Goyder Institute for Water Research announces new Chair
The Goyder Institute for Water Research is delighted to announce that Jody Swirepik will be joining the Institute as its new Chair in January 2024. Ms Swirepik has been appointed following a wide national search for candidates. Director of the Goyder Institute for Water Research, Dr Alec Rolston, said “We are very excited to welcome […]
New Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre has hit the ground running.
It has been a busy start to the latter half of 2023 as the Institute’s new Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre began its establishment phase on 1 July 2023. With the hiring of 4 new staff members, the Centre has hit the ground running with the start of several community and […]
New Project Aims to Understand the Environmental Response of the Coorong to the 2022-2023 River Murray Flood Event
The Coorong is a unique wetland, which is culturally and environmentally significant at local, national and international scales. The reduction of fresh water inflow into the Coorong, exacerbated during the Millennium Drought (1996-2010), has led to a long-term ecological decline. In particular, hypersalinity and nutrient enrichment in the South Lagoon has impacted aquatic plants, invertebrates, […]
Another New Member of Staff Joins the Goyder Institute
We are delighted to welcome Dr Tiffany Nay, our new Communications and Engagement Coordinator, to the Goyder Institute for Water Research! Tiffany will be joining us full time in Goolwa, SA as part of our Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth Research Centre team. She is excited to combine her knowledge of the region, her […]
Goyder Institute welcomes another new staff member to the team
We are delighted to welcome Dr Bryony Cotterell to the Goyder Institute for Water Research team. Bryony has joined us as a full time Research Program Manager and will be based at the University of Adelaide Campus. She has experience working on multi-disciplinary research projects and wants to combine her experience in research management with her […]
New Goyder Institute CLLMM Research Centre Participates in Collaborative Effort to Assist with Environmental DNA Sampling for Threatened Species
The Goyder Institute’s new Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre recently joined the effort to further understand the presence of a nationally endangered freshwater fish in the Lower Lakes of South Australia. Murray hardyhead (Craterocephalus fluviatilis) have experienced considerable decline in range and abundance across the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The Lower Lakes […]
Delivering a Better Understanding of Water and Ecological interactions in the Braemar, Stuart Shelf and Northern Eyre Peninsula regions for Sustainable Development
A new project from Goyder Institute scientists, funded by the South Australian Government, aims to better understand the interactions and impact of resource and infrastructure development on water and ecosystems in the Braemar, Stuart Shelf and Northern Eyre regions of South Australia. The Stuart Shelf is part of the Adelaide Superbasin on the east of […]
Goyder Institute announces new Director
Dr Alec Rolston has been appointed Director of the Goyder Institute for Water Research. The Institute’s Management Board made this appointment after a wide national search for candidates. Dr Rolston has wide experience in water research and management in both Australia and Ireland. Working at the research-policy interface has been a core function of his […]
Goyder Institute welcomes three new staff to the team
We are delighted to welcome three new staff members who have recently joined the Goyder Institute team to help deliver the Institute’s new Research Centre in Goolwa. The Centre will undertake a range of work to investigate the ecological, cultural, economic, and social values of the nationally and internationally important Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray […]
Are you the Goyder Institute’s new Communications and Engagement Coordinator?
We are currently recruiting a passionate communicator to become our Communications and Engagement Coordinator for our new Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre based in Goolwa, South Australia. The role will oversee the communications and engagement activities of the Research Centre, working closely with the Centre’s three other staff, and under guidance of […]
