Gulbali Institute

CSU ecologist Skye Wassens and landowner Peter Morton describe their collaboration around Lake Paika near Balranald NSW that is seeing life return to the Western Lakes through environmental watering and pest management. See images and video and hear birds and frogs on the website Mosaic: Life on the Western Lakes > https://media.flow-mer.org.au/mosaic/

Gulbali engineering expert Peter Thew has put into practice projects as varied as fishways for native fish migrating around dams in the Mekong River to an award-winning sound chapel in outback NSW. In these cases, he considers the ability of engineering to demonstrate sustainability in practical ways.

Hear Brooke Kaveney provide her insights into the role and importance of international agricultural research for farmers in Vietnam and Australia as her team addresses the global climate challenge.

How can government policies and private enterprise better enable regional communities to advance their transitions to renewable energy? Energy expert Dr Simon Wright discusses options and a working example in the Bega Valley on the NSW Far South Coast.

Regional areas are becoming Australia's powerhouse. How can regional communities reap the benefits?

Farmers across southern Australia seek to maintain their businesses in the face of a changing climate, particularly during drought. A research team led by Dr Shawn McGrath is comparing how four common farming systems that use crops, livestock and pastures perform in variable seasonal conditions. Dr McGrath compares how these systems have produced grain and fodder crops and lambs during the most re...

Australia’s Murray Darling Basin has undergone fundamental changes since settlers first altered the movement of water across this landscape. Dr Ivor Stuart discusses how these changes have impacted the native fishes that rely on the waters of the Basin for their survival, and what we can do to assist them.

Bird ecologist David Watson discusses how a new AI system that listens to and identifies birds 24/7 across southeastern Australia could change the face of environmental monitoring and conservation across the nation.

What can research and experience on Nipah Virus and COVID-19 teach Australian policy makers about dealing with the arrival of Avian Influenza in Australia? If recent overseas experiences are anything to go by, it will severely impact domestic livestock industries and well as native bird populations says biosecurity expert Ariful Islam.

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Special requirement for managing pregnant ewes grazing on cereal crops

How to keep sheep healthy in confinement

How to move ewes off confinement feeding

How to wean lambs from ewes in confinement feeding

How to manage pregnant ewes in confinement feeding

When is confinement feeding for sheep NOT viable?

What can you do to minimise costs when using confinement feeding?

What should be the condition score of my ewes in confinement? We answer questions raised in 2025 workshops from MerinoLink for the Climate Smart Agriculture Program, National Heritage Trust.

What are shy feeders, and how do I manage them? We answer questions raised in 2025 workshops from MerinoLink for the Climate Smart Agriculture Program, National Heritage Trust.

Should I shade the sheep in my confinement pens? We answer questions raised in 2025 workshops from MerinoLink for the Climate Smart Agriculture Program, National Heritage Trust.

Do I need a feed mixer or feed scales for confinement feeding? We answer questions raised in 2025 workshops from MerinoLink for the Climate Smart Agriculture Program, National Heritage Trust.

Where should we locate our confinement pens? We answer questions raised in 2025 workshops from MerinoLink for the Climate Smart Agriculture Program, National Heritage Trust.

How long and what type of feed and water troughs. We answer questions raised in 2025 workshops from MerinoLink for the Climate Smart Agriculture Program, National Heritage Trust.

What size should our pens be to confine sheep? We answer questions raised in 2025 workshops from MerinoLink for the Climate Smart Agriculture Program, National Heritage Trust.

What grains can we feed in confinement? We answer questions raised in 2025 workshops from MerinoLink for the Climate Smart Agriculture Program, National Heritage Trust.