New Fact Sheet: Translating Yannarumi into Water Resource Risk Assessments
Ground-breaking research has translated the Ngarrindjeri approach to risk assessment called “Yannarumi” and connecting it to existing South Australian water resource risk assessments. The research has facilitated collaboration between the Ngarrindjeri nation and the State government of South Australia leading to a greater ability to integrate First Nations values and interests into water planning and […]
Thank you for all those who attended Science in The Pub!
A big thank you to the 200 attendees who came along to Science in the Pub on 2nd February 2024 to learn more about The Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth: A journey through droughts and floods. We had 3 fantastic presentations by Dr Nick Whiterod (Goyder Institute for Water Research), Assoc. Prof. Luke Mosley and […]
Join us for the Annual #WORLDWATERRUN from 18-24th March!
It’s that time of year again where the Goyder Institute for Water Research is donning its running shoes and getting active to raise awareness of global water issues. We’d love you to join us by running or walking in blue for #WorldWaterRun to celebrate #WorldWaterDay on 22 March 2024. This year’s theme is calling for […]
Science in the Pub presents “The Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth: A journey through droughts and floods.”
The Goyder Institute for Water Research are presenting on 2nd February at the next Science in the Pub event in Adelaide. Please register for Free tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/scipubcoorongWe are pleased to announce our panelists are:– Dr Nick Whiterod, CLLMM Research Centre, Goyder Institute for Water Research (Discussing the new Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) […]
Join us to Launch the New CLLMM Research Centre
The Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre would like to invite community members to the official launch on 3 February 2024 from 1-4pm. The Research Centre entered its establishment phase in July 2023, and moved into their new location at Level 1, 92-94 Barrage Road, Goolwa at the start of the year. […]
New Project: Analysis of changes in high-intensity rainfall events in South Australia
Rainfall across South Australia is strongly influenced by climate events such as El Niño, La Niña, the Indian Ocean Dipole and the Southern Annular Mode. For 19 years, between 2000-2021, southern Australia experienced a total rainfall below the 1961–90 average1. Conversely there has been an increase in the intensity of heavy rainfall events across Australia, […]
Goyder Institute 2023 Annual Report Reflects on a Busy Year
This has been a year of change and growth for the Goyder Institute for Water Research. The year began with the sad farewell to our previous Director, Dr Kane Aldridge. Dr Alec Rolston took up the position of Interim Director for the first 6 months of the year before being appointed Director in August. Following […]
New Project: Measuring the impact of Ground Water extractions on Mound Springs in Northern South Australia
The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) is Australia’s largest underground freshwater resources in the world, it lies beneath parts of the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales spanning 1.7 million square kilometres. To see the area covered by the GAB please see the map. There is roughly 65 million GL of groundwater within […]
CLLMM Research Centre announces a new location in the region
The new Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre announces its new location as the top storey of the Goolwa Aquatic Club on Barrage Road in Goolwa opening its doors in early February 2024. Goyder Institute Director, Dr Alec Rolston, said “We are delighted to be working with Alexandrina Council for our new […]
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 […]
