The CEWH’s science program, @FlowMERprogram, evaluates our work.
Some 2024-25 environmental water outcomes:
💧 2,369 gigalitres watered key assets across the Basin
🌱 2,043 GL for native vegetation
🐟 2,292 GL for native fish
🦆1,568 GL for waterbirds
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Congratulations to the Goulburn Broken CMA for another successful year of catchment management!
We’re pleased to help deliver environmental water at:
1. Mallee
2. Wimmera
3. North Central (Campaspe and Loddon)
4. Goulburn Broken
5. North East
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Local Engagement Officer Greg Ringwood attended the launch of the Pindari Dam Bubble Plume Cold Water Pollution mitigation project. @nswdcceew Fisheries & CEWH’s science program, @FlowMERprogram, will undertake fish monitoring below the dam to assess the outcomes for native fish.

An important environmental water milestone, a groundbreaking First Nations environmental water plan and travelling Golden perch are all covered in the latest edition of the CEWH newsletter.
Don’t miss it!
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Spring has definitely sprung and so have our spring freshes and flows! 🌱
Keep up-to-date about water for the environment delivery via our interactive water use map: dcceew.gov.au/cewh/water-reg…

This National Water Week we are delighted to announce:
The CEWH has reached a significant milestone – the delivery of 20,000 gigalitres of environmental water to rivers, wetlands and floodplains across the Murray–Darling Basin.
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The Aussie Bird Count is on so why not connect with nature and your photography skills this weekend?
Local Engagement Officer Tim Field is working with @NSWDCCEEW_Water to participate in bird identification and recording this week near Euston, NSW. aussiebirdcount.org.au

Local Engagement Officer Tim Field conducted a Wingillie Station (western NSW) visit to see how environmental water helps:
🏞️maintain healthy wetlands
🦆support native wildlife
🐟protect & re-establish populations of small-bodied native fish
💧long-term conservation outcomes

Congratulations @MRLandscapeSA on a great year of achievements in 2025-26!
We are delighted to see the outcomes from our partnership delivering environmental gains.
More work to do and, as always, we’re off to a flying start in 2026-27.
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Assessing on-ground conditions, LEO Jason Wilson examined several sites in the Upper Barwon including Collarenebri Weir, Mungindi Weir, Gil Gil Creek & the Namoi & Barwon confluence.
Jason found refuge pools are looking good however drying conditions are present in the catchment.

This is really uplifting news!
Our science program, @FlowMERprogram, continues to assess the benefit of water for the environment in building healthy ecosystems for Basin plants and animals, including the Darling River snail. 🐌
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As part of our @FlowMERprogram, we funded @nswdcceew & @UNSW to conduct a waterbird survey in the Macquarie Marshes in August.
The results are encouraging!
The teams recorded 33 waterbird species including:
- brolga
- sharp-tailed sandpiper
- black duck
- black swan

On World Migratory Bird Day, we are highlighting “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter!”
Water for the environment is a key support for migratory birds that travel vast distances. We are grateful for citizen scientists who help in bird counts. Images: MJackson @CSIRO

Our Local Engagement Officer Tim Field joined the @latrobe Water Management third-year students to present on the practical and strategic aspects of water management across the Basin.
Lots of questions, learning and inspiration!

Local Engagement Officer Michele Groat, along with @FlowMERprogram @CharlesSturtUni & @NSWDCCEEW_Water, had a busy day at the Leeton NAIDOC Family Fun Day!
Attendees learned about water for the environment, Murray–Darling Basin plants & animals plus waterbug identification. 💧🪱

During Australian Wildlife Week we are sharing the work of our CEWH-funded platypus research!
Since 2023 @UNSW has monitored and conducted research into platypus populations in the northern Murray–Darling Basin.
Watch A/Prof Bino release a platypus following a health assessment:

Thanks to the @Platypus_CI for this video.

Local Engagement Officer Greg Ringwood conducted an onground assessment of the Border Rivers and found while there is drying, the water quality is better than expected.
Greg's work will be used to assist in environmental water planning coming into summer.

You know the story of the story of the Tortoise and the Hare? Well, we have our own story about the Eastern long-necked turtle in the Macquarie catchment!
Our science program, @FlowMERprogram, found turtles can travel a long way (71kms!):
flow-mer.org.au/stories/broad-…

It’s no mystery that native fish travel some distances to feed and breed but did you know Golden perch can travel up to 800kms?
We partnered with @NSWDCCEEW_Water, @CharlesSturtUni & Arthur Rylah Institute to conduct new research in the southern Basin.
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