Welcome to TRaCK

Consortium Director awarded Fulbright Scholarship

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Prof Michael Douglas interview with Daryl Manzie, Territory Fm

Water resource development must be based on good science

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Interview with Michael Douglas, Director, TRaCK

Indigenous, pastoral and government interests work with TRaCK and FitzCAM

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Interview with members of the Fitzroy Catchment Management Group

Scientists go back to school to learn from Kimberley kids

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Interview with Luke Royes, Acting Principal at Kulkarriya Community School

Checking out Indigenous river harvest in the Kimberley

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Interview with researchers Pippa Featherstone and Dr Marcus Finn and their cultural advisor Joy Nuggett

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

New research casts doubt on northern food bowl

New research about Australia’s tropical rivers has highlighted the importance of free-flowing rivers in supporting biodiversity, fisheries and Indigenous use in northern Australia.

Consortium Director awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge Director Michael Douglas has been awarded a 2012 Fulbright Scholarship to work with world-leading river experts.

TRaCK’s next phase of research

We are interested in your comments on the next phase of TRaCK research. A discussion paper and online feedback form is now available.

Water tools workshop series

As part of its synthesis and adoption year, TRaCK hosted 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.