African love grass is a significant weed. It has spread rapidly and has the potential to invade the whole of south eastern Australia.
A factsheet prepared for the agricultural industry using 3D weed principles: Deliberation, Diversity and Diligence.
I&I NSW fish habitat management website. Contains information on different habitat types, threats, KTPs, rehabilitation projects, contacts and reports.
Sustaining River Life is a management, sustainability and environmental education package. The goal is to assist students of any age in developing awareness, knowledge, skills and commitment to result in informed decisions, responsible behaviour and constructive action concerning waterways and the environment. This project was funded in part by the Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach.
Source Water Protection in the ACT. This teaching resource was produced by the Southern ACT Catchment Group with funding and support provided by ActewAGL, the Australian Government’s ‘Caring for Our Country’ program and the ACT Government Environment Grants and was created in and for the Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach region.
The UMDR aims to improve fish habitat and river health for native fish in the upper Murrumbidgee.
Demonstration reaches are an iniative of the Native Fish Strategy. They are large scale reaches that aim to showcase the cumulative benefits of multiple management interventions at a single site in close proximity to a major population centre.
We’re the people who make fish happen by looking after and improving the areas that fish need to survive and thrive.
The Ginninderra Catchment Group is an incorporated umbrella group of community volunteers working in the water catchment of the Ginninderra Creek.
The Molonglo Catchment Group is one of three community-based catchment groups in the ACT. All catchment group areas cross over the NSW border, however the Molonglo Catchment is largely in NSW. The catchment groups act as umbrella groups for the many Landcare and other natural resource management (NRM) interest groups in their geographical area.
The Southern ACT Catchment Group (SACTCG) was formed in May 2002 to represent all active environmental groups in the southern areas of the ACT. The SACTCG is one of three community based catchment groups in the ACT and covers the areas of Woden, Weston Creek, Tuggeranong and Tharwa.
The Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment Coordinating Committee is a community-based organisation made up of agencies and groups that are responsible for natural resource management in the upper Murrumbidgee catchment. The UMCCC operates as a regional cross-border network to enhance communication between agencies and groups in NSW and the Australian Capital Territory which lie wholly within the upper catchment of the Murrumbidgee River.
The Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee works in partnership and collaboration, to lead and encourage strategies to improve land and the overall environment in the Upper Murrumbidgee by sharing information, skills, experience and support amongst regional landcare groups and affiliated associations.
YAN is a collective organisation made up of the landcare groups in the Yass region of NSW. Its purpose is to facilitate the development of landcare in the region and to represent regional landcare with Government bodies such as the Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority, the NSW Landcare Committee, Non Government Organisations such as Greening Australia and Landcare Australia and the regional community.
The 2004 Native Fish Strategy is an iniative of the No link found for Murray-Darling Basin Authority. and aims to restore native fish communities to 50% of their pre-European-settlement levels by 2054, and to ensure sustainable fish populations and communities exist throughout the Murray-Darling Basin.
ACT Species and Riparian Zone Conservation Strategy
Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) guide planning decisions for local government areas. Through zoning and development controls, they allow councils to supervise the ways in which land is used. Development Control Plans, prepared in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, are also used to help achieve the objectives of the local plan by
This plan of management has been prepared by Environment ACT and describes how the Murrumbidgee River Corridor (the Corridor) is to be managed to enhance its conservation, educational and recreational values.
RiverSmart's slogan of 'Rivers for people, wildlife and sustainability' conveys the key message of this initiative: mobilising people to take a more active role in revitalising our ailing rivers and floodplains.
Every Australian, irrespective of where we live, has an impact on the health of our rivers. We've called this your 'river footprint®'.
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority's principal aim is to manage the Basin's water resources in the national interest. The MDBA assumed responsibility for all of the functions of the former Murray–Darling Basin Commission in December 2008.
The project aims to assist people with intellectual disabilities participate in environmental volunteering activities specifically developed for them in the Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach region.
ACTEW Corporation is committed to providing a safe, secure and sustainable water supply for the people of the ACT and region. The Murrumbidgee to Googong Water Transfer is a key component in ACTEW's long term plan to ensure water security.
Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch is part of a national community water quality monitoring program that brings people together from all parts of the community to raise awareness, educate, monitor, restore and protect our precious waterways in the Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach area and beyond.
Unearthing wetlands of the upper Murrumbidgee
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Living with drought for small rural blocks in the upper Murrumbidgee
Groundwater in the upper Murrumbidgee - understanding your bore