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Current Media Releases
Flood competition details
8th November 2009 - Glenelg Hopkins CMA and Warrnambool City Council have partnered to capture valuable flooding photographs, drawings, short stories and personal accounts as part of a competition launched today.The competition has been organised by Council and the CMA to collect information about local flooding events, both historical and recent, for the proposed new interpretive flood signage on Russell Creek and the Merri River. Winning entries will feature on the new signs.Funding for the proposed flood signs was secured under the Victorian Government’s Emergency Management grants.The signs will identify local-modelled flood levels, historic flood levels and general flood information as [Read]
Wetlands Tenders Due
Landholders need to submit Wetlands Tender soonGlenelg Hopkins CMA is offering landholders in the region west of the Glenelg River, financial incentives to help care for wetlands, by means of a Wetland Tender.Wetlands are an integral part of the landscape, and they support unique flora and fauna and represent some of the region’s most significant recreation and tourism attractions. Under Wetland Tender, landholders competitively tender for contracts to improve and protect the quality of wetlands on their property. Successful bids are those that offer best-quality outcomes for the investment, with landholders receiving periodic payments for management activities conducted under signed five-year [Read]
River HEROs Project
22nd October - Glenelg Hopkins CMA recently secured funding via the Victorian Water Trust’s River HEROs (High Environmental Return Opportunities) program to assist landholders and land managers undertake waterway protection works in the Framlingham and lower Mt Emu Creek areas.The project area extends from Framlingham on the Hopkins River to the junction with Mt Emu Creek, then along Mt Emu Creek to Ayrford Road near Terang. This area has been identified as having significant environmental and cultural values.Glenelg Hopkins CMA has a higher than average number of existing projects in this area. When combined with the number of waterway protection works [Read]
Cross Border Agreement
Victoria and South Australia unite to protect surface water catchmentsThe bustle of conversation that filled the Quality Inn Grange Burn in Hamilton on the 17th of September 2009 was one of celebratory enthusiasm for the beginning of a new road to the management of cross border surface water catchments.Four years ago, the Mosquito Creek Project set nine government agencies on a shared path, challenging the new cross border steering committee to find a solution to the threats that continue to affect the environment in cross border surface water catchment areas.The Mosquito Creek Project identified many threats to cross border catchments, [Read]
Glenelg Hopkins CMA new board
Glenelg Hopkins CMA welcomes its new chairman and board, following the release of CMA boards by Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Innovation Gavin Jennings this week.Mr Jennings announced the board members to join Mark Wootton, whose appointment to chairman, was made public in March.Mr Wootton is the principal/manager of Jigsaw Farms near Hamilton, and is a member of the Ministerial Reference Council for Climate Change Adaptation and Chair of the Climate Institute.Doug Phillips and Naomi Pye are returning board members. New appointments are Michael Wagg, Graham Lean, Debbie Shea, Coralie Coulson, Sandra Adams and John Sherwood.Mr Wootton said [Read]
CMA calls for Advisory Group members
Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority is calling for expression of interest from community members to join its two Advisory Groups.Glenelg Hopkins has restructured its community advisory groups; the CMA’s most important community engagement forum.The changes have been made following extensive consultation with staff, our Board of Directors and members of the Advisory Groups themselves, and have been made to better reflect the operations of the CMA.According to CMA Chief Executive Officer Peter Butcher, the Glenelg Hopkins CMA has been able to draw on the skills, advice and experience of the members of four Advisory Groups for the past three years.“Their [Read]
$2.5m from Commonwealth
Glenelg Hopkins CMA has received $2.54 million in 2009/10 to support regional communities under the Commonwealth Government’s Caring For our Country funding program.The money will be invested in sustainable agriculture, indigenous natural resource management, protecting native vegetation and wildlife on private property and controlling pests and weeds.A further $4.4 million has been promised over the next 4 years.“We are extremely grateful for this long term commitment from the Commonwealth Government”, commented Glenelg Hopkins CEO, Peter Butcher.However, Mr. Butcher noted that the current year’s Caring For our Country funding was down slightly from $3.25 m in 2008/09 and well down from [Read]
Glenelg Hopkins CMA at Sheepvention
Glenelg Hopkins CMA is a strong supporter of Sheepvention.In 2007 Glenelg Hopkins CMA in conjunction with DSE won the Best Corporate site, and last year Glenelg Hopkins CMA won the Best Corporate site outright. The year the CMA will be at site 57, again sharing the site with DPI and DSE.Features which are popular each year at Sheepvention are returning to the CMA site. ï§ CMA staff will give demonstrations on how different elements effect our catchment on the refurbished Catchment. Last year the trailer was a big hit with visitors to the site. ï§ Aerial mapping will be offered [Read]
Surry Estuary warning
Concerns for the Surry EstuaryWater quality monitoring in the Surry estuary continues to record dangerously low levels of dissolved oxygen and an opening under these conditions, naturally or unauthorised, could be catastrophic, according to Glenelg Hopkins CMA.If the river mouth opened under current conditions the surface layer of oxygenated water would be drained leaving only oxygen-depleted water. As there is very little flow of fresh water into the estuary to replenish oxygen, it is highly likely that many fish and other life would suffocate.Previous ’fish kill’ events have occurred in the Surry estuary when the mouth was opened in similar [Read]
Flood study forums for Port Fairy
August 29, 2008Port Fairy’s landowners will have the opportunity to see and discuss the results of the much anticipated flood study at public forums at the Port Fairy Yacht Club on Sunday August 31, 10am-3pm, and again on Wednesday September 3, 4pm-8pm.Glenelg Hopkins CMA Chief Executive Peter Butcher said he was pleased to finally see an end to the period of uncertainty for Port Fairy’s landowners and residents. The study was commissioned by Glenelg Hopkins CMA after the previous flood study was found to be unreliable.“This new study coupled all the available data with ground breaking computer modelling techniques to [Read]
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