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Wetlands photo competition

One man's swamp is another man's wetland. They're actually the same thing. Having two internationally recognised wetlands in our region should be a good start to inspiring Riverina photographers for a...

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NPA fears lost red gum forests

The Federal Government is being urged to declare central Murray red gum forests sites in ecological danger.

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Interpretive centre to showcase wetlands

The cultural and environmental values of the Barren Box wetland are set to go on display in a new education centre.

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Red gum protection to include timber industry aid

Legislation has been introduced in the New South Wales Parliament to protect more than 100,000 hectares of river red gum forests in the Riverina-Murray region.

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Water release revives Lowbidgee wetlands

After more than a decade of drought one of the Murray-Darling Basin's most important waterbird breeding sites is now in full flood.

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Lowbidgee wetlands nourished

Plentiful rains and partnerships between farmers and government are helping replenish the Lowbidgee wetlands in south-western New South Wales.

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Water flows back to Barmah

It's been a long time between drinks for the iconic Barmah-Millewah forest on the NSW/Victorian Border.

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Froglets a hard find

A Riverina researcher studying a rare frog species says her work is being hampered by the amphibians camouflage ability...and hungry birds.

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Black water causing concern to tourists at Echuca

Flood waters are an environmental boon for red gum forests, but there are some visual down sides.

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Rare frogs found after flooding rains

The endangered southern bell frog has been discovered in wetlands near Darlington Point in the New South Wales Riverina.

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National Parks no replacement for timber industry

The Murray Shire Council said it is yet to see any major impacts on communities affected by the recent transition of Riverina Redgum forests into National Parks.

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Ibis revel in the wet season

In the Booligal wetlands in NSW, about 120,000 young straw-necked ibis have just left their nests after one of the most successful breedings in the area's recent history.

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Report says Barmah Millewah wetland 50 per cent weeds

The Barmah-Millewa forest has been identified as one of the most west infested wetlands on the Mid Murray.

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Pests planning starts in new national parks

Feral pigs and wild deer are being mapped in new river red gum national parks, with a view to future control programs.

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Forests full of bird fledgings

A wildlife expert said bird fledging in the Barmah Millewa forest has been the most successful for years.

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UN backs Murray Indigenous push for cultural water licences

A United Nations forum has been told about a push from Aboriginal communities along the Murray River to hold cultural water licences.

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Leeton wetland named as Crown land reserve

The Crown Land department says grazing will continue at the newly renamed Fivebough and Tuckerbil Wetlands Reserve near Leeton.

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Murray-Darling MP calls for red gum inquiry

The New South Wales Opposition is pushing the State Government to guarantee protections for river red gum forests and wetlands in the Riverina Murray region.

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Basin plan angst remains

It is a year this week since mass protests in Griffith and Deniliquin over the Murray-Darling Basin guide and the angst is no less, despite official reassurances.

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Murray-Darling plan tours Griffith

Some irrigators along the Murray-Darling Basin believe proposed cuts to water allocation threaten their farms, while others argue more water is vital for rivers and wetlands. The issue will be debated...

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