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Wet spring triggers summer waterway boom

Water for the Environment Update: Summer 2023 The value of a wet spring is clearly on show with a growing number of keen anglers taking to social media to share their love of the region’s top fishing...

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Soil health underpins adaptive management

Building more carbon in soils, creating more resilient farming systems, value-adding to farm businesses, learning new skills and sharing with others were among the key themes of three Wimmera paddock...

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The nature of floods

Spring 2022 update for environmental water releases All Wimmera floods have individual characteristics. This leads to challenges in predictability. Everything from when they occur and how dry or wet...

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The Wimmera’s flowing tale – with Bob McIlvena

The nature of floods Wimmera CMA is speaking to various people in the region about what the floods mean to them as part of The Wimmera's flowing tale - the nature of floods. First up, Dean Lawson...

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Wimmera Water Flow and Flood Information

Please note the main contact for the flood event is the Incident Control Centre managed by Vic SES. Due to the recent and predicted coming significant rainfall, there are several places you can...

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Flood Information Update

HORSHAM flood update 18/10/2022 5.25pm As we continue to monitor and respond to the flooding situation in Horsham and after consultation with key stakeholders, we believe the flooding will be between...

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New platypuses found in the Wimmera

The Wimmera’s only known platypus population is continuing to hold its own in the MacKenzie River, with ecologists finding three males including two new juveniles in the latest surveys. Ecology Australia...

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Soil pH, nutrient availability and liming webinar series

Dr Rob Norton presents the first webinar on Soil pH, nutrient availability and liming. In this series of short slide presentations he discusses the meaning and importance of soil pH for healthy, productive soils.

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Waterways and wetlands funding

If you would like to do work on your farm to protect your rivers, creeks and wetlands, Wimmera CMA has funding available to help. Put in your expression of interest now via our online form or email...

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World Water Week – The Value of Water

The theme of this year's event is "Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water" with a focus on the diverse aspects of water, how others view and value water and the exploration of water’s full value to society. Across...

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