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
Already under the international spotlight following the Ramsar listing of Piccaninnie Ponds, the South East’s wetlands are now the focus of additional attention from some of South Australia’s leading scientists. 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
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
After 18 months of tidal reconnection, it is getting green inside the salt pond under investigation by the ‘Salt to C’ research team from the Goyder Institute for Water Research. Tidal re-connection is a top priority activity recommended by a national blue carbon working group for establishing a methodology under the Emissions Reduction Fund for blue carbon. 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
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
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
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
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
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
Six short videos showcasing the recently completed scientific Trials and Investigations research project 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
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
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