Beyond Bolac Group

Beyond Bolac Group

Five years ago the water level in Lake Bolac began to drop alarmingly. Western Victoria was in the grip of a long dry spell. In fact, the lake dried up completely in 2008 with the consequential loss of tourism....

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Good news comes from stony ground

Good news comes from stony ground

Troy Smith, manager of ‘Mawallock' north east of Streatham, is a busy man. Troy runs a major cropping and grazing enterprise on a property of more than 2000ha....

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RiverTender

RiverTender

Glenelg Hopkins CMA has recently committed $360,000 towards landholder incentive payments over the next five years under the voluntary tender-based incentive program, RiverTender. ...

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From little things, big things grow

From little things, big things grow

Geography teacher Gary Simkin knows a lot about teaching and learning, and a lot about the land....

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Mt Emu Ck commitment

Mt Emu Ck commitment

When beef farmers Brad and Marg Gilmour first started fencing their Mt Emu Creek frontage near Terang 30 years ago, many locals thought they were a bit eccentric. ...

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Jount council and CMA project

Jount council and CMA project

A collaborative project at Green Hill Lake near Ararat between Ararat Rural City, Glenelg Hopkins CMA and the Ararat Landcare Group has resulted in the Council finding a win:win solution for part of the Green Hill Lake Reserve....

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Tarragal nesting boxes

Tarragal nesting boxes

The Tarragal Landcare Group with funding from Glenelg Hopkins CMA, has provided nesting boxes for native birds and animals throughout the Cashmore area near Portland....

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Kinnear family protect estuary

Kinnear family protect estuary

Kinnear Revegetation Project - In memory of Andrew Kinnear...

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Flood Recovery program

Flood Recovery program

When the Hopkins River broke its banks during the January floods, Trevor Francis and Christine Susan Perry saw not just the destruction of boundary fences and potential environmental threats, but also the possibility they would have to destroy some of their stock....

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Biggest flood since '46

Biggest flood since '46

TWELVE months on from flood along the Hopkins River, a sense of calm has returned to the usually quiet hamlet of Ellerslie, 30km north of Warrnambool. Today the waterway is a picture of serenity, as a crystal clear stream trickles down the river bed....

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  • Help our Red Gums

    Help our Red Gums

    A crowd of almost 40 people attended a field day in the Dunkeld area, to share knowledge and learn more about regenerati

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  • Flood Investigations

    Flood Investigations

    For more information on flood investigations currently underway in the Glenelg Hopkins region.

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  • Waterways staff conf

    Waterways staff conference

    The importance of Victoria’s waterways and the work being done to improve waterway health will be highlighted at a state

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  • Glenelg Flow update

    Glenelg Flow update

    Glenelg Hopkins CMA is the environmental flow manager for the Glenelg River. View current Glenelg River flows.

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  • Prof Andrew Campbell

    Prof Andrew Campbell

    Professor Andrew Campbell's presentation on Climate Change and the Western District from the Glenelg Hopkins Environment

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  • Report fish deaths

    Report fish deaths

    Call the EPA - 1800444004 Under statewide protocols the EPA is the control agency for all fish kill related incidents.

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  • Carbon Farming

    Carbon Farming

    The Carbon Farming Futures program will deliver $429 million over six years to help farmers and other landholders benefi

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  • Vic Water Holder

    Vic Water Holder

    The Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH) is an independent statutory body responsible for making decisions on the

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  • PlaceStories

    PlaceStories

    The Landcare movement is a source of many uplifting stories; not just about environmental good works, but also the peopl

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  • RCS Draft

    RCS Draft

    The Glenelg Hopkins Regional Catchment Strategy 2012-2018 was released on May 7 for public feedback. The CMA will receiv

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  • Flood recovery

    Flood recovery

    The Flood Recovery Employment Program has assisted with repairing, reinstating and renewing flood damaged fencing and cl

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Glenelg Hopkins CMA Victoria, Australia

The Glenelg Hopkins Catchment encompasses the Glenelg, Hopkins and Portland Coast Basins lying south of the Great Dividing Range in south western Victoria.

The region 25,000 square kms, includes the cities and townships of Ballarat, Hamilton, Warrnambool, Ararat, Casterton, Mortlake, Port Fairy, Beaufort and Portland.

Major employment sources of agriculture, forestry and fishing provide nearly 25% of total employment. Agriculture is dominant, with forestry and fishing largely confined to the South -west coastal parts of the region.

Approximately 81% of the Glenelg Hopkins region has been developed for agricultural use. Around 2% of the catchment comprises pine forest, 16% is native forest and less than 1% is used for urban and industrial development.

The greatest impact on the region is the degradation caused by pest plant and animals, habitat loss, dryland salinity, decline in water quality of waterways and water erosion. These are many of the issues the Glenelg Hopkins CMA is trying to combat through its many programs. But it can only be done with the support of the community.