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Wetland evaluation helps Indigenous business outcomes
In 2012, in an effort to combat invasive plant species on wetlands on their Country near Ingham, Mungalla Aboriginal Corporation, owned by the Nywaigi Traditional Owners, removed an earthen bund wall isolating 230... Read More
Community group building better wetlands with TWQ Hub research
A constructed wetland project in Far North Queensland is more effectively improving quality of the water heading out to the Great Barrier Reef thanks to its involvement with Tropical Water Quality Hub research.... Read More
Evaluating the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef
Australians help science by identifying what truly makes the Great Barrier Reef ‘beautiful’. Environmental managers of the Great Barrier Reef will benefit from new research led by CSIRO that identifies indicators for monitoring... Read More
Defining seagrass health for reef management
Major flood events in North Queensland (such as those that recently hit Townsville and other communities) can send massive flood plumes out toward the Great Barrier Reef. These flood plumes can transport huge... Read More
Research Plan Version 5 released
The fifth round of Tropical Water Quality (TWQ) Hub research projects builds on successful world-class research on factors affecting water quality in Australia’s northern marine ecosystems, including the Great Barrier Reef. Research Plan... Read More
Why we don’t know if Irukandji jellyfish are moving south
Reports that Irukandji jellyfish might be moving south may be panicking people unnecessarily. It’s almost impossible to tell where the tiny jellyfish are along our coast, but that could change with new technology... Read More
Project Spotlight
Project 3.1.7
Led by Assoc Prof Andrew Brooks, Griffith University
Reducing sediment loads to the Great Barrier Reef: developing optimal approaches for treating alluvial gully erosion
Alluvial gullies have been shown to be major sources of fine sediment and nutrients to the GBR lagoon, and yet to date there is no accepted practice as to how these major pollution sources can be stabilised and rehabilitated. Working in collaboration with delivery partners implementing gully rehabilitation works through the Reef Trust phases 2 and 4, and various other gully mitigation programs currently being developed by Greening Australia, WWF and GBRF, this project will develop a series of large field trials that will test the effectiveness of different treatments for large active alluvial gully rehabilitation in different soil types in different catchments. These trials will complement similar research effort currently underway through NESP on hillslope gullies. Read more
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