State Government seeks community feedback on Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin Action Plan
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. The Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin Action Plan is based in part on independent, expert science advice that the Goyder Institute for […]
Water managers now able to predict potential foodweb changes associated with floodplain inundation
New research through the Goyder Institute for Water Research project – Ecological connectivity of the River Murray: managing ecological outcomes and water quality risks through integrated river management – is helping water managers to better understand and quickly assess the impact of management decisions on the ecology of the River Murray. Dr Matt Gibbs (The University of […]
SA’s droughts are getting worse — new published research informed by Institute’s SA Climate Ready data
A new study has found that South Australia’s droughts are getting worse, becoming longer and more severe. Professor Simon Beecham, UniSA’s Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Innovation, led the study and drew on data from his Goyder Institute for Water Research SA Climate Ready project. The Institute’s SA Climate Ready project was the most extensive climate change investigation ever undertaken in […]
Goyder Institute projects recognised for informing international best practice approaches to Indigenous engagement
In April 2019, Goyder Institute for Water Research scientists Professor Daryle Rigney and Associate Professor Steve Hemming from Flinders University were invited by the Canadian House of Commons to present a special submission to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources in the area of best practice Indigenous engagement. Associate Professor Hemming presented to the Standing Committee and supplied a […]
