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THE GLENELG HOPKINS CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY PROTECTS AND ENHANCES THE LAND, WATER AND BIODIVERSITY ACROSS 26,910 SQ KM OF VICTORIA’S SOUTH-WEST.

Acknowledgement of Country

Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority proudly acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Victoria and their rich cultural diversity and intrinsic connection to country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. We also recognise and acknowledge the contribution, interest and rights that Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities have in land and water management. We value our partnerships with them, for the health of people and Country.

What’s Happening

Victorian Landcare Grants announced

More than $4.4 million worth of grants to Victorian youth and volunteer groups to further improve the state’s natural environment has been announced on September 19. Minister for Environment Ingrid Stitt announced the recipients of the $3.98 million 2023 Victorian Landcare Grants which will help volunteers protect and restore our landscapes. More than 240 projects were allocated…

Newsletter out now

It’s spring in the catchment and we are out and about with projects and events. Our latest newsletter is out now. Find out what we have been up to and where we are going to be delivering projects and supporting events. READ THE NEWSLETTER

Monitoring moths to make fat bats

Portland is home to one of Australia’s critically endangered mammals, the Southern Bent-wing Bat. These microbats reside in caves beneath Point Danger Coastal Reserve and Bats Ridge Wildlife Reserve and rely on caves to raise their young and on insects for food. Weighing in at 15 grams and 55mm in length, their greatest threat is…

In focus

Platycam

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

Watch the livestream from Platycam

Summer Sanderling photo competition

Be part of our Sanderling tracking project and go into the running to win a Jimmi Buscombe art print simply by snapping a photo of Sanderling on our beaches this summer.

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Rivers of Warrnambool Flagship project

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.

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