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Projects

Loading up catfish and heading north

The catfish is a quirky Australian native fish and while it is found in the Glenelg River, it is not naturally occurring there. Where is does naturally occur - in the Murray Darling Basin - population...

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Fish booking into Hopkins hotels in high numbers

Glenelg Hopkins CMA fish surveys in the Hopkins River this year have shown a 1000 per cent increase in the numbers of some fish species after habitat was installed in the waterway in the last year. The...

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Have your say on the Rivers of Warrnambool

Rivers of Warrnambool Community Survey Glenelg Hopkins CMA invites you to complete an online survey to understand how you use local rivers and your thoughts on their management. We are seeking...

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Sandy Waterholes launch upgrade

If you fish on the Glenelg River and launch a boat from the Sandy Waterholes boat ramp, please be aware this will be closed for upgrading the week of November 20-24. By the end of the upgrade works,...

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The sanderling are back!

The Sanderling have trekked the globe and they are back on our southern beaches for the summer! Last week was an extraordinary week for researchers and volunteers when they braved the beach winds and...

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2022-23 Annual Report released

On behalf of the Board of Directors, management and staff,  we are pleased to present the 25th Annual Report of the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority. The annual report was tabled...

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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...

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Warrnambool to have platypus refuge habitat

Warrnambool’s Merri River will become a demonstration site for platypus with a new project being delivered by Glenelg Hopkins CMA. The project will install habitat such as logs and rocks into the...

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Estuary Seagrass mapping to begin

The seagrass meadows of Victoria southwest estuaries will be the focus a new $350,000 research project being undertaken by Glenelg Hopkins CMA in conjunction with Deakin University. The ‘Assessing...

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Developing irrigation sustainably

The Southwest Victorian Irrigation Development Guidelines are now available help make our agricultural region even more sustainable: economically, productively and environmentally. As well as there...

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