Ginninderra News
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01 Nov 2021
Adventures of the Ginninderra Little Eagles
While many have been in lockdown, not so the Little Eagles at Ginninderra, some who bred and some who undertook extensive journeys over the past year. Their story can be told thanks to satellite tracking of the birds through a multi-agency research collaboration including...
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15 Oct 2021
Braddon work adds a new dimension to sustainable cities
Technology that allows us to plan our cities to be more sustainable in their critical infrastructure, use of materials, and their minimisation of waste and emissions, has been proven through CSIRO-led research applied to Braddon in the ACT. Scientists from Australia’s national science agency...
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16 Jul 2021
Preserving ‘story-telling’ scar trees and Aboriginal heritage
With NAIDOC Week celebrated across the country, we are pleased to report on efforts to preserve culturally modified scar trees and Aboriginal cultural heritage at CSIRO Ginninderra. Protecting lands, waters, sacred sites and Aboriginal cultural heritage was the focus for the ‘Heal Country’ theme...
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01 Jul 2021
Project update – July 2021
This month marks the end of a 60-year era at CSIRO Ginninderra Experiment Station, as the property has been decommissioned for agricultural research activities. With CSIRO’s Boorowa Agricultural Research Station fully up and running, and the Ginninderra property being prepared for future sustainable urban...
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28 Jun 2021
Ginninderra’s part in record-breaking canola crop
A recent world record-breaking canola crop was born out of CSIRO experiments in the back paddocks of Ginninderra, and the persistence of those who took-up and ran with our research. When a mixed farming business at Oberon, NSW tipped the scales with a world...