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Community Engagement

Getting out on-Country the best way to inspire our next generation of freshwater ecologists

by Will Higgisson and Adam Kerezsy • April 26, 2022
Getting out on-Country the best way to inspire our next generation of freshwater ecologists By Dr Will Higgisson and Dr Adam Kerezsy  There is no better place to learn about the environment than being out on-Country. It’s even better when you get to jump into the river and have a swim when all the work [...]

New Cultural Advisors for Gwydir and Warrego-Darling regions

by FLOW-MER • December 15, 2021
New Cultural Advisors for Gwydir and Warrego-Darling regions Gingham Waterhole of the Gwydir Wetlands. Photo credit: UNE. “Our country and our water sustained Aboriginal people since time immemorial and are crucial for our health, our spirit and our web of life, thus the survival of all species” - Liz Taylor A new pilot program in [...]

Supporting culturally significant native plants with environmental water

by FLOW-MER • June 29, 2021
Supporting culturally significant native plants with environmental water Author: Dr Will Higgisson For more than 60,000 years, over 40 Aboriginal nations have been caring for the Country that the Murray-Darling Basin is within. While diverse, Aboriginal peoples share cultural connection and custodial responsibility for water, which for thousands of generations has held meaning and purpose, [...]

Webinar: Co-designing engagement with Indigenous peoples for better environmental water delivery: Cultural Values, Protocols and an Indigenous Seasonal Water Calendar

by FLOW-MER • August 28, 2020

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