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Cross Regional Victorian Alpine Peatland Protection Project

The Cross-Regional Victorian Alpine Peatland Protection - North East is a 5-year project that serves to protect and increase the abundance of alpine peatlands.

Alpine Peatlands, or Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens, are an endangered ecological community listed under the EPBC Act (1999) that are crucial for providing habitat and for modulating water flow and maintaining the hydrology of surrounding environments.

This five-year, cross-regional project is coordinated by the Victorian Alpine Peatlands Project Coordinating Committee (VAPCC) and delivered in collaboration across three CMA regions (North East, East Gippsland and West Gippsland) with Parks Victoria.

Go to the latest Storymap at Cross Regional Victorian Alpine Peatland Protection Project (arcgis.com)

Incentives available for works to improve riparian and fish habitat along the Lower Kiewa River

Expressions of interest are now open for landholders to be part of a new project to enhance riparian and fish habitat for threatened species on the Lower Kiewa River.

As part of the Murray-Darling Healthy Rivers Program, this North-East Catchment Management Authority (CMA) project has received $398,888 in grant funding from the Australian Government.

Mountain Pygmy-possum Recovery in the Victorian Alps

The Mountain Pygmy-possum Recovery in the Victorian Alps is a 5-year project focused on improving Mountain Pygmy-possum populations in Victoria.

The North East Catchment Management Authority has coordinated the delivery of management actions and collaboration across multiple project partners, including other governmental agencies, alpine resorts, Traditional Owners and First Nations groups, and researchers in the field.

The project has come a long way, and on-ground works continued over the last year to protect possum populations in the North East.

Find out more on the project review StoryMap.

Click on Mountain Pygmy-possum Recovery in the Victorian Alps (arcgis.com)

Book highlights Border garden examples as "antidote" to urbanisation problem

As published in The Border Mail 30 November 2022

Border residents hoping to make their gardens more hospitable environments for endangered wildlife can now get information specific to the region.

Wodonga Urban Landcare Network has produced a coffee table book 'Habitat Gardens of Albury-Wodonga' to inspire and educate residents on how to make their gardens more wildlife friendly.

Project coordinator Lizette Salmon said the book featured eight local habitat gardens and an additional one on cat enclosures.

"We hope that it motivates people to start thinking of their gardens as a place of refuge for native animals," she said.

EOIs for funding for North East, Goulburn Broken irrigators close 11 Nov

Irrigators from throughout the North East Catchment Management Authority (CMA) region and the Goulburn Broken CMA dryland region are being encouraged to apply for grants to improve their water use efficiency.