Local people employed through the North Central Catchment Management Authority’s Drought Employment Program will undertake weed removal along McIvor Creek from mid-March to late April.
In celebrating Landcare’s contribution to this region, the North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is hosting a forum that will include the launch of a publication titled ‘Celebrating our Most Significant Change - Stories of Landcare in the North Central Catchment’. The annual Regional Landcare Forum will be held at Little Lake Boort on 24 March and will recognise the hard work and efforts of the volunteer Landcare community over the past year and encourage Landcare participants to imagine the future.
(10 March 2009): Three regional events hosted by the North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) have celebrated and acknowledged the important role of community Waterwatch volunteers in monitoring the condition of our waterways.
(12 March 2009) Members of the North Central Catchment Management Authority’s (CMA) community committee will tour the Avoca Marshes on Wednesday, 18 March, to see first hand the values of these important wetlands and the results of environmental works undertaken in the area.
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) Waterwatch team is on a mission to locate invading species of tree frogs, collectively known as the ‘Banana Box Frogs’ in the Avoca/Avon-Richardson catchments. Commonly known as the Green Tree Frog, Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog and the Dainty Tree Frog, these frogs pose a threat to native species in our local waterways.
(20 February 2009): Three Indigenous Drought Employment Crews are currently undertaking works in the Kerang area. The North Central Catchment Management Authority’s (CMA) Drought Employment Program has employed twelve Indigenous people from the Barapa Barapa community to undertake important cultural heritage assessments and other works along the Loddon River upstream of Kerang.
A joint effort between the North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and Parks Victoria has controlled Boxthorn in 150 hectares of the Avoca Marshes.“The Avoca Marshes is an internationally significant area with important environmental values, and is considered an important area by the community,” said North Central CMA Chief Executive Officer, Damian Wells.
North Central Victoria’s Waterwatch program has welcomed three new team members to undertake important work monitoring the water quality in the region’s waterways.The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) announced the appointment of Regional Waterwatch Coordinator Bianca Huider, and Waterwatch Facilitators Leah Cripps and Nicole Bullen. Bianca, Leah and Nicole are local people from the Region who have brought important skills in water quality testing, natural resource management, native vegetation management and community engagement to the Waterwatch program.
Water will be released to the Coliban River downstream of Malmsbury Reservoir, commencing this week, to provide relief for the river’s environment.In a joint announcement, the North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and Coliban Water has said that in these extreme dry conditions, some environmental water is crucial to prevent further deterioration of water quality, and protect plant and animal life in the river.
Highlighting the Drought Employment Program across the Region including number of people employed, work crews and work location.