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Students learning all about bugs and birds at Macleod Morass

18 March 2025

Lucknow Primary School students spent a day at Macleod Morass identifying bugs, bird watching and water monitoring. The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and Wildlife Unlimited helped...

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Connecting and Protecting our Redgum Woodlands

13 March 2025

A conservation project is aiming to enhance the connectivity and health of important ecosystems across the Gippsland Red Gum Plains. This project is funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage...

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Supporting Sustainable Farming in East Gippsland

13 March 2025

Funding continues for a role that helps the agricultural community in East Gippsland adopt sustainable farming practices. Sustainable Agriculture Facilitators (SAFs) are based in rural regions across...

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Lake Tyers looking great

28 February 2025

Lake Tyers Estuary opened to the sea in the early hours of Tuesday 18 February 2025. Since the opening there have been no reports of fish deaths. There are reports of many birds and ducks in the area,...

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Saving Native Species in the South East Coastal Ranges

14 February 2025

An exciting initiative is underway to protect threatened ecological communities addressing the various threats they face. The South East Coastal Ranges describes an area of critical biodiversity importance...

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Little Terns Return – Nesting Season has begun

24 December 2024

December 2024 Beach nesting Little Terns have returned to breed on beaches of East Gippsland. Little Terns, along with Fairy Terns, are a threatened species that migrate to the Gippsland Lakes Ramsar...

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Landcare volunteers enjoy a day on the Nicholson River

10 December 2024

The tranquillity of the Nicholson River was enhanced by the enthusiastic spirit of Landcare volunteers from across the region. On a very warm but perfect day for boating, volunteers enjoyed a leisurely...

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Cann River Can Do

1 December 2024

Flagship Waterways aims to bring as many people together to look after Victoria’s rivers. This includes the Cann River in far East Victoria. The Cann River has seen a lot of change since the 1800’s. ...

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Lake Tyers Estuary: lake discussions with locals

18 September 2024

The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (CMA) continues to monitor conditions at Lake Tyers estuary with Parks Victoria, Gippsland Ports and the Victorian Fisheries Authority. East Gippsland...

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Water Act 1989 – By-Law No 2024-1 Waterways Protection

4 September 2024

A copy of the by-law is available here. A link to the process for updating this by-law can be found here on Engage Victoria's website.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout East Gippsland and pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past and present.