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Students from Barham Public School learning about aquatic bugs

Scientists inspire the next generation of water managers

by FLOW-MER • April 1, 2021
Scientists inspire the next generation of water managers Image: Students from Barham Public School attended one of the School Workshops that were held at the Western Murray Land Improvement Group Centre in Barham in December 2020 We know that seeing and experiencing is believing, so if we want to inspire future environmental water managers, we [...]

Restarting dry rivers: Risks to water quality

by FLOW-MER • March 8, 2021
Restarting dry rivers: Risks to water quality Image: Turtles like this fella feeding in the flowing water below Presbury weir on the Barwon River need well oxygenated water to survive. How best do we use water for the environment to restart disconnected rivers? Long dry spells means river channels dry out and can accumulate layers [...]

How science helps us make the most of water for the environment

by FLOW-MER • January 5, 2021

Assessing soil from the sky: Drone monitoring in the Murray Darling Basin

by FLOW-MER • November 17, 2020

Satellite tracking waterbird movements – what can it tell us and how does it work?

by FLOW-MER • October 22, 2020

Cultural value of a Yellowbelly

by Shjarn Winkle • August 27, 2020

Featured image: “Dhagaay yulaanbi-li nhulaan” – a traditional painting of the Yellowbelly by Gamilaraay artist, Mawu-gi (Brent Emerson). Check out more of Brent’s work on his portfolio Dhagaay, Gagalin, Bidyin, Yellowbelly: An invaluable golden fish Yellowbelly hold cultural values rooted in economics, social and environmental health, spirituality & as good old tasty tucker. These medium-sized […]

Pumped – how flows are revitalising fish, frogs and flowers at Sunshower Lagoon

by Charles Sturt University • July 20, 2020

Authors: Joshua Bruni, Gaye Bourke, Damian Michael and Skye Wassens (Charles Sturt University) Feature image: CSU team heading out to collect nets in the Sunshower Lagoon. Photo credit: Vince Bucello Australian wetlands are home to a variety of native fish, frogs, birds, freshwater turtles and aquatic plants. Wetlands provide their inhabitants with food, shelter, and […]

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