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Poplar removal on the Tambo

8 March 2023

Poplar trees removed on the lower Tambo River prior to native vegetation being planted. The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority has been removing Poplar trees along the Tambo River on the...

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Fluker Posts

1 March 2023

West Cann Fluker Post East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority has installed Fluker Posts at several locations in East Gippsland. The Fluker Post project, named after its inventor, Dr Martin...

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Helping fish find their way – Buchan Fishway

2 January 2023

The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (EGCMA) recently received the results from fish monitoring in the Buchan River prior to installing a rock ramp fishway. The rock ramp fishway aims...

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Buchan Pile Fields

20 December 2022

EGCMA Staff Taylah and Pete at the Buchan Pile Fields site Work is well underway to restore pile fields along the Buchan River destroyed during the Black Summer bushfires. The pile fields are designed...

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Genoa River Fishing

14 September 2022

EGCMA and ARI Staff undertaking fish surveys in the Genoa River The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority recently teamed up with Arthur Rylah Institute on a very chilly day to do some backpack...

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How to make a Frog Hotel

14 August 2022

Are you interested in creating habitat for frogs in your own backyard? Watch this video where Bryce from the EGCMA shows you how. Bryce from the EGCMA will show you how to build a frog hotel in this...

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Planting for Platypus

29 July 2022

As well as some underwater home renovations, platypus in the Tambo River have been given a little bit more help with some native vegetation being planted along the riverbanks. The East Gippsland Catchment...

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Home renos for Tambo Platypus

1 July 2022

We promised the platypus in the Tambo River some home renovations, and we’ve delivered on our pledge! The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (EGCMA) have placed a series of wood structures...

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Fish Habitat for Future Generations

21 May 2022

Another 50 fish habitat structures have been installed in the Snowy River. In partnership with the Marlo Angling Club and through funding from the Australian Government’s Fisheries Habitat Restoration...

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Hopping into Far East Frog Fun

23 April 2022

Plenty of froggy fun was had in the Far East last weekend, with people getting up close and personal with various frog species. The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (EGCMA) hosted the...

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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.