Just keep swimming – threatened fish species uses the fishway
9 October 2023
A threatened native fish species, an Australian grayling, has been found at the top of the newly constructed fishway in the Buchan River. The Buchan River rock ramp fishway was built to address...
Video celebrates Alpine Peatlands protection
21 August 2023
East Gippsland is home to some of Victoria's 2000 hectares of Alpine Peatlands. Alpine peatlands, or Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens, are a nationally threatened ecological system found...
Sowing the Gap – Prepare for Drought
10 August 2023
Pictured: Trevor Caithness, CEO Gippsland Agriculture Group with Bec Hemming, CEO East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority partnered with East Gippsland...
Backyard Biodiversity Detectives
20 July 2023
Learning just got a whole lot wilder in classrooms across East Gippsland. Our young environmentalists got up close and personal with some Australian native animals to help them discover the importance...
Buchan Fishway Complete
7 July 2023
Minister for Water, Harriet Shing with EGCMA's Rachael Brownstein at the Buchan Fishway site Native fish can now migrate freely up the Buchan River with construction of the first fishway in East Gippsland...
New CEO appointed for EGCMA
25 June 2023
Bec Hemming with EGCMA Chair, Ewan Waller The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer. Following a rigorous recruitment process...
Forge Creek
2 June 2023
EGCMA Staff and Alluvium consultants at Forge Creek On a day out with Alluvium consultants to better understand fluvial geomorphology or, in simpler terms, the study of how streams function and the...
Shellfish Reef Restoration Project in the Gippsland Lakes
1 June 2023
Oyster Gardener volunteer measuring a baby native flat oyster The local community has been integral to the Shellfish Reef Restoration Project in the Gippsland Lakes.The Gippsland Lakes Shellfish Reef...
Lower Snowy – native endangered species recruited
13 April 2023
Bolwarra Eupomatia laurina flower An endangered plant species has been found on the Lower Snowy River. Bolwarra or Eupomatia laurina is sometimes known as Copper Laurel or Native Guava because of the...
Construction begins on Buchan Fishway
23 March 2023
Construction commences at the site of the Buchan Fishway The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (EGCMA) is working with East Gippsland Water to construct a rock ramp fishway in the Buchan...
