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Waterway Protection Program

Past Work Case Studies Please click the buttons below to find out more about past works in our region. 
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Water For The Environment

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Estuaries

Aire Valley Stakeholder Advisory Committee EOI The Aire Valley Stakeholder Advisory Committee (AVSAC) was established by the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) to oversee projects occurring within the Aire Valley, […]
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Wild Otways Initiative Community Environment Grants Program

The Community Environment Grants Program through two rounds of funding has successfully funded thirty-three projects that demonstrate environmental outcomes through the delivery of revegetation and supporting activities, weed and pest […]
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VICTORIA'S CMAS CONTINUE TO GET THE JOB DONE

For over two decades, Victoria’s CMAs (Catchment Management Authorities) have delivered land, water and biodiversity programs that not only protect and enhance landscapes but support thriving communities. The past 12-18 […]
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Knowledge Portals

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Information For Landholders

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Our Peoples

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Regional Plans & Strategies

Looking for more information? Search the Knowledge Base and the Publications page for more information about the Corangamite region, including research papers, studies, technical reports and management plans.
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Volunteer Tool Box

Instructions in Waterwatch and EstuaryWatch testing Follow these instructions to refresh your skills and knowledge in water quality testing.
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Doing Business With Us

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VICTORIAN LANDCARE FACILITATOR PROGRAM – APPLICATIONS OPEN

Applications for funding are now open for Landcare and environmental volunteering groups and networks that want to employ a Landcare facilitator under the 2021-24 Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program. Landcare and […]
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CCMA LAUNCHES NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM

Starting a Graduate position is challenging at the best of times, let alone amid COIVD-19 We have been working remotely for the past eight months, so when our six Graduates […]
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Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture is the dominant land use in the Corangamite region, with approximately 3,500 diverse farming businesses operating across three quarters of a million hectares. The region’s fertile soils support large […]
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Landowners

Barongarook Pork Collaborating with the local Landcare group, the Corangamite CMA supported the farmer to improve water-quality and efficiency by installing a water filtration process using strategically placed native vegetation, […]
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CALLING ALL LANDHOLDERS ALONG THE UPPER BARWON RIVER

Corangamite CMA is looking to design approaches to protect the Barwon River and are seeking to engage, in the first instance, the landholders along the Upper Barwon section of the […]
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STAYING SAFE ON THE BARWON THROUGH GEELONG THIS SUMMER

The Barwon River in Geelong is one of our greatest natural assets. Sections of the River still retain many of the natural habitat values in the stream side and channel […]
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WE’RE LEADING THE RENEWAL OF THE REGIONAL CATCHMENT STRATEGY

The Regional Catchment Strategy (RCS) defines a long-term vision and outcomes for land, water and biodiversity management within the Corangamite Region. The Catchment Management Authority is leading the renewal in […]
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INTERESTED IN A PHD IN WATER RESEARCH?

PhD Scholarship Preferred Start date: Semester 1 | 8 March 2021 The Living Moorabool: Evaluating the effects of Human-driving change on River Health As Australia and the world confront the […]
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Australian Government’s Wild Otways Initiative

The Wild Otways Initiative focuses on projects being undertaken in the areas from Jan Juc/Bells Beach to Peterborough, the Great Otway National Park, and hinterlands, and will be delivered through […]
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Get Involved

Volunteer Today If you’re interested in volunteering within the region please fill out the form below.
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CCMA LAUNCHES AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT’S ‘COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT GRANTS PROGRAM’

The Community Environment Grants Program being delivered as part of the Wild Otways Initiative is a $1 million investment to support the delivery of projects to protect and restore native […]
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BARWON RIVER– TEMPORARY WALKING TRAIL CLOSURE

Thursday 12th November The CCMA is completing tree maintenance works on the Barwon River through GeelongDue to the nature of these works, the walking trail between Pakington St and the […]
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THANK YOU TO LOCAL LANDCARERS

The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority is recognising and celebrating the outstanding work of local Landcare groups and volunteers who care for the environment on behalf of their communities through their […]
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Orange-bellied Parrot spotted in recent days in the Swan Bay area!

In exciting Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) news, two of the critically endangered birds have been spotted in recent days in the Swan Bay area! Craig Morley, BirdLife Australia OBP Regional Coordinator for the […]
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CCMA and CHW Sign Partnership To Work For Victoria

Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA) has partnered with Central Highlands Water (CHW) to create 10 new jobs as part of the Working for Victoria Initiative. The new roles are funded […]
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Working for Victoria EstuaryWatch Monitoring

The DELWP Working for Victoria (Bellarine) team member diversified their environmental activities last week when they received training in EstuaryWatch monitoring at Spring Creek and Anglesea River estuaries. The crew […]
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Protecting Our Grassy Eucalypt Woodlands

Reduced to 1% due to European settlement, the “Grassy Eucalypt Woodlands Project”, launched by The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, will improve the condition of these woodlands. The Victorian Volcanic Plains […]
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Private landholders to help protect endangered Grassy Eucalypt Woodlands

The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority is calling for expressions of interest from private landholders with Grassy Eucalypt Woodlands of the Victorian Volcanic Plains who want to protect and enhance this […]
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“Boosting Recreational Water Use Initiative” for the Barwon River through Geelong

The Corangamite CMA is the land and waterway manager for the Barwon River through Geelong/ This entails approximately a 10km stretch of river corridor reserves from Queens Park Bridge, through […]
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Landholder survey report now available

Thank you to the more than 600 landholders who filled in and returned the Corangamite CMA's 2019 Social Benchmarking Survey. This feedback provides valuable insight and allows the Corangamite CMA […]
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Orange-bellied Parrots return to the Bellarine

In exciting news for twitchers (bird watchers) everywhere, an Orange-bellied Parrot was sighted last month on the Bellarine Peninsula. The critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot is one of only three migratory […]
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Government agencies open Curdies estuary

The Curdies River estuary was opened on Tuesday 5 May due to recent rainfall and increasing water levels. Parks Victoria used earth moving equipment to remove a large natural sand […]
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Important notice - coronavirus (COVID-19)

In light of the current and rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, we will be continuing the operation of our services and delivery of our programs where possible however will be […]
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Colac locals learn how to be Pesticide Detectives

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 […]
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Recycled timber creates new reel estate for fish

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 […]
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Contact Us

Colac Office

64 Dennis Street, Colac VIC 3250
PO Box 159, Colac, VIC 3250
Hours: 8:30am – 5pm, Monday to Friday

T: 1800 002 262
E: info@ccma.vic.gov.au

Geelong office

BARWON WATER OFFICES
Hours: 8:30am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
All mail must be sent via our Colac office
PO Box 159, Colac, VIC 3250

T: 1800 002 262
E: info@ccma.vic.gov.au