Issue 55 The Guwayda Newsletter for Quarter 2 (October – December 2023)
Check out our report for monitoring in the Guwayda (Gwydir) over September to December 2023.
Issue 54 The Warriku-Baaka Newsletter for Quarter 2 (October – December 2023)
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder’s (CEWH) Science Program funds the Flow Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (Flow–MER). We would like to acknowledge the Kurnu-Baakandji Peoples, the Traditional Owners of the Warriku (Warrego) and Baaka (Darling) Rivers and surrounds. Thank you for sharing your Country and knowledge of the land, water and life with us. We pay…
Issue 53 A waterbird survey at the Guwayda Warrambools
Jeremy Shrubb, who works as an environmental consultant for 2rog Consulting, recently visited the Guwayda Warrambools (Gwydir Wetlands) for a waterbird survey. It was quite dry and waterbird numbers were low, but there was still plenty of other wildlife.
Issue 52 My Flow-MER PhD – How wetland food webs respond to environmental watering in the Gwydir Wetlands
Newly titled Dr Lindsey Frost recently completed her PhD investigating how warrambool (wetland) food webs respond to environmental watering in the beautiful Guwayda Warrambools (Gwydir Wetlands). In this issue, Lindsey shares her experience of completing her PhD.
Issue 51 Gwydir First Nations Environmental Water Group Second Gathering
The Gwydir First Nations Environmental Water Group gathered for their second meeting on Sunday December 10th. The group has been recently established to provide a platform for Aboriginal people to have a voice and participate in environmental water management, programs and decision-making for the Gwydir Catchment. Read more about the group here.
Issue 50 Meet my Microbugs
Dr Ivor Growns is a Research Fellow and a member of the University of New England’s Flow-MER team. Ivor investigates how aquatic ecosystems respond to Commonwealth water for the environment delivered to the Warriku (Warrego) and Guwayda Warrambools (Gwydir Wetlands). Read about his favourite microbugs here.
Issue 49 Guwayda Snapshot of the 2022-23 Water Year
Conditions throughout the 2022-23 water year (July 2022 – June 2023) were relatively wet. Within the Lower Guwayda and Gingham systems an estimated 60,000 nests were recorded of various waterbird species. Warrambool (wetland) vegetation continued to respond favourably to the wet conditions, however native fish populations have remained in poor conditions. Read the details in this issue.
Issue 48 Warriku-Baaka Snapshot of the 2022-23 Water Year
The Warriku-Baaka (Warrego-Darling) Selected Area has had a lot of things happening in the 2022-23 water year, with good flows through the system, breeding of Kularku (Brolga) and lots of monitoring. Read all about it here.
Issue 47 Threatened species in the Guwayda Warrambools
The Guwayda Warrambools (Gwydir Wetlands) are recognised as internationally important and host a variety of significant waterbird species. Read here to learn all about them.
Can ‘Advanced’ Murray Cod Stocking Fast Track River Recovery?
This project has been supported by funding from the NSW Recreational Freshwater Fishing Trust and NSW DPI Fisheries. Figure 1 Roger Knight with a Murray cod to be released into the river. Photo credit NSW DPI Fisheries. Recreational and Aboriginal cultural fishers can help Department of Primary Industry Fisheries (DPI-Fisheries) researchers and fisheries managers assess…
