Reading the Goulburn River — Spring 2023
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FLOW-MER •
September 18, 2023
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Taungurung and Yorta Yorta Country and pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging. Spring Update | 2023 “Life is good, but it’s better on rivers.” Explore the Lower Goulburn River as it changes through the seasons.Reading the Goulburn RiverReading the Goulburn RiverStop Press! High rainfall in early [...]
Education on the Lower Goulburn River
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FLOW-MER •
September 18, 2023
Outdoor Education on the Lower Goulburn River Banner image: Kira Woods (Streamology) talking to students on the Goulburn River about water for the environment. On Tuesday 29th August, 2023, students from the Greater Shepparton Secondary College joined scientists from the Lower Goulburn Flow-MER project on the banks of the Goulburn River to get their hands [...]
Commonwealth water for the environment supports breeding ducks in the Western Floodplain
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Tamara Kermode •
August 10, 2023
Commonwealth water for the environment supports breeding ducks in the Western Floodplain Author: Tamara Kermode | Traditional Paakantyi Language of the Kurnu-Baakandji nation used in this article. (L. A. Hercus – Paakantyi Dictionary). The 2021-22 water year (July 1 – June 30) was the wettest in the Murray-Darling Basin (the Basin) for a decade. In [...]
Gomeroi Warrambools in the Gwydir Wetlands
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Tamara Kermode •
August 10, 2023
Gomeroi Warrambools in the Gwydir Wetlands Author: Tamara Kermode | Traditional Gamilaaraay Language of the Gomeroi nation used in this article (H. White & B. Duncan – Speaking Our Way, M. Mckemey). The Gomeroi Peoples Nation uses the traditional Gamilaaray Language, and this is the language the Gwydir Flow-MER team use for our Gwydir Flow-MER [...]
Needle in a haystack – A chance discovery of one of the Murray-Darling Basin’s endangered fish has been made in the lower Lachlan
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Adam Kerezy •
August 7, 2023
Needle in a haystack A chance discovery of one of the Murray-Darling Basin’s endangered fish has been made in the lower Lachlan By Adam Kerezsy | Lachlan Monitoring Evaluation and Research (MER) Program The Olive perchlet – a small, transparent and carnivorous fish – is listed as an endangered species in western New South Wales, [...]
Investigating the water requirements of the endangered Australasian bittern
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Sarah Talbot •
July 31, 2023
Investigating the water requirements of the endangered Australasian bittern By Sarah Talbot | Murrumbidgee Monitoring Evaluation and Research (MER) Program The Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) is an iconic waterbird colloquially known as the Bunyip bird, due to its deep booming, nocturnal call. Sadly, the Australasian bittern is endangered, and it is estimated that only 1,300 [...]
Closing the Gap: Water Calendars, Aboriginal art and Teapots.
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Anna Turner and Ashleigh Pengelly •
June 27, 2023
Closing the Gap: Water Calendars, Aboriginal art and Teapots. By Anna Turner (CSU) and Ashleigh Pengelly (Little Black Duck) Proud Aboriginal woman, Ashleigh Pengelly, calls Uranquinty (15 km south of Wagga Wagga) home and is the creator, CEO and artist behind Little Black Duck Homewares. Born and raised on Wiradjuri Country, Ashleigh’s Aboriginal heritage comes [...]
Field demonstration busts electrofishing myths
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Luciana Bucater •
June 14, 2023
Field demonstration busts electrofishing myths By Luciana Bucater | South Australian Reasearch and Development Institute (SARDI) On 1 March, the Lower Murray Flow-MER team held an Electrofishing Field Demonstration in Renmark. Recreational fishers in the Riverland have expressed strong interest in seeing electrofishing in action, and the demonstration aimed to raise community awareness of this [...]
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