Projects

ASK US ANYTHING – Environmental Water

Welcome to our Ask us Anything – Environmental Water! series where you can ask the Glenelg Hopkins CMA Environmental Water team all the questions you’ve ever wanted to know about the Glenelg...

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FACTSHEET: Creating habitat for Growling Grass Frogs

If you have a wetland area on your farm that is or could be Growling Grass Frog habitat, make sure you vegetate the edge of it to provide habitat for the frog not just to live in and around, but also...

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FACTSHEET: Setting up a dung beetle nursery

Dung beetles help improve pasture and soil health by breaking down livestock dung, recycling nutrients,reducing pasture fouling, and limiting flies and parasites. Dung beetle nurseries allow beetle...

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HAVE YOUR SAY: Regional Waterway Strategy development

The Glenelg Hopkins Regional Waterway Strategy (RWS) is the region’s ten-year plan for managing, protecting and enhancing waterways. This is the third RWS for the region. The last 10-year strategy...

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Newsletter out now

The start of the new year in the catchment has been a busy one, with fires, some rainfall, plenty of project activity and the calendar going forward filling up! Read our eNewsletter to see what we've...

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FUNDING: Victorian Landcare Grants open

The Victorian Government Landcare Grants are now open, with $3.55 million available in 2026 to support Landcare and environmental volunteer groups and networks to protect and restore Victoria’s landscapes...

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EOIs open: Swamp Stewardships

Do you have a farm in the North Eastern Volcanic Plains area with swamps or wetlands on your property? Expressions of Interest are now open to support landholders wanting to know more about these wet...

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Platy Patch project works begin February 2026

Works on the Merri River in Warrnambool will begin next week as we start our Platy Patch project work on the riparian zone of the river. What's the riparian zone? That's essentially the riverbank...

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World first for rare mussels

Offspring from an Australian-first Glenelg Freshwater Mussel conservation program have been released into the Crawford River in southwest Victoria in world-first restocking of the species in its last...

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WORKSHOP: re-fencing and land classing

With significant re-fencing needing to occur in the eastern areas of the catchment, it might be an opportunity to look at where and how those fences are put on properties to benefit layout and production. This...

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