Our local stories highlight what's happening around the Murray–Darling Basin. This includes community-driven initiatives, scientific and research findings and recent challenges.
Together, they show the impact of water for the environment on local communities and the environment.
Fish and mussels
Local citizen scientists: Deniliquin locals monitoring native fish
Scientists have recruited locals from Deniliquin to measure water quality in the Edward / Kolety-Wakool river.
Golden perch in the Darling
Golden perch breeding in the Darling River is important for the entire southern Basin.
Community efforts to support Murray hardyhead
Murray hardyhead are an endangered species that only live in a handful of places around the world.
Tracking lamprey in the Murray-Darling Basin
Lamprey numbers have declined in the Murray–Darling Basin because of barriers to migration and reduced river flows.
Waterbirds
The Pelican Brief
The impacts of water for the environment on Australian Pelican breeding.
Straw-necked ibis migration
We have learned more about the behaviour, migration patterns, and habitat requirements of waterbirds by tracking Elf, a female straw-necked ibis.
Waterbird resurgence in the Murray-Darling Basin
Waterbird breeding increased in 2021-22 making it the most widespread breeding event in more than 20 years.
Wetlands, floodplains and the environment
Floodplains thriving at Wingille Station
Wingillie Station is home to the first known reintroduction of a locally extinct fish species in New South Wales.
Restoration of Australian wetlands even better together
How a smart partnership is amplifying environmental outcomes for wetlands in the Murray–Darling Basin.
Widespread environmental benefits across the Basin
After years of drought in parts of the Murray–Darling Basin, wetter conditions and the delivery of water for the environment brought widespread benefits in 2021-22.
Water for the environment and on-farm wetlands
We're working with private landholders to improve the health of on-farm wetlands
Watering the Toorale Floodplain
To support the health of the Western Floodplain, the CEWH delivered 8.4 gigalitres (GL) of environmental water from March – May this year.