The 2022-23 Gippsland Lakes Annual Report is now available highlighting the activities completed, partnerships in action and investment into the projects improving the health of the Ramsar Listed Gippsland Lakes. “We would like to commend all the people involved in this outstanding effort,” said Glenys Watts, Chair of the Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee. “Working together
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Landcare is an inspired movement that has transformed landscapes. This National Landcare Week, we pay tribute to Landcarers everywhere – especially those working for the health of the Gippsland Lakes. Local landcarers shone in the recent round of the Gippsland Lakes Coordination Committee’s Community Grants with three Landcare groups being empowered to deliver four projects
Just in time for Endangered Species Day on 19 May, results from seasonal monitoring of the Gippsland Lakes’ critically endangered Burrunan dolphin population reveal not one but three new calves have joined the population. The Marine Mammal Foundation (MMF) team undertakes four surveys per year. Each season they spend two weeks monitoring and recording the
Native Dwarf Galaxias fish may be small, but they are mighty important to the Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site. That’s why we have just released 900 into the freshwater wetland of Macleod Morass. The exciting event is part of the Love Our Lakes ‘Improving the wetlands of Jones Bay and Lake King’ project that aims to
The Andrews Labor Government is empowering local community groups to improve habitats, protect native wildlife and help preserve internationally significant wetlands in the Gippsland Lakes. Minister for Water Harriet Shing opened a new round of the Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee Community Grants today, with over $137,000 to share across successful projects. These grants provide funding
The Gippsland Lakes are precious. Together we can protect them for future generations. The Gippsland Lakes are on the Traditional Lands and Waters of the Gunaikurnai. ‘Love our Lakes’ is about a shared responsibility to participate in caring for the Lakes and catchment.