Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
$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.