New CMA Board members announced
The Victorian Government appoints non-executive directors to the boards of water corporations and catchment management authorities. The composition of boards from 1 October 2023 was announced by the...
The Pondcast Episode 13 – Burning back the Buckthorn
In this episode of The Pondcast, Tania is back out on the Tyrendarra flora reserve with Robin Adair controlling Italian Buckthorn. This introduced exotic plant is playing havoc in the reserve, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Portland region wildlife funding available
The Southwest Environment Alliance (SEA) is inviting citizens in the Portland area to apply for funding to benefit local wildlife. SEA is a coalition of local Landcare groups that works with the community...
Slugging slugs and conical snails at Lake Bolac
Learning how to identify and manage slugs and conical snails in a commercial farming situation is the focus of a workshop in Lake Bolac on August 31. Growers and advisers are invited to join slug and...
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...
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...
