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Wimmera region

Our catchment

Our vision is for a healthy Wimmera catchment where a resilient landscape supports a sustainable and profitable community

The Wimmera region covers approximately 10% of Victoria and is the fifth largest catchment management region in Victoria, encompassing 2.3 million hectares.

The Regional Catchment Strategy (RCS) is the overarching strategy for integrated catchment management (ICM) in the Wimmera. It provides detailed information for our region. You can read it online.

Click anywhere on the map to open the interactive Wimmera catchment map. How to use the interactive map

The Wimmera region includes the traditional lands of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jpagulk People represented by the Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation and the Eastern Maar represented by Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation

Local Areas in the Wimmera region focus on distinct parts of the region:

  1. Hindmarsh
  2. Horsham
  3. West Wimmera
  4. Yarriambiack and Buloke
  5. Upper Catchment 
    (including parts of Ararat, Northern Grampians and Pyrenees local government areas).

Our connected systems

Wimmera’s natural resources are the building blocks of healthy and resilient environments and the focus of integrated catchment management.

Healthy and resilient environments rely on people working together to coordinate planning, investment and on-ground activities in an efficient and effective way to achieve a range of environmental, social, economic and cultural outcomes.

Water

Rivers and streams, wetlands and groundwater all play an important part in providing economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits to the region.

The Wimmera contains 25% of Victoria’s wetlands.

Rivers & Streams in the Wimmera:

See the current River Flows Map

The Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk people have stories handed down through their generations about the importance and value of the Wimmera River. Some of these stories are now shared here in River Yarns: http://arcg.is/2r8qXTA

Read more about the region’s water conditions, plans & actions in our online Regional Catchment Strategy:

Groundwater
Wetlands
Rivers and streams

Biodiversity

The Wimmera is a biodiversity hotspot, supporting a range of habitats and species, nature- based tourism and local enjoyment.

The region is the geographical and biological transition between temperate and arid Australia. 

Discover the Wimmera’s diverse flora and fauna:

Read more about region’s biodiversity plans & actions in our online Regional Catchment Strategy

Land

Wimmera land and soils are important natural assets that underpin the region’s agricultural industry and valued natural landscapes. Find out more about:

Read more about region’s land & soil conditions and plans in our online regional Catchment Strategy

Community

Active local people and communities are vital for ensuring the Wimmera’s land, water and biodiversity have a healthy future.

Every person and business that lives, works, recreates or has a special interest in the Wimmera uses and influences the natural environment. Human activity has the biggest influence on catchment condition. 

Read more about region’s community conditions and plans in our online regional Catchment Strategy

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across the region and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this website may contain images of people who have died.