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Floodplain Management Australia National Conference
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CMAs get it done
Regional Actions and Achievements
2023-24 achievement highlights
38,447 ha of weed control undertaken reducing competition for our native species, allowing nature to thrive
395 kilometres of fencing installed to protect rivers and wetlands
12,445 approvals and advice for works on waterways
close to 3,000 ha of vegetation was re-established creating habitat for our native species
4,700 ha of land is under improved management with positive agricultural changes taking place
Case studies
Highlighting actions in partnership with communities which protect our waterways, landscape, species and environment.
CORANGAMITE
Kitjarra-dja-bul Bullarto langi-ut
Corangamite CMA has led a partnership of Victorian State Government agencies, two local governments and Wadawurrung Traditional Owners to deliver a ten-year masterplan to further connect the community to the Lower Moorabool and Lower Barwon Rivers while protecting and enhancing the environmental and cultural values of the corridor. Kitjarra- dja-bul Bullarto langi-ut is the Wadawurrung name for the project; it translates to “places of many stories”.
EAST GIPPSLAND
GIppsland Lakes – Love Our Lakes
The Gippsland Lakes are a series of coastal lagoons and fringing wetlands that cover approximately 60,000 hectares; fed by five major rivers spread across a catchment of over 20,000 square kilometres connected to the ocean at Lakes Entrance. The Gippsland Lakes are part of the Traditional Lands and Waters of the Gunaikurnai People, who have cared for Country for tens of thousands of years.
GLENELG HOPKINS
On- Ground Stewardship in the Greater Grampians Region
The Greater Grampians region is a productive agricultural landscape with grazing and high rainfall zone cropping. It is also a landscape of over 2,500 wetlands. The extent of the region’s wetlands has declined by around 50% since European settlement, and will further decline without intervention and adoption of more sustainable agricultural practices.
GOULBURN BROKEN
Planning a prosperous future for Shepparton Irrigation Region
A plan that guides efforts to protect and enhance the land, water and communities of the Shepparton Irrigation Region has been updated.
MALLEE
There’s nothing common about Merbein Common!
Merbein Common is a floodplain reserve located west of Mildura, the common is steeped in Aboriginal cultural significance; it has a series of nationally significant wetlands; and is home to more than 196 fauna and 88 flora species, many of which are protected by international agreements.
NORTH CENTRAL
Caring for the Campaspe
The Campaspe River is bouncing back better after the 2022 floods than it did in 2011, boosted by more than a decade of environmental flows and riverbank revegetation and protection.
NORTH EAST
Communities, caring for catchments on the Kiewa, Mitta Mitta and Ovens Rivers
Between 2020 and 2024 North East CMA has been working with Traditional Owners, Landcare and community on projects focused on the Lower Kiewa, Upper Mitta Mitta and Upper Ovens rivers.
MELBOURNE WATER
Living Links Climate Future Plots Research Partnership Project
The Living Links Climate Future Plots Research Project is setting the benchmark for climate-adaptive strategies in urban environments. By establishing five experimental plots in Melbourne’s south east, this collaborative effort is testing how native plant species respond to future climate scenarios, paving the way for resilient landscapes that can thrive in a changing world.
WEST GIPPSLAND
Future shines bright for Rainbow Creek
Rivers are dynamic and ever changing – like Rainbow Creek in Central Gippsland that formed during an exceptional flood event in 1952 when it jumped course from the main Carran Carran (Thomson River).
WIMMERA
Partnering to deliver cultural and environmental outcomes at the Ranch Billabong
Wimmera CMA has partnered with Barengi Gadjin Land Council, Arthur Rylah Institute, Australian Government and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action to enhance the cultural and environmental values of the Ranch Billabong, on the Wimmera River near Dimboola.
