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Menindee Old Town weir site

Water agencies to manage flows for sustained water storage in Menindee upper lakes

  • Media release
  • CEWO
Joint Media Release with Murray–Darling Basin Authority
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Grant opportunity: Urban Rivers and Catchments Program

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  • Grants
Grant guidelines for the Urban Rivers and Catchments Program 2023 grant opportunity are now available.
Pelican in flight over colony

Photography exhibition captures spectacular scale of Murray-Darling Basin waterbird breeding

  • Media release
  • CEWO
Following 2 years of record-breaking waterbird breeding seasons, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has collaborated with numerous…
Aerial view of Southern Macquarie Marshes

Joint watering action to support native fish and waterbirds ahead of predicted dry times

  • Media release
  • CEWO
With El Niño conditions now declared and a dry spring forecast, water for the environment will be used to maintain the iconic Macquarie Marshes and…
Dr Simon Banks presenting at the Murray Darling Association Conference.

Partnerships play crucial role in health of Murray-Darling Basin

  • Media release
  • CEWO
First Nations peoples, farmers, scientists and state governments have helped deliver around 30 Sydney Harbours worth of Commonwealth water for the…
Dharriwaa Narran Lakes

Locking in the gains ahead of dry times

  • Media release
  • CEWO
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder will use water this year to support the new waterbird fledglings and young native fish born during the…
Photo of Dr Simon Banks at macquarie marshes

Commonwealth carryover water to play a critical role during hot and dry summer

  • Media release
  • CEWO
Water for the environment will play a critical role in keeping rivers and wetlands healthy across the Murray-Darling Basin this summer, as Australia…
Aerial view of island

Grants open: Indigenous Protected Areas

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  • Grants
Applications are now open for grants under the Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA) program for new and expanding IPAs.
Monitoring at Booligal. Credit: Shot by Harro, UNSW.

Largest bird-breeding in decades as water for the environment flows

  • Media release
  • CEWO
Another year of flooding flows in the Murray-Darling Basin, along with strategic use of water for the environment, has resulted in a ‘boom’ in…
Brush tailed rock wallaby

Grants open: Saving Native Species (Priority Species)

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  • Threatened
Applications are now open for grants of up to $20 million under the Saving Native Species Program.
Image shows plastic bottles amongst drift wood on a beach during a clean up event. People are picking up rubbish in the background.

Grant funding available to reduce marine debris impact on the Reef

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  • Reef
Grant funding of $3.5 million is now available to help tackle marine debris entering the Great Barrier Reef.
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Reducing the catch of protected species in our waters

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  • Threatened
$2.8 million in grants will go to 7 projects that aim to stop or reduce the bycatch of protected species through the Threatened and Migratory Species…
Simon Banks at lectern

Progress made, but more to be done to keep our rivers and communities healthy

  • News
  • CEWO
Australia is leading the way when it comes to the delivery of water for the environment, but there is more work to do to ensure our way-of-life is…
Illustration of birds flying at night towards a brightly lit wharf

Light pollution grants

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  • EPBC Act
The Australian Government is investing over $200,000 for 5 new projects that turn off the lights to protect the coastal habitat of Australia’s…