Wednesday 27 September 2017
Local knowledge about native fauna and flora in the Broken and Boosey creeks area is playing an important role in helping prioritise management activities at smaller public reserves.
Tuesday 26 September 2017
Chris Norman has been re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (CMA) for another three years.
New drone technology was used to resume work on the Stanhope primary drain, 20 years after it stalled due to a lack of funds.
The results from a trial of the eshepherd experimental prototype have been collated and the findings are extremely encouraging.
The findings from the trial, conducted on a beef cattle farm in southern NSW, revealed that the virtual fence was effective 99.7 per cent of the time it was turned on.
For the first time in Victoria a privately owned wetland has been flooded using water donated by an investment fund.
The purposeful flooding is part of a scheme supported by the Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund, a body which seeks to tackle water scarcity in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Communities, Traditional Owners, farmers and wildlife will all benefit from an environmental flow along the Goulburn River between Goulburn Weir and the Murray River due to be delivered from mid-September.
The native shrub that gives the Rock Correa Walk at Dookie’s Tallis Cellar Door its name is being re-established in areas along the track route.
His new role at the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is simple to explain for proud Yorta Yorta man Des Morgan.
Lists of native plants suited to local conditions, landscaping design ideas and streamlined application processes are included in the recently released Landscape Plan Guide for Development in Campaspe Shire Council, Greater Shepparton City Council and Moira Shire Council.
Goulburn Broken CMA River and Wetland Health Manager Mark Turner has been closely following the development of virtual fencing technology for more than a decade.
Volunteers from the Victorian Fly Fishing Association (VFFA), Taggerty Community Progress Group (TCPG), Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and the local community braved wintry conditions to plant hundreds of tree and shrub seedlings along the Little River at Taggerty last Sunday (August 6).
ANGLERS are among the big winners from a move to triple the winter flow into the Goulburn River downstream of Eildon.
Like many young dairy farmers, Duncan Crawford is convinced the efficient use of water is key to securing his industry’s future in Goulburn Valley.
With four children under the age of five, sleep is a precious commodity for Tongala dairy farmer Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Anna.
Cornella Creek landholders are invited to a community information session in Colbinabbin on August 16 to provide feedback on a new drainage proposal for their district.