Media Releases

All past media releases from Goulburn Broken CMA, listed chronologically.
Tuesday 8 November 2022
The 30 species of native mammals who reside in the Goulburn Broken catchment are the feature of a new booklet produced by the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GB CMA).
Monday 7 November 2022
The Frog of the Month for November is the Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) as part of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s 2022 Year of the Frog community awareness campaign.
Visitors can attend GB CMA offices (Shepparton, Yea and Benalla) by appointment or at Shepparton by walk in on Tuesdays & Thursdays.
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Widespread flooding across the Goulburn Broken catchment continues to create significant impacts for communities and the environment. One of the effects on the catchment’s waterways is decreased water quality as a result of flooding which is expected to be an ongoing issue into summer, as temperatures increase.
Tuesday 4 October 2022
The Frog of the Month for October is the Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii) as part of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s 2022 Year of the Frog community awareness campaign.
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Expressions of interest are sought annually from community groups and land managers of public space along urban waterways to attain support for CMA delivered works that will compliment or facilitate co-invested improvements (in-kind and financial).
The Goulburn River at Shepparton North - A water release increases the height of the Goulburn River for a short time and improves habitat and food sources for native fish, platypus and water bugs.
Monday 5 September 2022
The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority plans to release water from the Goulburn weir from mid-September to improve habitat and food sources for native fish, platypus and water bugs in the Lower Goulburn River.
Plains Brown Tree Frog. Photo: Chris Tzaros.
Thursday 1 September 2022
The Frog of the Month for September is the Plains Brown Tree Frog (Litoria paraewingi) as part of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s (CMA) 2022 Year of the Frog community awareness campaign.
A drone is used to monitor bank condition of the lower Broken Creek.
Thursday 25 August 2022
Drones are being used to monitor erosion on the banks of the lower Broken Creek around Nathalia and Numurkah.
Nectar sources for the Swift Parrot will be increased. Photo: Chris Tzaros
The plight of the critically endangered Swift Parrot has received a boost with funding to increase its food source in the Goulburn Broken region.
Southern Brown Tree Frog. Photo Peter Robertson
The Frog of the Month for August is the Southern Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingi) as part of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s 2022 Year of the Frog community awareness campaign.
The Goulburn Broken CMA is planning a water delivery for the environment, downstream of the Goulburn Weir in the Lower Goulburn River, from mid-July and into August 2022.
The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GB CMA) is planning a water delivery for the environment, downstream of the Goulburn Weir in the Lower Goulburn River, from mid-July and into August 2022.
Common Froglet. Photo by Chris Tzaros.
The Frog of the Month for July is the Common Froglet (Crinia signifera) as part of the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority’s 2022 Year of the Frog community awareness campaign.
Collin Tate (left) and Tom O’Dwyer have been with the Goulburn Broken CMA since its inception on 1 July 1997.
For 25 years the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority has worked with communities and partner organisations to manage activities to protect and improve the Catchment’s land, water and biodiversity. Two staff members have been there since day one.
What is water for the environment and how does it improve the health of Victoria’s longest river, the Goulburn?
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