This newsletter edition features:

• We include an update on the current status of the Desert Jewels project which aims to improve management of mound springs.
• Internationally respected hydrogeologist and FOMS member Dr MA (Rien) Habermehlprovides an overview of the Great Artesian Basin and mound springs.
• We report on the two FOMS field trips of June and August 2015.
• FOMS member Brian Donaghy poses some questions about mound springs –partly with tongue in cheek but also with a serious edge.
• We also report on an overhaul of the FOMS website.