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Take a tour – ten years of CSIRO’s GISERA research

GISERA has launched the new interactive Take a Tour web-based experience

CSIRO researchers soil sampling in the field

CSIRO soils research recognised by scientific community

Cutting edge CSIRO research into the impacts of hydraulic fracturing chemicals on soils has been published in the international scientific journal Environmental Pollution.

Community priorities revealed in GISERA survey

Long-term legacy issues associated with onshore gas development have emerged as an issue of high importance for community, government and industry according to a new survey conducted by CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental research Alliance (GISERA).

Mapping out our research

GISERA's research takes place across Australia and now you can use our new research location map to zoom in on the action

Cows in field of grass, one cow with tracking GPS collar on is eating grass

Community webcast – 10 years of GISERA research

CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance hosted a community webcast recently to highlight research on potential impacts of onshore gas, conducted over the past 10 years.

CSIRO Map of overland water flow, shown by yellow, red, grey and blue imaging

Putting land management knowledge into practice

If good fences make good neighbours then keeping unsealed roads in good condition goes double when it comes to access tracks constructed by onshore gas development companies on farms and other rural properties.

CSIRO flies high to delve deeper into Narrabri faults

CSIRO researchers will take to the skies to shed light on subterranean structures deep below the Pilliga State Forest in the Narrabri region of New South Wales.

Site of an abandoned gas well in the Pilliga Forest with dry land and shrubbery

Research focus on onshore gas asset decommissioning

The CSIRO, Australia’s leading science agency, is working with community, government and industry to improve understanding about decommissioning processes for onshore coal seam gas and shale gas wells.

Invitation to join our community webcast

We're hosting a webcast to highlight research conducted over the past 10 years into the social and environmental impacts of onshore gas development in Australia.

Fragile soils in the Beetaloo landscape.

Digital twin predicts overland water flow

Hotter, wetter, and drier. Already a place of extreme environmental conditions, the Northern Territory faces further challenges in a changing climate.

$Scientist monitoring during hydraulic fracturing$

CSIRO’s GISERA launches new website

We have been working on a new-look website for CSIRO’s GISERA and it’s now live.

Canning Basin seismic array to deliver wealth of real time data

The subterranean secrets of the Canning Basin in Western Australia are about to be revealed with the establishment of a new, highly sensitive seismic monitoring system.

Award for CSIRO’s stygofauna research

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s leading science agency, Charles Darwin University and LaTrobe University have been recognised for revealing the dark and secret lives of stygofauna in the Northern Territory.

Toiling in the soil – why we love microbes

GISERA research shows soil microbial communities are the key component of bio-degradative processes and represent a primary pathway for chemical contaminants from onshore gas activities to be removed from the environment

Biodiversity matters

Baseline knowledge of a region's biodiversity is essential for assessing the risk of any potential future development scenarios

Construction booms and traffic bottlenecks – mapping future transport

CSIRO’s GISERA used TraNSIT to analyse the transport impacts across a range of shale gas development scenarios for the Beetaloo Sub-basin

School students at CSIRO booth at Energy Club WA event

Energy career inspiration for students

CSIRO’s GISERA participated in the Energy Club WA Student Expo at Edith Cowan University. The expo aimed to inspire students and open their minds to career choices in STEM and, in particular, the energy sector.

New Alliance Agreement for ongoing research on impacts of gas

A new Alliance Agreement between CSIRO, Santos, Origin, APLNG and QGC continues to place value on research into the socio-economic and environmental impacts of onshore gas developments across Australia

Tiny new species discovered as scientists’ outback fishing trip bags exotic catch

Scientists uncover a variety of tiny aquatic animals, known as stygofauna, within aquifers in the Northern Territory.

$13.7 million Federal funding boost for CSIRO’s GISERA

The CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance welcomed a Federal Government decision to commit $13.7 million for new research into the impacts of onshore gas developments across Australia.