Archaeology Geosciences and Environmental Sciences

The Lower-Birrarung Billabongs: Uncovering a history of fires, floods, and fuel-loads to inform Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung led restoration of urban billabongs- Patrick Kennedy

Identifying historical ecological baselines and understanding subsequent variability over appropriate timescales is vital for informing sustainable land-management and ecological restoration. The lower-Birrarung (Yarra River) billabongs, located in metropolitan Melbourne, are a series of lowland floodplain wetlands which have been culturally constructed and stewarded by Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung over millennia. Patrick Kennedy’s PhD, in collaboration with […]

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Understanding the Waters Beneath: Researching the Roper River and Cambrian Aquifer – Riley Nicholson

Riley is a PhD candidate at Griffith University supervised by Prof Matthew Currell with Dr Christopher Ndehedehe, Dr Dioni Cendón (ANSTO) and Dr Elisabetta Carrara (BoM) as co-supervisors. His collaborative research is part of an ARC linkage project partnering with the Northern Land Council and Environment Centre NT and focuses on the culturally and environmentally

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Research spotlight: Alexandra Bastick (Charles Sturt University)

by Georgia Barrington-Smith, 11th October 2024 How Pipelines Impact the Marine Food Web AINSE’s focus for October is Oceans Month, which we are kicking off by spotlighting Alexandra (Alex) Bastick: an Honours student from Charles Sturt University, AINSE Pathway Scholar, and emerging young voice in environmental research! With our oceans facing increasing threats from pollution

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