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Co-ordinated winter flows in the Goulburn and Murray Rivers

  • Media release
  • CEWO
22 July 2022
Careful planning of water for the environment coupled with a helping hand from natural wet conditions may see a reconnection of several mid-Murray…
Freshwater mussels are able to move around using a “foot” seen in this photograph. Photo credit: NSW DPI Fisheries

New research to help protect freshwater mussel populations – heroes of Basin river systems

  • Media release
  • CEWO
14 July 2022
Freshwater mussels may not be cute or “insta famous” but they are the unrecognised heroes of Murray-Darling Basin river systems.
Intermediate egret at Macquarie Marshes. Photo credit: Nicola Brookhouse NSW NPWS 2021

Waterbird resurgence in the Murray-Darling Basin

  • Media release
  • CEWO
13 July 2022
It’s been a big year for waterbirds, with the most widespread breeding across the Murray-Darling Basin in more than 20 years.
Back at the earlier stage of life, young Straw-necked ibis chicks and eggs – new lives just starting out in life in the Gwydir Wetlands on one of the many thousands of nests in the Cumbungi. (Photo taken in mid January 2022; Note well: Photo taken during approved scientific monitoring).

Successful boom for the Gwydir Wetlands

  • Media release
  • CEWO
30 June 2022
Large natural flooding from rain events over November and December 2021 added to environmental watering in past years has resulted in boom times in…
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The Pelican Brief

  • Media release
  • CEWO
20 June 2022
This year’s wetter conditions have seen more pelicans than usual setting up inland to feed and breed.
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Wetland nightlife reveals its secrets

  • Media release
  • CEWO
07 April 2022
Next time you lay your head on your pillow, spare a thought for the team of scientists from Charles Sturt University who monitor the Murrumbidgee for…
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Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder hears northern basin perspectives

  • Media release
  • CEWO
23 March 2022
During a recent tour of Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Dirranbandi, St George and dams within the Northern Murray-Darling Basin, the Commonwealth…

A conversation about water for the environment – from droughts to flooding rains

  • Media release
  • CEWO
02 March 2022
With wet conditions bringing dramatic change in many parts of the Murray Darling Basin, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office is holding two…

Water for the environment provides platform for wetlands recovery

  • Media release
  • CEWO
02 February 2022
After years of drought in many parts of the Murray-Darling Basin, wet conditions and water for the environment have seen a revival of many wetlands…

Waterbird baby boom expected early in 2022

  • Media release
  • CEWO
24 January 2022
The current wet and plentiful conditions at the Macquarie Marshes in New South Wales provide the perfect platform for the highly distinctive…

The double-edged sword of a warm wet summer: working to reduce the impacts of low-oxygen blackwater

  • Media release
  • CEWO
21 January 2022
With high river flows and more rain to come, native fish, crays and river animals all the way up the food chain are enjoying a feeding bonanza.

Eye in the sky: satellite-tracking helping water managers keep an eye on waterbirds

  • Media release
  • CEWO
17 January 2022
Since 2017, ibis and spoonbill species in the Murray-Darling Basin have been sporting lightweight GPS mini-backpacks to help us understand more about…

More than a bin chicken: ibis gearing up for a big season in Murrumbidgee wetlands

  • Media release
  • CEWO
11 November 2021
In the past 30 years, there have been significant declines in populations of all of our waterbirds in south-eastern Australia including the ibis…

More than a bin chicken: ibis on the move

  • Media release
  • CEWO
11 November 2021
In the past 30 years, there have been significant declines in populations of all of our waterbirds, including ibis species in south-eastern Australia.