THE GLENELG HOPKINS CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY PROTECTS AND ENHANCES THE LAND, WATER AND BIODIVERSITY ACROSS 26,910 SQ KM OF VICTORIA’S SOUTH-WEST.
It’s been a busy Spring in the catchment with plenty of monitoring as part of projects. In exciting news, The Glenelg Hopkins CMA has been successful in getting two new projects funded through the Victorian Government’s Nature Fund. You can see where we have been, and what we’ve been up to in our latest newsletter….
The Sapling Creek Boat Launch project will begin in early December and replace the ageing and unsafe fixed downstream jetty on the Glenelg River estuary site with an all-abilities floating pontoon jetty. ABOVE: The existing aged infrastructure of the Sapling Creek boat launch. Works are set to begin on Monday, December 5, and completed by…
The importance of catch and release angling and fish tagging research has been demonstrated with a Black Bream caught in the Glenelg River with a research tag from 2012. Black bream is a relatively slow-growing species and are highly prized by recreational anglers, but they are also an important research species, particularly in the Glenelg. One…
Platycam is a livestream of the Grange Burn in Hamilton in south-west Victoria where a platypus are known to live.
It is installed high above the waterway to watch the platypus in their natural environment and broadcasts 24hrs a day.
Livestream begins May 2022
This $1.02m Flagship Water project will be delivered over four years and funded by the Victorian State Government through the Waterway Health Funding program.
The project will benefit social and recreational users of the rivers and supports landholders and the community by providing technical and financial support to rural and semi-rural landholders to improve the condition of riparian zones and water quality through revegetation, fencing and weed control.
In the Glenelg Hopkins region, water for the environment is set aside in Rocklands Reservoir and is periodically released into the Glenelg River to support the plants and animals that live, feed and breed there.
