Articles tagged: DELWP
DELWP takes DEECA title
A prominent State Government department has changed its name.
Keeping an eye on riders
Police and forest officers have worked together to patrol Colac district bushland in an attempt to reduce offroad motorcycle offences.
Otway project pays off
Officials in an environmental partnership across the Otways say the $6-million project is paying off for the region.
Community to have say on coastal trail bridges
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning will host an online workshop to seek feedback about proposed suspension bridges on the Great Ocean Road Coastal Trail.
Firewood season opens
Firewood collection season opens today but people must follow COVID-19 restrictions when leaving home.
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.
Whale watchers in for a promising season
An environment officer says she is expecting a promising season for southern right whale sightings off the south-west coast.
Heath burn near Gellibrand
A burnoff near Gellibrand is targeting 100 hectares of heathland.
Volunteer managers receive thank-yous
Yeodene Public Hall, Cobden Golf Reserve, and Princetown Recreation Reserve received praise during Volunteers Week for their management efforts.
Koala population check-up
Wildlife officers and vets are at Cape Otway this week to check in on the health of the area’s koala population.
Bush motorcyclists must stay on roads
Environment authorities are reminding trail bike riders to stay on formed roads when visiting state forests and national parks in the region.
Whale watchers keep eyes peeled
People should keep an eye out for whales flocking to the Great Ocean Road coastline, after the first confirmed sighting of a southern right whale in Victoria this year.
Bay’s beaches keep crumbling
Recent rough weather and strong ocean tides have caused more coastal erosion at Apollo Bay, damaging sand renourishment work.
Focus turns to mulching as Otways get wetter
Firefighters have stepped up mulching to reduce fire fuels in the Otways, after wet autumn weather made burnoffs harder.
Signs of life emerge after fire
A bushfire-ravaged patch of Otways bushland is already showing signs of recovery from the past summer.
OVERPOPULATION: More koala welfare checks at Cape Otway
WILDLIFE officers and vets have started a two-week fertility-control program and health checks on the koala population at Cape Otway.
Residents access parts of fire-affected Wye River
PARTS of Wye River began re-opening to residents yesterday, nine days after the Christmas Day bushfire destroyed 116 homes on the Otway coast.
State forest workers help rescue lost man
TWO STATE forest workers had an unexpected hand in saving a missing man’s life after he became lost in the Otways near Lake Elizabeth.
Project to relocate up to 600 Cape Otway koalas
LORNE will become the new home for up to 600 koalas translocated from Cape Otway over the next month.
Blazes highlight risk of early fire season in Colac region
A BLAZE in the Otways which destroyed a house has sparked concerns about an early start to this year’s fire season.
Hope for cape koalas amid health project
STATE GOVERNMENT workers have euthanised 47 koalas and released another 280 back into the forest as part of an initiative to manage koalas at Cape Otway.
Director to meet wildlife carers amid kangaroo shooting crisis
A CARLISLE RIVER wildlife carer hopes a meeting with a State Government director might lead to the changes in rules he has been fighting for.
Homeless roo falls victim to state policy
A STATE GOVERNMENT decision to issue a licence to kill eastern grey kangaroos has forced wildlife carers to leave an orphaned joey at Colac’s government offices.
District fire officers head to Canada
NINE south-west Victorian firefighters are travelling to Canada to help fight hundreds of forest fires burning in the country’s west.
