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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
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…
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Australia signs High Seas Biodiversity Treaty

  • Media release
  • Environment protection
Australia has signed the new High Seas Biodiversity Treaty. Established under the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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…
Grass land and blue sky

National Feral Deer Action Plan released

  • Media release
  • Invasive species
The first National Feral Deer Action Plan has been launched. The plan sets out actions to reduce the impacts of feral deer on the environment,…
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…
Macquarie Burrendong Dam CEWO

Joint watering action to help native fish survive and thrive

  • Media release
  • CEWO
Water for the environment has been delivered into the Macquarie River Wambuul in central NSW as part of a managed release to help native fish reach…
Learn how you can save water and money (cartoon image of a plumber fixing a sink)

Online course launched to promote water efficiency for developers, builders and plumbers

  • Media release
  • Water
A new online course is now available to help industry professionals learn about water efficiency labelling and to stay up to date with their legal…
Image of used tyres

Audits to verify industry compliance with waste export regulation

  • Media release
  • Waste
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is undertaking audits of entities exporting regulated waste material to…
Great Cumbung Swamp - Mal Carnegie

Plan to protect the Great Cumbung Swamp

  • Media release
  • CEWO
For half a century the southern bell frog had not been detected in the Great Cumbung Swamp in far southwestern NSW.
South Arm Straw Necked Ibis colony

Collective effort helps bird breeding at Narran Lakes

  • Media release
  • CEWO
To help maintain bird breeding conditions at the Dharriwaa (also known as Narran Lakes), the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has entered into…