Aldinga Washpool – A Wetland Restoration Project Waiting to Happen

Posted on 30 Jan 2026 at 16:45h in News, Aldinga Washpool 0 Comments

As we’ve covered in a number of previous articles, NGT have been investigating the potential to restore the Aldinga Washpool, one the Adelaide regions last remaining coastal lagoons, since early 2021. The Washpool is protected within Wangkuntila-Aldinga Conservation Park and supports important ecological and cultural...

Pine pollen clues reveal a timeline of sedimentation at Aldinga Washpool

Posted on 26 Jun 2025 at 13:00h in News, Aldinga Washpool 0 Comments

In our most recent article on the Aldinga Washpool, Adelaide’s only remaining coastal lagoon, we mentioned our ongoing investigation into sedimentation on the original bed of the lagoon. We know that since European colonisation, a lot of sediment has been deposited into the Washpool, making...

New study finds very low risk of acid sulfate soils at the Aldinga Washpool

Posted on 27 Mar 2025 at 11:03h in News, Aldinga Washpool 0 Comments

The Aldinga Washpool is one of Adelaide’s last remaining coastal lagoons. Those familiar with NGT’s ongoing work at the Aldinga Washpool, from past articles and our 2022 report, will know that one of our proposed restoration options for this significant lagoon involves sediment excavation. This...

Update on Investigations at Aldinga Washpool

Posted on 25 Sep 2024 at 15:47h in News, Aldinga Washpool 0 Comments

Since early 2021 NGT has been investigating the ecological history and restoration potential of the Aldinga Washpool/Wakondilla, one of the last coastal lagoons of its type in the Adelaide region. Our 2022 Report proposed several actions that could be taken to undo some of the...

Aldinga Washpool investigations will continue thanks to a Green Adelaide Grassroots Grant

Posted on 19 Sep 2023 at 22:10h in News, Aldinga Washpool 0 Comments

NGT’s investigations into the potential for hydrological restoration of the Aldinga Washpool commenced in early 2021, thanks to a Green Adelaide Grassroots Grant. That grant culminated in our 2022 Ecohydrological Restoration Assessment Report, which outlines several options to restore the original shape, depth and general...

After two years of research, monitoring and engagement: Aldinga Washpool report finalised

Posted on 25 Jan 2023 at 13:00h in News, Aldinga Washpool 0 Comments

Regular readers will be aware from previous articles of NGT’s involvement with the Aldinga Washpool. After two years of research, monitoring and engagement with a broad range of people, our report Ecohydrological Restoration Assessment of the Aldinga Washpool is now complete and is available to...

Another piece of the Washpool jigsaw: an 1839 map illuminates pre-colonial state of this important coastal wetland

Posted on 27 Jan 2022 at 09:39h in News, Aldinga Washpool 0 Comments

As discussed in previous posts, Nature Glenelg Trust is currently researching the hydrological history of the Aldinga Washpool, a seasonal wetland nestled behind the coastal dunes at Sellicks Beach, south of Adelaide. The site has great potential for hydrological restoration and, by piecing together the...

News from Aldinga Washpool: logger installed and Drew Kilner, Cultural Liaison Officer, joins NGT

Posted on 24 Jun 2021 at 11:58h in News, Aldinga Washpool 0 Comments

Another new face joined the NGT team recently, with Drew Kilner, Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri man, coming on board as Cultural Liaison Officer on our project investigating the restoration potential of the Aldinga Washpool. Drew is working with Ben as we seek to understand the history...

Exploring the hydrological restoration potential of the Aldinga Washpool and Blue Lagoon

Posted on 27 Apr 2021 at 15:13h in News 0 Comments

Over the next year and a half NGT will be exploring the hydrological restoration potential of the Washpool and Blue Lagoon, coastal wetlands located at Aldinga near the southern edge of metropolitan Adelaide, with support from the Green Adelaide Grassroots Grant program. These wetlands are...

Autumn region-wide bird survey complete

Posted on 26 Jun 2026 at 16:34h in News 0 Comments

Back in March, we advertised a region-wide bird survey here in the Limestone Coast. We were aiming for beginner bird watchers who had participated in one of our bird ID courses run by the extraordinary Greg Kerr. We also made a call out for any...

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