ARC funding for Coffin Bay research
Coffin Bay – the popular tourist destination on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula – is known for its scenery, natural features and high-quality oysters and other marine […]
Ensuring beach stability through new sand boil research
Sand boils caused by groundwater discharges affect beach stability, yet knowledge of these damaging underground erosions is largely misunderstood, and therefore hard to curb. Researchers at […]
Calls for better groundwater management
After Australia’s latest floodwaters subside, a study led by Flinders University has called for action on 18 challenges facing more sustainable use of vital groundwater, a […]
Fresh concerns for wetlands
New research led by Flinders University is renewing calls to protect the source of water and aquifers supporting the ecologically significant Doongmabulla Springs Complex in central […]
Major flaws cast aside in Adani approval
Expert groundwater advice was systematically ignored or dismissed as part of the Adani Carmichael mine approval process, according to a new scientific review of Australian authorities […]
Future of valuable wetland in focus
Experts in groundwater ecosystems are examining the mysteries of aquifer that maintain water flow through the environmentally important Doongmabulla Springs Complex (DSC) in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. […]
Freshwater reserves under the sea
Research at Flinders University is investigating and locating vital freshwater hidden beneath the sea. Flinders University Professor of Hydrogeology Adrian Werner is making important advances in […]
Groundwater plan ‘flawed,’ experts warn
Groundwater experts from around Australia have repeated calls for further investigations into the potential effects on major wetlands in central Queensland as the Carmichael venture prepares […]
Future Fellow gets to grips with groundwater
Freshwater resources beneath the ocean that may play a major role in the future water supply will be part of the focus of a Future Fellowship awarded to Professor Adrian Werner.