We are delighted to share that the Bagaaybidi Gali Group and Toorale Joint Management Committee supported by 2rog have been successful in obtaining funding under the Australian Government’s Cultural Flows Planning for Cultural Economies program.

For the last decade the CEWH has funded river and wetland monitoring and research in the Guwayda (Gwydir) Wetlands and catchment (Figure 1). This work is part of the larger Flow - Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (Flow–MER) program that spans the entire Murray-Darling Basin. The upper catchment of the Guwayda River is our of the Flow-MER Selected Areas. Read about our findings over ten years here.

For the last decade the CEWH has funded river and floodplain-wetland monitoring and research in the Warriku-Baaka (Warrego-Darling) Rivers and catchment (Figure 1). This work is part of the larger Flow – Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (Flow–MER) program that spans the entire Murray-Darling Basin. The Warriku-Baaka (Warrego-Darling) Selected Area (Selected Area) is located around 80 km south-west of Bourke in northwestern NSW and is contained within the boundary of the Toorale National Park and State Conservation Area. Read about our findings over ten years here.

The Flow-MER Annual Forum was held on the 27th and 28th of August. Dr Paul Frazier and Dr Sarah Mika attended, representing the Junction of the Warriku (Warrego) and Baaka (Darling) Rivers and Gwydir Selected Areas respectively.

The ruby saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa) is a native low growing shrub with leaves similar to those of a quaint succulent. This beautiful little plant is a traditionally used food resource by First Nations people.