Drawing of Mark Bachmann speaking to the FoMC in March. Image: Polly Bastow As we summarised in last month's newsletter, I recently gave a talk to the Friends of Merri Creek (FoMC) about how - with smart, proactive planning - wetland restoration could play a central...
Planning for a cooler, greener, more biodiverse future in Melbourne's northOn Monday 23rd March 2026, I was invited by the Friends of Merri Creek to share NGT's perspective on the wallan wallan wetlands - in the urban growth zone near the township of Wallan -...
Conservation of threatened fish species is spilling into the beautiful Glenelg Golf Club with the submerged aquatic vegetation Vallisneria australis (Eel Grass), planted in three of the water courses in the club grounds. These underwater plants will provide vital habitat for a planned introduction of...
On the banks of the Derwent Estuary north of Hobart is Windermere Bay. Here, the Glenorchy City Council has commenced a boardwalk extension and replacement project, in a saltmarsh area that suffered a significant contraction in area due to infilling with soil in the 1970s....
Aquatic plants are important for wetlands and play a key role in contributing to a healthy wetland ecosystem. Aquatic plants provide critical habitat for many aquatic organisms, oxygenate the water, stabilise sediment, filter excess nutrients from the water, and help regulate water temperature. Unfortunately, submerged...
Submerged aquatic plants play a vital role in wetlands, streams and rivers. They help purify the water and increase water quality, provide habitat and food to a wide variety of aquatic organisms and provide critical spawning habitat for native fish species to lay their eggs....
NGT has recently been engaged by the Derwent Estuary Program (DEP) to complete an assessment and develop a restoration plan for an area of saltmarsh at Windermere Bay on the shores of the River Derwent at Claremont, north of Hobart. In contrast to many...
A couple of weeks ago, I was sent a link to a very interesting story (thanks Brianna!), that provides the perfect prompt for us to revisit the all-important concept of urban wetland restoration. The fascinating topic of discussion this time around is the idea of...
In early October, NGT kicked off our Grand Tour of Ecological Restoration, with Day 1 starting at Oaklands Wetland in Adelaide's inner southern suburbs. Here NGT has been working with the City of Marion to breed threatened fish. The Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon has been thriving...
World Wetlands Day was on the 2nd of February and the theme for this year is worth sharing, because it speaks so clearly to one of our core purposes at NGT. Yes, we couldn't have picked a better theme! It's time for wetland restoration While we often...
