Water for the environment news

The final stage of water infrastructure works at Toorale National Park and State Conservation Area is complete. These works have greatly improved the ability to manage flows and fish passage, passing more water to the Baaka-Darling River, while maintaining the important cultural and environmental values at Toorale.

Community collaboration and consecutive wet years have sparked an incredible transformation of the lower Merrowie Creek floodplain to the wetlands of Lake Tarwong.

Targeted water for the environment has been delivered to Box Creek for the first time at the request of Mutthi Mutthi Traditional Owners and landholders to support the creek’s cultural heritage and ecological values. 

Cudgegong River is being supported with environmental water flows ahead of the upcoming native fish breeding season.

David Thurley has been appointed the new chair of the Murray Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group.

Tuckerbil wetlands, north-west of Leeton, are proving a magnet for waterbird species, including the endangered brolga.

Water for the environment has been delivered to the Wambuul-Macquarie River in central west New South Wales to aid the recovery of native fish populations.

A yearning to share the past with future generations is at the heart of a project to improve the health of Murie Creek in Central West New South Wales.

The NSW Government’s Water for the Environment program has released its annual environmental water priority statements for the 2024–25 water year, with a focus on preserving critical habitats for native fish and water-dependent wildlife across the state.

Singleton resident and rural landowner, Martin Fallding, has been appointed as the inaugural chairperson of the Hunter-Paterson Environmental Water Advisory Group (EWAG).

Aboriginal cultural values will be embedded in NSW long-term water plans as part of a 5 year review process now underway.

Results of soil sampling in the Gwydir Wetlands could prove a valuable tool in the future management of water for the environment.

Annual autumn bird surveys in the Gwydir Wetlands have uncovered a diverse range of species, and not only the water-loving variety.

The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water worked with Traditional Owners and landholders on a watering action to heal this parcel of land.

How volunteering with the department led to a career in science.

A series of small wetlands north of Balranald is proving a magnet for threatened waterbird species, including the nationally endangered Australian painted snipe.

Planning is underway to decide where environmental water will be used to support rivers, wetlands, and water-dependent wildlife in the year ahead.

Birds are flocking to the Gol Gol wetlands in far western New South Wales to take advantage of ideal feeding and foraging conditions.

With El Niño conditions declared, water for the environment is being used to support native fish in the Peel River with ongoing flows throughout spring and summer.

Environmental water released into the Hunter River helped native fish migrate over key barriers while supporting the river’s overall health, final reports have found.