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Winter Water for Environment update

Since February 2024 the Wimmera has experienced hotter and much drier than average weather, resulting in limited inflows into all waterways. 2024-25 is ranked as the second lowest inflow year since...

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Soil Moisture Newsletter – Winter 2025

Following a disappointingly dry autumn, winter is also forecast to be warmer and drier than average across the Wimmera. The region has yet to receive the rainfall needed to mark an autumn break, and soil moisture levels remain critically low, especially in the west and north.

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Signup to our Soil Moisture Portal Newsletter

The Wimmera soil moisture probes and weather station network collects a broad range of data, presented in real time, that helps farmers manage risks and increase profitability. The stations collect readings...

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Restoring Connections and Building Resilience

In 2023–24, Wimmera CMA delivered a series of impactful projects that strengthened these connections and supported community resilience. These achievements are featured in the 2024 Actions and Achievements Report

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Water for the environment update: Autumn

Water flows to improve quality Maintaining good water quality is essential to human health, the environment, agriculture and recreation. Understanding the factors that influence water quality is an...

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Action plan for rivers, wetlands and their floodplains

Jonny fishing in the Wimmera River The Wimmera Waterway Strategy is a plan that helps waterway managers and the community look after Wimmera waterways.The strategy will benefit waterway health, fish...

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From Catfish to Carp Wimmera River Fish Trends

Native Fish Report Card review of 2018-2024 findings

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Water Workshop: Moyston

2 days - 18 and 25 March All you need to know about water Hosted by farmer Anthony Pola and Agriculture Victoria officer Clem Sturmfels. A 2-day workshop at the Moyston Recreation Reserve rooms...

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Saving water when it’s dry

Apart from some rain over the past week or so, a lack of rain and natural flows since 2022 means the Wimmera catchment is rapidly drying. This is leading to decreasing water levels in storage lakes and...

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