Thousands of wetlands are scattered across south-western Victoria making them a defining landscape feature, and these systems support a unique diversity of flora and fauna. Since European settlement more than 7800 (53%) of the region's wetlands have been lost due to agricultural practices. This has...
We're continuing to spread to word about the fantastic opportunities that exist in wetland restoration - working with passionate local communities to achieve tangible outcomes for iconic wetlands and their species, through on-ground action, has been a rewarding experience for us all here at NGT....
With the time fast approaching for us to do the site preparation works required to get the third phase of the restoration trial at Nobles Rocks underway, it was time for another site visit last week. The good news is that despite a very dry 6...
The latest edition of Wetlands Australia magazine was released to coincide with World Wetlands Day 2015. You can visit the Australia Government website for the edition here. This time around, NGT managed to get a couple of good news stories about our work published - you can download a pdf...
January 15-17th, 2015 A party of nine made the trek to Eaglehawk Waterhole for a two night working bee campout. On the first night while the weather was calm the crew went out spotlighting for rabbits (out on the sandy hills) throughout the property. Over 25 were seen out...
Late last year, Lachie and I took part in a wetland field day organised by the Hamilton - Coleraine Railway Line Landcare Group. A local journalist who attended the day, Katrina Weatherly, wrote a really nice article about the day that appeared in the December...
This month focuses on spangled perch Leiopotherapon unicolor [caption id="attachment_9603" align="alignleft" width="399"] Spangled perch (Gunther Schmida)[/caption] Spangled perch is a hardy and tolerant species considered to be the most widely distributed freshwater fish in Australia, ocurring across much of northern Australia, including the western and northern...
In a previous blog, I wrote about the recent Yarra pygmy perch releases we undertook out at the newly restored Pick Swamp, situated within the Piccaninnie Ponds Coastal Wetland (PPCW) complex. To refresh your memory, the fish releases took place in last October and November...
For those that aren't aware, this coming weekend a new "community panel" or "citizens jury" process of reviewing potential funding models for the South East Drainage Network gets underway. NGT has a long-standing professional interest in the drainage network, its management and wider regional issues it...
To celebrate World Wetlands Day, the Lakes Hub, DEWNR and the Alexandrina Council are hosting the 'Coorong and Lower Lakes Environment Forum' on Friday 30th January 2015. The re-commencement of dredging at the Murray mouth highlights the many issues presently facing this iconic region. In terms of...
