Media Releases

For the latest information on H5N1 avian influenza (H5 bird flu), visit the Agriculture Victoria website.

Water for the environment is being released into the Goulburn River this spring to benefit native fish.

The Aussie Bird Count, which asks Australians everywhere to spend just 20 minutes counting the birds around them, is on this month.

As Victoria celebrates 40 years of Landcare, community natural resource management (NRM) and Landcare groups across the Goulburn Broken catchment will share almost $300,000 in funding to protect the environment, restore habitats and strengthen community connections.

National Threatened Species Day is on 7 September, established to raise awareness and recognise the importance of conserving Australia’s unique biodiversity.

A targeted weed control program along Hughes Creek Road has delivered promising results, highlighting the importance of early intervention in managing watsonia, an invasive environmental weed.

The Collared Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza cirrocephala) is featured this month in the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (CMA) 2026 Year of the Raptor community awareness campaign.

The Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) and the Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook) are featured this month in the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s 2026 Year of the Raptor community awareness campaign.

A small and endangered native fish, found only in the Goulburn Broken Catchment in Australia, is showing strong signs of recovery thanks to conservation efforts.

The Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) is featured this month in the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s 2026 Year of the Raptor community awareness campaign.

A tiny insect has been given the big task of combatting an aquatic weed outbreak in Lake Benalla.

Entries for photographs to feature in the 2027 Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (CMA) community calendar are now open.

The Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) is featured this month in the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s 2026 Year of the Raptor community awareness campaign.

Financial support available to help protect and restore waterways and wetlands after Longwood Fire

The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (CMA), in association with Benalla Rural City Council, is undertaking a flood study for the township of Baddaginnie and wants to hear local experiences from previous floods.