Australian Groundwater Modelling School

An extensive 4-day groundwater modelling course presented by world-class experts, the Australian Groundwater Modelling School is coming to Sydney in July.

This School will introduce attendees to the art and science of groundwater modelling. It will include a brief discussion of groundwater flow before examining the details of the process of modelling.  Each step in the process will be thoroughly examined with practical applications as the focus. Extensive tutorials will allow attendees the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with using MODFLOW, the industry-standard groundwater modelling code. Other codes will be introduced and discussed.

Environmental Tracers in Groundwater Hydrology

Tired of attending courses crammed full of theory, only to return to your daily work and struggle to remember what you learnt or how to apply it?

This course will help you to use appropriate sampling methodologies to acquire reliable data, as well as how to interpret and model analytical results. The knowledge will lead to you making meaningful improvements in your understanding of hydrogeological processes and conceptual groundwater models.

South Australian Groundwater Forum 2015

The focus of this inaugural one day groundwater forum is to showcase the current status of SA's groundwater resources, profile the latest developments in various aspects of the groundwater industry, as well as discussing future opportunities within South Australia. 

Managed Aquifer Recharge

This course will assist regulators and practitioners to facilitate a smooth and efficient uptake of MAR for producing urban and peri-urban water supplies. At the end of the course participants will be aware of the traps, as well as the benefits and costs in planning, designing, approving and operating MAR Projects for sustainable water supplies.

The course will be led by Russell Martin (Aqueon) who has more than 20 years of practical operational experience in this highly specialised field. Presenters include the highly experienced Peter Dillon, Jo Vanderzalm & Declan Page (CSIRO), Judy Blackbeard (MW), Matt Hudson (CWW), Simon Robertson (EGW), Edmond Lascaris (CW), and Terry Flynn (SRW)

Australian Groundwater School 

The Australian Groundwater School is vital for Australian professionals working with groundwater.

Our flagship course, and the premier course of its type in Australasia, the Australian Groundwater School provides participants with a broad but rigorous introduction to groundwater. Introducing hydrogeology, assessment methods, modelling, MAR, management, governance and more, the course truly encompasses the fundamentals of groundwater.

NCGRT Research Highlights

Our congratulations for the following researchers who’ve secured the following major research grants over the past few months:

• John Chandler and Alex Gardner (University of Western Australia) and Adam Webster (University of Adelaide) who are undertaking a comparative analysis of the regulatory regimes for shale/tight gas production at the state/territory, and national level for the Office of Water Science.
• Peter Cook (CSIRO), Margaret Shanafied and Eddie Banks (Flinders Uni) who are partnering with the British Geological Survey on a project that aims to improve the management of groundwater resources in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Craig Simmons, Okke Batelaan, James McCallum and Eddie Banks who are partnering with CSIRO on a $1.8m project examining the hydrology of coal seam gas with an analysis of faulting-aquitards-modelling.
• Peter Cook and Phil Davies (CSIRO) and Eddie Banks and Margaret Shanafield (Flinders Uni) on being awarded funding from the Office of Water Science to undertake an analysis of the development potential of shale/tight gas production in Australia, and an associated first-pass prioritisation as well as research priorities for water-related and environment-related impacts of shale/tight gas development.