TRaCK provides the science and knowledge that governments, communities and industries need for the sustainable use and management of Australia's tropical rivers and estuaries.

Welcome to TRaCK

TRaCK (Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge) is a research hub which has drawn together more than 70 of Australia's leading social, cultural, environmental and economic researchers.  Our research focuses on the tropical north of Australia from Cape York to Broome.

At a time of increasing awareness of the value of water across Australia, it is vital that public debate, policy and management decisions about our tropical rivers and estuaries are informed by sound science.

For more than four years, TRaCK has been providing the science and knowledge that governments, communities and industries need for the sustainable use and management of Australia's tropical rivers and estuaries.

Information about the first phase of TRaCK research, which received funding through the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts’ Commonwealth Environmental Research Facilities scheme, is available here.

This year TRaCK has received funding from the National Water Commission to undertake targeted projects as part of a ‘synthesis and adoption’ year to ensure research findings are relevant and more widely available.

Latest news

Water tools workshop series

As part of its synthesis and adoption year, TRaCK has been hosting a water tools workshop series across Australia (Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Canberra).

Northern Australia's aquatic diversity revealed

Water scorpions, brightly coloured spotted scats and freshwater sawfish are just some of the unique species featured in the most comprehensive book yet about northern Australia’s inland tapestry of aquatic habitats.

Traditional Owners share knowledge about Daly River fish

Wagiman Traditional Owners from the Pine Creek area in the Northern Territory have released a poster which documents cultural and scientific knowledge about fish species in the Daly River.

New monitoring approach to keep our rivers healthy

The Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge Research Hub recently unveiled new approaches to river health monitoring in the wet-dry tropics at the International River symposium in Brisbane.

 

 

our research themes

Theme 1: Scenario EvaluationTheme 2: Assets and ValuesTheme 3: River and Coastal SettingsTheme 4: Material BudgetsTheme 5: Foodwebs and BiodiversityTheme 6: Sustainable enterprisesTheme 7: Knowedge and Adoption

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