Media Releases

The current string of very hot days has resulted in extremely high water temperatures in our streams which may cause water quality issues, including the possibility of some fish deaths.

Nine artificial habitat pools within the Broken and Boosey Creeks are being established as a trial to see if they can help maintain threatened aquatic species during dry periods.

The Goulburn Broken CMA is notifying the community that the Broken River has temporarily ceased to flow downstream of the Orrvale gauge which will soon be rectified.

The drought isn't stopping the fish biting in the Goulburn River near Thornton this summer.

Two Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority implementation committees have combined to become one to ensure the community is actively involved in decisions regarding the long term sustainability of the uplands and plains of the Goulburn Broken catchment.

Local water management agencies are warning residents that there will be low water levels in rivers, lakes and wetlands this summer.

The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GB CMA) is seeking public comment on the regions new Dryland Landscape Strategy (DLS).

Dead stands of willows and sycamores and fallen exotic timber are being cleared from the Delatite River, upstream of Merrijig and through to Mirimbah.

The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority is urging landowners to protect remnant pools of water, within local streams, during the current drought.

The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority is urging landowners to protect waterway frontages during the current drought.

Local communities, affected by continued drought conditions, will benefit from the recent announcement of an extension to the Drought Employment Program within the Goulburn Broken Catchment.

International River foundation launches River Journeys, the human history of award-winning river restoration projects worldwide.

A new Conservation Management Network (CMN) will be launched in the Goulburn Broken Catchment as part of Biodiversity Month. Jim Castles, Conservation Management Network Coordinator for the GB CMA said the launch will be held at the Costerfield Hall so locals can come along and find out more about the plants and animals that can be found within this Conservation Management Network area and the importance of our Box-Ironbark vegetation communities.

The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GB CMA) wish to inform the Upper Goulburn community, that signs were recently erected to illustrate where Crown Land exists providing access points to the Delatite River for passive recreational pursuits.

Two Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority committees are combining to become one to ensure the long term sustainability of the Goulburn Broken dryland.