Articles tagged: Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
Strong water flows for summer
Otways coast estuaries will likely flow freely this summer with wet weather forecast for the summer months, in good news for the district’s swimmers, fishers and boaters.
Month-long road closure frustrates Otways locals
A major Otways road remains closed a month after the Barwon River broke its banks and blocked the tourist route.
Water hindering Barwon River works
Environment authorities hope to remove a river blockage that has been causing flooding near Forrest but can’t access the site while it’s too wet.
$1.5 million plan to help dunes
On-ground remediation and school education programs underpin a $1.5-million Federal Government investment towards local sand dune preservation.
Officials look at river flow and road closure
State authorities have been urgently assessing the Birregurra-Forrest Road and flows in the Barwon River after floodwater closed the busy road to traffic.
Fish hotels give refuge to threatened species
Native fish habitat, as part of the Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program, will breathe new life into the Barwon River and Curdies Estuary.
Beach closed for work due to storm damage
Parts of Wye River beach are closed to the public and authorities will renourish eroded sand dunes for the second time in a month following storm damage.
Been there, dunnart
A survey in the Otways has discovered nine native mammal species, including two threatened species.
Landcare groups get funding boost
Colac and district volunteers helping to protect and restore Victoria’s land and environment can now apply for a funding boost.
Funding boost for Otways groups
Otways environment groups will share in more than $850,000 of Federal Government funding to preserve biodiversity in the region.
Recruits’ valuable training
A Victorian jobs program has helped upskill a dozen people in Colac and sparked careers in the environment sector.
Skills boost for project team
A new team of environment workers is tackling projects across Colac and district, including maintenance on the Old Beechy Rail Trail.
Tree planting to help waterway
Otways residents have an opportunity to help improve the environment through a project which has taken a Landcare group two years to prepare.
