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by razer105 | Feb 28, 2020 | Citizen Science, Community Events, Education, Rivers, Waterway management
Corangamite CMA welcomed community members from Colac and District to join Kavitha Chinathamby from RMIT to demonstrate how citizen scientists are sampling for pesticides in waterways. There was strong community interest in the monitoring sessions held in the Colac...
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by razer105 | Feb 28, 2020 | Barwon through Geelong, Community Events, Revegetation & Restoration Projects, Rivers, Waterway management
Fish populations in the Barwon River through Geelong have new underwater habitat thanks to the creative repurposing of timber saved from road construction projects. A dozen root-balls, or snags as they are commonly called by recreational fishers, were taken from the...
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by razer105 | Dec 12, 2019 | Barwon through Geelong, Citizen Science, Community Events
Corangamite Catchment Management Authority has partnered with the Australian Platypus Conservancy to launch an innovative new program for citizen scientists to keep track of platypus numbers. Director of the Australian Platypus Conservancy, Dr Geoff Williams presented...
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by razer105 | Sep 30, 2019 | Community Events, Revegetation & Restoration Projects, Rivers
Over 30 recreational anglers enjoyed a cool but sunny Sunday morning planting thousands of trees along the lower Curdies River at Curdievale.The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) hosted the Curdies River Planting Day on 22nd September in partnership...
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by razer105 | Sep 6, 2019 | Community Events, Landcare
Nominees from Landcare groups across the Corangamite region were recognised at the 2019 Victorian Landcare Awards at Government House. The awards are held every two years to acknowledge the success and achievements of community landcarers, groups, networks and...
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by razer105 | Aug 29, 2019 | Citizen Science, Coasts and Marine, Community Events, Education
Over 50 members of the Breamlea community attended an open forum on Wednesday, 24 July to learn about natural estuary processes, citizen science and the collaborative role of agencies in estuary management. Darren Cheeseman MP opening the information session...