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Twenty-seven Year 11 students from Investigator College, Victor Harbor, spent time with the Centre team on Wednesday 5 November to learn about advances in technology. The business and agriculture students were tasked with investigating an emerging technology (e.g. artificial intelligence, blockchain, IoT, generative AI, extended reality (VR), biotechnology, etc.) and examining how it is being […]

The freshwater soaks project team have been surveying soaks on the Younghusband Peninsula (YHP) to investigate water content, quality and depth over the last month. In times of drought, groundwater provides a stable source of freshwater to the ecosystem. The Younghusband Peninsula hosts a fresh groundwater lens with very low salinity and is some of […]

Sue Ellison, Engagement Coordinator, CLLMM Research Centre On Tuesday 28 October, I spent the day at the Marine Ecology Lab, Adelaide University, with Scotte Wedderburn and two Ngarrindjeri blokes – Lalo and Chase – both curious and involved in the CLLMM Lokeri project. This visit followed on from our earlier work — collecting mussels in December 2024 […]

An Australian Government review of the CLLMM Research Centre science program has highlighted the success of our community-first approach. The Department for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water mid-term review found that the Centre has not only enhanced research quality and relevance but established trust and mutual respect with community groups.  The review found […]

On a picture perfect Goolwa morning, we were delighted to welcome the newly appointed Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, Lucy Hood, at the CLLMM Research Centre last Friday, 24 October.   While hosting a Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation Thukabi (turtle) workshop, we spent time with Minister Hood discussing the work we do and the critical importance […]

In early October, the CLLMM Research Centre began surveying the cockle population along Goolwa Beach in response to the algal bloom devastating the state. Since the harmful algal bloom hit, dead cockles have been observed along the beach, which is also subject to recreational harvest.    The population surveys we’re conducting now are repeating similar surveys […]