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Basin Plan implementation gets underway
For better or worse, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan became law in November 2012. After the many trials and tribulations that went into the plan’s creation, we are now in a different phase –...
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Wetlands under threat, need help…
Do you have a favourite wetland? It could be just about anywhere in Victoria - somewhere big  like Moira Lake in the Barmah Forest or Sale Common, or somewhere small like the Kew Billabong on the...
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Calling all river photographers – please share your pictures!
The Healthy Rivers team is working on an exciting new project called Our Rivers Our Lifeblood and we need your help to bring it to life. We’ve researched important information about Victoria’s rivers:...
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Constraints and the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
We promised to keep you posted on the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. It’s been almost a year since it was approved by the federal Parliament and there has been plenty of work going on...
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Commonwealth Water Act under review
The Commonwealth Water Act, which came into operation in 2008, is ground-breaking environmental legislation. For the first time it put environmental protection at the centre of water management in the...
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River health or government wealth?
Victoria’s rivers are in trouble. We are taking too much water out, letting too much pollution in and degrading our riverbanks by allowing livestock unrestricted access.These problems are well...
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Needles in the haystack
Looking for environmental policy on the websites of the major parties ahead of the Victorian election is like searching for a needle in a haystack. There are no sections on environment, nature...
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National parks and river banks – Inappropriate places for cows
Cattle grazing in national parks is headline grabbing stuff. Cows were removed from the Alpine National Park by the Bracks government, let back in by the Baillieu/Napthine government and are about to...
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Wetland Worries
Wetlands are amazing places. Combining land and water, they are home to an incredible array of plants and animals and are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth. More than that, recent research...
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What does El Nino mean for our rivers?
While Melbourne shivered through icy winter weather last week, the Bureau of Meteorology quietly raised the country’s El Nino status from ‘alert’ to ‘El Nino’. This means that southeast Australia can...
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Let’s capitalise on unity over riverbank fencing
Environmentalists and farmers are sometimes in opposing camps, but not when it comes to fencing off river banks.The Victorian Farmers Federation recently suggested the Victorian Government should make...
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Reality checks and the Basin Plan
The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is really quite simple – it’s a $13billion investment in river health and sustainable water use. Yet it is subject to a constant barrage of criticism from user groups and...
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Melbourne’s secret water supply…
A whopping 440 billion litres of storm water is available for re-use every year, even under dry conditions – more than the City’s current consumption of around 400 billion litres. Add to that the more...
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Have your say, say, say
It's a public consultation trifecta! Right now, the state government and its agencies are seeking public feedback on three important things: managing our water and rivers, protecting biodiversity and...
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The Aquaprint : A community vision for water reform in Victoria
While you may think it’s been raining buckets recently, some parts of Victoria are experiencing their driest two year period on record.It’s another sign of the almighty squeeze being faced by our...
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