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Mar 24

Paul Frazier and Neil Argent Presentation at the GeoPlan Seminar

Paul Frazier and Neil Argent recently spoke at the University of New Englands GeoPlan Seminar. Their presentation, titled Kularku dreaming on Baakandji Country: Aboriginal knowledge meets Western science perspectives on cultural water, focused on the Toorale Cultural Day held in June 2023. Use the link in the article to watch the full presentation.
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Mar 24

CEWH Article – Rivers, the Veins of our Country

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is embedding First Nations wisdom and knowledge into The Flow-MER Program – their dedicated science program. This comes after a successful pilot program that took place in the Gwydir and Warrego-Darling catchments. The CEWH shared their latest edition of Rivers, the Veins of Our Country read their article about the success of the pilot program here.
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Mar 24

World Frog Day

World Frog Day is a day dedicated to raising awareness for frogs and other amphibians. Frog populations have been under threat and many species are disappearing, or have already gone extinct! Studying wetlands and floodplains means we encounter frogs during our monitoring frequently, particularly in times when flows in the systems are good. To celebrate World Frog Day we’re shared some frogs we’ve come across in the Guwayda (Gwydir) and Warriku-Baaka (Warrego-Darling) catchments.
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Mar 24

Issue 56 Meet this species featuring wirlu-wirlu

The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), called the wirlu-wirlu by the Kurnu-Baakandji, has the second most toxic venom of any snake in the world. This species of brown snake can be found in both the Warreg-Darling and Gwydir Selected Areas. In this story we highlight some interesting facts about this venomous species.
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Jan 24

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.
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Jan 24

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.
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Dec 23

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.
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Dec 23

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.
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Dec 23

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.
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