The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder’s (CEWH) Science Program funds the Flow Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (Flow–MER). We acknowledge the Gomeroi/ Gamilaroi/ Kamilaroi/ Gamilaraay Peoples, the Traditional Owners of the Guwayda (Gwydir) River and surrounds. Thank you for sharing your Country and knowledge of the land, water and life with us. We pay respects to Elders…
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.
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.
Barayamal are commonly recorded within both the Toorale National Park and Conservation Area and the Gwydir State Conservation Area and surrounds. Read all about these amazing birds!
Brolgas, like most waterbirds, will go with the flows, preferring shallower waters where they can search for vegetation and plant matter. For water regulated systems such as the Gwydir and Mehi, Commonwealth water for the environment plays a vital role in encouraging this species to call the area home. Read more about this incredible waterbird here.
The little eagle is a threatened raptor species in New South Wales and is one of the many raptor species we record in the Guwayda (Gwydir) and Warriku-Baaka (Warrego-Darling) Selected Areas. Learn more about the species here.
On Tuesday the 16th of April the 2rog/UNE team hosted a workshop in Armidale with communication and engagement staff from the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH), Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Inspector General Water of Compliance (IGWC) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Read about our discussion here.
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.
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.
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.
