for the ONE Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), which will address one of Australia’s most complex water challenges. ONE Basin will support resilient communities in the Murray-Darling Basin by, for the first time, creating innovations at the nexus of agriculture, water, energy and environmental systems. Read More
In this second In Focus article, we explore the aquatic plants and algae communities in the South Lagoon of the Coorong and the environmental conditions causing changes to these communities that have knock on effects for the wider ecosystem health of the Coorong. This research is being led by Professor Michelle Waycott of the University of Adelaide, in partnership with research teams at Flinders University and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). Read More
In support of Global Handwashing Day on 15 October 2021, our small team at the Goyder Institute are participating in #Sweat4Soap and we encourage others to join the effort. This initiative helps raise awareness of the global issues relating to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and is led by ultramarathon runner and water activist, Mina Guli. Read More
In this third In Focus article, we explore the research on waterbird populations in the Coorong being led by researchers from The University of Adelaide in partnership with teams at Birdlife Australia, Deakin University and the University of Queensland. Read More
Staff at the Goyder Institute joined with thousands of people from around the world to support a campaign to raise awareness about global issues relating to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Read More
United Arab Emirates and South Australia will join forces to explore future water security solutions by co-hosting a major industry conference during the World Expo in Dubai from 22-24 March 2022. Read More
An independent evaluation has concluded that the Goyder Institute’s second term research program (2015-2020) was highly successful, delivering important research that influenced priority water policies and improved economic, environmental, cultural and social outcomes within South Australia. Read More
The Goyder Institute Partners were recently awarded the Australian Water Association’s SA Branch R&D Award for the Institute’s second term research program. This is a wonderful recognition of the quality and impact of the Institute’s research, with the award acknowledging its significant contribution to a sustainable and prosperous water future for South Australia and Australia. Read More
Following the successful completion of the second term of the Goyder Institute, the research program continues to have important impacts locally and nationally. Read More
In this fourth In Focus article, we explore research that is being conducted on the Coorong food web, and which is developing integrated quantitative models that can assess how the food web has responded to decades of environmental change. Read More
In this fourth In Focus article, we explore research that is being conducted on the Coorong food web, and which is developing integrated quantitative models that can assess how the food web has responded to decades of environmental change. Read More
The ONE Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has just progressed to the final stage of the current round of CRC applications. Read More
Wrapping up 2021 with a reflection on developments in the third-term of the Institute. Read More
We are all now well and truly ‘back on deck’ for what will be an important year for the Institute. Read More
In this issue, we explore the Climate Adaptation research component of the Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin (HCHB) Program which is led by Dr Michael Dunlop from CSIRO Read More
The Goyder Institute has signed up to take part in the World Wetlands Run between 2-5 February Read More
High-level expert panel to investigate stormwater governance, policy and on-ground actions in the Adelaide metropolitan area Read More
The bid team, which includes the Goyder Institute and its partners, recently submitted the stage 2 bid Read More
The Goyder Institute was a key partner of the "Water Resources Management and Sustainability: Solutions for Arid Regions" Conference in Dubai from 22-24 March 2022 Read More
The latest IPCC report and the recent floods in NSW and Queensland highlight the importance of ongoing water reform in Australia Read More
Research undertaken by the Goyder Institute has provided important knowledge for supporting the Australian and South Australian governments’ investment of $10 million to improve the quality and availability of waterbird habitat throughout the Coorong and Lower Lakes region. Read More
Almost two years of fieldwork in the Coorong has drawn to a close. Read More
New research to explore the feasibility of developing a water rating system Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research and its partners will play a leading role in a new multi-million dollar collaborative research program set up to safeguard the environmental and commercial future of the Murray-Darling Basin. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research and its partners will play a leading role in a new multi-million dollar collaborative research program set up to safeguard the environmental and commercial future of the Murray-Darling Basin. Read More
National recognition for the Institute following success of the One Basin CRC bid and research excellence award Read More
A major research program to provide high-quality, independent research to inform the future management of the Coorong has been successfully delivered by the Goyder Institute. Read More
A new report of the Goyder Institute for Water Research has informed South Australian Government priority opportunities and challenges for land-based aquaculture in the coastal region extending from Adelaide through to Whyalla Read More
A summary of the startup phase of the CRC Read More
The Hon Karlene Maywald has been appointed as the South Australian Water Ambassador for 2022-2023 Read More
Six short videos showcasing the recently completed scientific Trials and Investigations research project Read More
Sweat4Soap is a global, virtual running and walking event (10-16 October 2022) Read More
A new 2.5 year research project will help build resilience of agriculture and groundwater dependant ecosystems in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. Read More
A thought-provoking contribution from the Independent Chair of the Goyder Institute Read More
There will be a transition in the Director role with Dr Kane Aldridge indicating that he will be leaving the Institute in early 2023 Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research will deliver a new water Research Hub in South Australia. Read More
New research has evaluated the potential for developing a sustainability rating system for the management of water resources in South Australia. Read More
The Australian Water Association’s (AWA) South Australia Branch Award for R&D Excellence for 2022 recognised the Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin Research Project Read More
It’s hard to believe that we’re already approaching the last six months of our current term. I’m pleased to report that we are progressing extremely well towards our goals. Read More
I’m delighted to share our 2022 Annual Report, outlining our achievements for what has been another significant year. Read More
The start of 2023 represents a period of change and new beginnings for the Goyder Institute for Water Research. Read More
Adelaide could soon become a much harsher place to live as extreme temperature events become more common, alongside more frequent and intense floods and droughts. Increasing urbanisation is also reducing the amount of vegetation in the landscape and decreasing water retention. Water management is at the heart of these issues in Adelaide. Read More
Following our participation in Sweat4Soap and the World Wetlands Run over the past two years, #TeamGoyder will be celebrating World Water Day on 22 March 2023 by taking part in #WorldWaterRun week. Read More
Goyder Institute for Water Research partners have agreed to extend the Institute’s third term from 1 July 2023 through to 30 June 2026. Read More