“Spring into Spring” is a well-worn catch phrase particularly from retailers wanting to excite their customers into a shopping spree. With NSW, Victoria and the ACT still in lockdown as I write, it is hard to feel too much excitement just now. Probably more like trepidation that the lockdown is going to continue or if your “glass is half full”, hopeful expectation that “freedom” is not far away. Let’s hope!
Read MoreTMI’s WA representative Lance Mudgway has been busy presenting a ‘Landscape Rehydration’ introductory workshop in Northampton and visiting several Wheatbelt properties for site assessments as part of the Landscape Rehydration Trial and Demonstration project.
Read MorePeter Hazell from the Mulloon Institute travelled to Batchelor, NT to deliver an ‘Erosion Control – Landscape Rehydration’ workshop during July, just before large parts of Australia were locked down due to Covid.
Read MoreLandowners Jo and Rick Hoole engaged Mulloon Consulting to undertake the Slate Hill Leaky Weir Project to address an area of severe erosion at their Woomargama property in Southern NSW.
Read MoreAll 31 Sentek soil moisture probes are now installed across the Mulloon catchment to monitor soil moisture at various depths in the underlying aquifers, assess how plant available water in the soil interacts with groundwater, and how rehydration efforts are impacting the catchment.
Read MoreWater Engineer Prawi Woods from our partners Catchment Simulation Solutions has achieved acclaim from his peers by winning several awards for his presentation ‘Rehydrating the Floodplain to Save the Endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog’ at the 2021 Floodplain Management Australia National Conference.
Read MoreLots of things are underway in Queensland, including the Landscape Rehydration demonstration site on Weetalaba Station near Collinsville and the Landsdowne Creek Community Rehydration Initiative near Townsville.
Read MoreThanks to the generosity of the Capricorn Foundation, the Mulloon Institute is planning a co-educational workshop for staff with local Indigenous organisation Back to Country.
Read More'Wanda' is the star character of a new curriculum project TMI is working on in collaboration with The Scots College.
Read MoreProject empowering citizens to understand landscape rehydration through citizen science and co-creation wins Australian Government grant funding.
Read MoreNick Bassett reviews his time with us this winter, during his internship placement as part of his Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Agriculture) at the University of Sydney, where he is majoring in Plant Production, and Soil Science and Hydrology.
Read MoreWe invite you to join us on the next stage of our journey as we launch our new logo and branding.
The symbol in our redesigned logo takes its inspiration from the rural landscape, with a series of shapes reflecting key elements of the landscape – soil, water, plant growth and the sky.
Read MoreIn response to the recent IPCC Report, Australia’s Mulloon Institute says the country can achieve its emissions reduction target by focussing on what is literally right under its feet, our soil.
Read MoreOn-ground works are continuing in the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative with 60 structures installed as Stage 2 nears completion.
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute is currently seeking an Education Coordinator to work as part of a small close-knit team that works with a range of stakeholders including landholders, government, school groups, tertiary students and institutions and business on education for landscape rehydration and regenerative agriculture. The role will report directly to the CEO and include curriculum development, development and delivery of courses and resources for teaching and learning for landscape rehydration, liaison with external education providers, development of content for digital learning platforms, liaison with the TMI Science team and Science Advisory Committee.
Read MoreExecutive Assistant, Mulloon Institute
https://www.seek.com.au/job/52616880
Landscape Planner (QLD), Mulloon Consulting
https://nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2021/20008566/landscape-planner-entry-level
If either of these roles sound like you, please APPLY NOW via the links above.
Read MoreThe Mulloon Institute is one of nine projects supported in the latest round of the Australian Government’s Citizen Science grant program, for its “Modelling Landscape Rehydration for Catchments, Communities and Curriculum” program. Almost $4 million has been allocated to projects that offer opportunities for the public to make a significant contribution to scientific discovery.
Read MoreThe latest news from Mulloon: https://conta.cc/3fXeQ8F
Read MoreWhile drilling the housing for the Sentek soil moisture sensors, various layers of soil have been encountered on the floodplain, as well as pressurised aquifers.
Read MoreThe science team have been flat out over the last few months installing soil moisture sensors across the Mulloon catchment as an important part of the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative’s integrated monitoring program.
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