Goulburn Broken CMA

The Shepparton Irrigation Region Land and Water Management Plan is a long title for what is a simple ideal. It was designed more than 30 years ago to look after the land, water and communities of the SIR. Check out this video which explains its story. youtu.be/gKMzROOwsNo

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Goulburn Broken CMA staff members who work on Taungurung Land & Waters Council land undertook cultural awareness training last week. The training is designed to deepen knowledge about Taungurung culture and to improve skills recognise sites of Aboriginal cultural significance.

A project aimed at protecting the endangered Buxton Silver Gum has uncovered some fascinating information about the native tree. The GBCMA coordinated a five-year project with the Euroa Arboretum to increase and improve the catchment's populations of the tree @GBCMA @AusLandcare

Last week GBCMA staff collected DNA samples from the Broken and Nine Mile Creeks. The samples have been sent to the Great Australian Wildlife Search and results should reveal which critters have been using the waterway in the past 14 days. Amazing! @GBCMA @MD_Basin_Auth

Say hello to the newly crowned 2023 Australian Bird of the Year. The critically endangered Swift Parrot. With only 750 birds left in the wild, more work is needed to protect the habitat of this remarkable parrot.

Time to get excited – #TheAussieBirdCount is less than a month away! Spread the bird word by telling your friends, family, colleagues and neighbours all about it, so we can make this count our biggest yet. To register for the 2023 Aussie Bird Count visit aussiebirdcount.org.au

Fab crowd at the World Rivers Day event at Victoria Park Lake on Sunday. The big crowd learned all it could ever need to know about the catchment's river systems. #WorldRiversDay2023

❗️We are back - Moth Tracker launched for 2023 today! If you think you've seen a Bogong Moth, take a photo & submit it to #MothTracker to help scientists help the Endangered Bogong Moth & Critically Endangered Mountain Pygmy-possum ❤️🦋🐭 mothtracker.swifft.net.au @ZoosVictoria

Over the past two years, the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GB CMA) has supported community groups and land managers, such as local governments, to undertake improvements to waterway health in urban environments.

Landcare Victoria in the Benalla region is working creatively to connect with people on a variety of topics through the Victorian Landcare Grants. From farm skills on animal health and disease prevention to farm dam enhancement and a workshop on Safe Kids, lots has been learned.

#NaturePact Week 3 of the #NaturePact is all about Noticing Nature-at work, rest, learning and play. Have you made your #NaturePact yet?

Exciting Ag projects are happening around Victoria improving farm practices. From the Ground Up: Integrating agricultural and environmental practices to improve farm production and biodiversity. Visit our website for more info. @AusLandcare @dcceew @DeptAgNews #Landcare

Ecological communities - groups of living organisms coexisting in unique habitats. Many are under threat. Visit our website for more info. Grey Box Grassy Woodlands in the GB Catchment, Linking Landscapes and Communities. @AusLandcare @dcceew @DeptAgNews #Landcare

In 200 years, we’ve sadly lost numerous plants and animals to extinction in Australia with many more listed as threatened. Visit our website to find out more about Mending mountains for the Pygmy-possum. @AusLandcare @dcceew @DeptAgNews #Landcare

Victoria is home to globally recognised Ramsar wetlands and heritage sites, protected for their vital biodiversity and environmental significance. Visit our website for more info on the Barmah Country Project. @AusLandcare @dcceew @DeptAgNews #Landcare

Mission accomplished! Regional Land Partnerships a $450M 5-year investment by the Aust. Govt. to address national priorities is now complete. More about our local projects over the next few days. dcceew.gov.au/environment/la… @AusLandcare @dcceew @DeptAgNews #Landcare

Week 1 of #NaturePact is Healthy Country Healthy People. This week we honour our catchment's Traditional Owners-the Taungurung and Yorta Yorta people. We respect how they've cared for the land for thousands of years and recognise how much we can learn from them. #NaturePact

This is a good example of a direct-seeding site. Notice the connectivity between the roadside vegetation and the hilltop. The benefits of creating these corridors include the cover they provide for small, native birds to move through the landscape.