Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training is a partnership between 15 University and 19 Government and Industry organisations and is headquartered at Flinders University Adelaide, South Australia.
The NCGRT brings together researchers and professionals to pool their knowledge and expertise.
Vision
To enhance Australia’s environmental, economic and social wellbeing, by promoting and supporting Australia’s groundwater research effort. To foster the conversion of this research knowledge into resource management outcomes and capability in the groundwater sector.
Purpose
To be an institution of national and international standing, which fosters collaboration between scientists, government and industry to continually advance knowledge and management of Australia’s groundwater resources.
To undertake the scientific research needed to improve our understanding of Australia’s groundwater systems.
To train the next generation of expert researchers and groundwater professionals.
To support the development of new benchmarks for groundwater assessment and management.
Advisory Board
Stuart Richardson, Chairperson - Managing Director, CDM Smith Australia
Peter Baker - Director, Water Science and Monitoring, Department of Environment and Water
Alistair Rendell - Vice President and Executive Dean, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Claire Lenehan - Dean Research, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Peter Cook - Director, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Ilka Wallis - Deputy Director, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Professor Okke Batelaan
- College of Science and Engineering - Strategic Professorship
- College of Science and Engineering, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training - Full Member
Person: Teaching Research
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Professor Peter Cook
- College of Science and Engineering - Academic Status
- College of Science and Engineering, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training - Full Member
Person: Other
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Northern Territory Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Investigations – socio-economic costs and benefits of existing schemes and of a MAR pilot scheme in Upper King River
Wheeler, S. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)) & Seidl, C. (Chief Investigator)
13/02/26 → 28/02/28
Project: Research
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Locate, Confirm and Protect: identifying and ground-truthing lower Murray turtle nesting sites
Baring, R. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Young Kirby, J. (Chief Investigator), Banks, E. (Chief Investigator) & Treglown, B. (Associate Investigator)
29/01/26 → 28/01/27
Project: Research
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FT22: Quantifying the economic and social impacts of drought in rural Australia
Zuo, A. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead))
30/07/25 → 28/06/27
Project: Research
Research output
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Adaptive management guidance in Australia: a critique
Mcclafferty-Jackson, L. & Werner, A. D., 24 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alternative methods of groundwater model peer review: Case study of the Carmichael coal mine groundwater model, Australia
Kamali Maskooni, E. & Werner, A., Jul 2026, In: Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 120, 13 p., 108504.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analytical solutions for seawater intrusion from pumping and sea-level rise in coastal aquifers with a general-head inland boundary
Xu, W., Lu, C., Sun, J., Yang, X. & Werner, A. D., Jul 2026, In: Advances in Water Resources. 213, 23 p., 105310.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Australian Academy of Science, Anton Hales Medal in the Earth Sciences
Simmons, C. (Recipient), 2011
Prize
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Water Law Violations in the Murray-Darling Basin: Compliance Challenges and Lessons
Seidl, C. (Invited speaker) & Wheeler, S. (Invited speaker)
9 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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WORKSHOP: AVOIDING MAR SCHEME UNDERPERFORMANCE AND FAILURE -ECONOMICS AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR MAR SCHEMES
Seidl, C. (Participant), Page, D. (Participant), Dillon, P. (Participant), Andrews, R. (Participant) & Gonzalez, D. (Participant)
1 May 2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Private Briefing: Impacts of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Act 2023 on NSW regional communities
Seidl, C. (Author)
10 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk