Working with Traditional Owners and community, Goulburn Broken CMA will continue to support riparian and instream works that protect and enhance the ecological condition of streams flowing from the Strathbogie Ranges.
Streams of the Strathbogie Range have been recognised as unique and of significant importance in the Goulburn Broken catchment, particularly valued for their cultural significance to Taungurung people and unique and diverse flora and fauna, including threatened Macquarie perch and Trout cod.
As such, this Flagship project has sought to protect and enhance stream condition with adjoining landowners and managers with targeted funding since 2016, particularly on the Hughes and upper Seven Creeks.
Grant support for on-ground works remains available to continue and extend on past efforts to improve riparian health and resilience along these and other granite creeks within the Strathbogie Range.
Learn more about the works and fish monitoring undertaken through the Strathbogie streams project at the following links:
Project Officer: Sue Kosch 0458 324 780
Project Officer: Christine Glassford 0419 567 461
If you have property in these catchments, you too can get involved with stream protection works on your property. Learn more about the activities involved and the Riparian Incentives available or contact the project officers to discuss your interest.
Drought Refuge on Seven Creeks
Water scarcity has become increasingly common and with climate change predictions, this endangers the long-term viability of populations of threatened native fish species in these streams, including Macquarie Perch. Monitoring of critical refuge pools along Seven Creeks will provide important supplementary data for species modelling under changing climate scenarios being conducted by DELWP’s Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) to inform future management. This project will utilise the historic fish monitoring records being continued through the Strathbogie Flagship Streams project, which will also fund delivery of on-ground work to protect identified priority sites.
Gooram Falls on Seven Creeks