South Australia is working towards achieving reconciliation in water resources management through unique research conducted by the Goyder Institute for Water Research and being driven by Indigenous interests. 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
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
This week, South Australia entered into a milestone agreement with the Australian Government and other Basin States, outlining how they will work together in delivering the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Read More
The Basin Plan sets Sustainable Diversion Limits, which is how much water can be used in the Murray–Darling Basin, while leaving enough water for the environment. 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 Goyder Institute for Water Research has begun an independent review of the science underpinning reductions to allocations in Lower Limestone Coast Water Allocation Plan (LLC WAP, 2013) to support the South East NRM Board. The SE NRM Board and the Goyder Institute commissioned the review at the request of the Minister for Environment and Water. 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
Management of the River Murray is becoming more complex as new infrastructure is being constructed to inundate floodplains and improve their health. However, this may carry water quality or ecological risks if it’s not used effectively. Read More
On Friday December 14th the Minister for Environment and Water, Hon. David Speirs MP, announced a new agreement between the Murray-Darling Basin Ministers to help get the iconic Coorong back on track and restore the health of the South Lagoon.The agreement follows recommendations within the Coorong Summit Summary Report and the Goyder Expert Panel Report which outlined a series of short, medium and long-term actions to restore the South Lagoon. These reports will form the basis for new Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin Action Plan which is expected to be finalised before mid-2019. Read More
New research through the Goyder Institute for Water Research is helping water managers to better understand and quickly assess the impact of management decisions on the ecology of the River Murray. Read More
The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) announced on 23 August it is seeking community feedback on the Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin Action Plan which outlines proposed activities to restore and revitalise the Coorong. Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research and partners (Flinders University, ICE WaRM, SARDI, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia) are working with the University of Melbourne, the University of Southern Queensland, and the Australian National University on a cooperative research centre (CRC) bid and is seeking expressions of interest from potential partners. Read More
The Murray-Darling Basin is one of Australia’s most crucial, varied and productive natural resources, producing over one-third of our national food supply. Across the basin, farm businesses, the broader agri-sector and rural communities are facing significant challenges, with a changing climate and water availability combined with global influences, agricultural markets and industry adjustments. 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
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
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 ONE Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) was identified as one of five successfully shortlisted bids after 14 proposals from across Australia and all scientific disciplines were considered during Stage 1 of the bid process. 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 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 South Australian Minister for Environment and Water, David Speirs MP announced on 23 August that community feedback is being sought on Project Coorong's Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin Action Plan, which outlines proposed activities to restore and revitalise the Coorong. 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 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 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
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
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
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 bid team, which includes the Goyder Institute and its partners, recently submitted the stage 2 bid Read More
Almost two years of fieldwork in the Coorong has drawn to a close. 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
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 summary of the startup phase of the CRC Read More
Six short videos showcasing the recently completed scientific Trials and Investigations research project Read More
A thought-provoking contribution from the Independent Chair of the Goyder Institute Read More
The Goyder Institute for Water Research will deliver a new water Research Hub 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