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Building Resilience in the Wimmera: Environmental Watering for a Sustainable Future

The Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH) have released the Seasonal Watering Plan 2025–26

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Silver Gulls at Dock Lake

Low Waters, but High Hopes at Dock Lake

Dock Lake May 2025 Bird Survey

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Platypus trapping 2022, MacKenzie River, by Ecology Australia

Platy Patch in the Wimmera

The Albanese and Allan Labor Governments are investing in game changing environmental projects that will restore critical habitat for our beloved platypus and threatened frogs and native fish species.

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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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Understanding Farm Emissions for High School Agriculture Students

Join Dr Cassandra Schefe for an insightful overview of the carbon cycle, key farm emission sources, global drivers for emissions tracking, calculation methods, and how best practice farming links productivity with lower emissions.

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Matt Rohde inspecting soil and crops

Digging Deeper. Soil Moisture Data is Transforming Farming in the Wimmera

In the heart of Victoria’s Wimmera region, a quiet revolution is taking place beneath the surface—literally.

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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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Lake Hindmarsh dry view April 2025

Wetland Birds Hold On as Lake Hindmarsh Dries

Lake Hindmarsh April 2025 Bird Survey

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