


The ability to offer fencing and revegetation projects in the local community is thanks to Mitta Valley Landcare Inc. winning a ‘Murray Darling Basin Healthy Rivers Program Grant in 2022, offered by The Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment.
The program aims to support community-led, on the ground projects, and improve the health and ecological condition of rivers and wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin, whilst supporting economic development and jobs. The current project will cover 10 properties with 12 sites over 32 hectares and involves planting over 4000 local native species.
The Project includes fencing, revegetation, remnant protection and weed control along the Mitta River, Tabor and Watchingora Creek, and protection and enhancement of various wetlands along the Mitta Mitta River.
Six sites will be protecting habitat of the Growling Grass Frog (EPBC Act Listed) A further 2 sites on the Tabor Creek have past sightings of the Barking Owl and Powerful Owl. Most of the sites fit within the Ecological Vegetation Class 186- Plains Grassy Woodland/ Floodplain Riparian Woodland Complex, which is endangered.
The Project also involves another survey of the Growling Grass Frog or the Southern Bell Frog in conjunction with Charles Sturt University Thurgoona. Anna Turner carried out 3 nightly surveys with our Project Officers in October- November 2022. A Fungi workshop and foraging walk were also funded through the Project.
We would like to thank the landholders who participated in the Healthy Rivers projects and our 3 Project Officers; Audrey Beard, Simon Felliafe and Libbe Paton, who worked with the landholders and our committee to implement the project.
This project is supported by Mitta Valley Landcare, through funding from the Australian Government’s Murray–Darling Healthy Rivers Program.
Murray–Darling Healthy Rivers – an Australian Government initiative.
