Environmental water is being used to keep baby birds alive in Gunbower Forest in the north of Victoria after a colony of Little Pied Cormorants (Phalacrocorax Melanoleucos) started breeding there in August.
The North Central Catchment Management Authority is seeking community members for appointment to its Natural Resource Management Committee (NRMC).
Twelve Indigenous men from the Barapa Barapa community, employed through the North Central Catchment Management Authority’s (CMA) Drought Employment Program were presented with the prestigious 2009 Victorian Indigenous Landcare Award at a recent gala presentation at Government House.
An opportunity to appreciate our unique wildlife while learning photography skills is one of several activities planned for Spring in the Bendigo Bush this year. The North Central Catchment Management Authority is celebrating the annual event by hosting a nature photography workshop featuring well known wildlife photographer David Kleinert.
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) will be undertaking works in September to control large infestations of Tamarix species on lakes Meran and Murphy. The works on these lakes, which connect with the Loddon River, will be done through the North Central CMA’s Loddon Stressed River project.
Are you interested in your local environment? Would you like to have a say in identifying key environmental features in your area? The North Central Catchment Management Authority is seeking your views on the region’s most valued environmental assets to help prioritise future environmental funding and works.
In a joint effort between the North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA), the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and the Laanecoorie Foreshore Committee, 1 km of fencing along the Loddon River at Laanecoorie has been erected.
The North Central Catchment Management Authority is encouraging environmental groups in the region to apply for 2009–10 Second Generation Community Landcare Grants, which are open until 23 October 2009.
Vegetation protection works will shortly commence on an island in the Loddon River at Bridgewater. The works will focus on weed and willow management downstream of the Bridgewater Weir and will build on recent works undertaken by the Bridgewater community and the Loddon Shire Council. These works will contribute to the health of the Loddon River under the Loddon Stressed River project.
The new North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) Board has commenced its term guiding natural resource management in this region in a time of significant challenge and opportunity.