Riparian works led by Wimmera Catchment Management Authority Five yearly assessment of Western Region Sustainable Water Strategy in 2017 Focus on open and transparent water markets and use of trade rules to manage constraints South west Victoria Moorabool River – priority waterway for long-term investment Budj Bim Landscape – priority waterway for long-term investment Integrated catchment project – new information technology Deliver additional 1 gigalitre in environmental flows for Barwon River Aboriginal Water Program – Gunditj Mirring and Barenji Gadjin cultural flows project Geelong-Melbourne Pipeline providing additional water security for Geelong $540,000 Federal Government funding – Agriculture and Job Growth feasibility study $100,000 Federal Government funding – Dilwyn Aquifer Infrastructure feasibility study Continued salinity management Emergency water supply points for dryland farmers Green priority spaces for community health and wellbeing using stormwater and recycled water Better designed suburbs and new developments to support liveable communities ‘Target Your Water Use’ program for regional Victoria Regional integrated water management forums $1 million partnership between catchment management authorities and recreational anglers Regional floodplain management strategies led by Glenelg Hopkins and Corangamite Catchment Management Authorities Regional flood mapping – Heywood, Fitzroy River, Darlot Creek, Deans Creek and Barongarook Creek Regional flood mitigation projects – North Warrnambool Riparian works led by Glenelg Hopkins and Corangamite Catchment Management Authorities Commence long-term water resource assessment for southern Victoria in 2018 Northern Victoria Campaspe, Strathbogie and King River – priority waterways for long-term investment Aboriginal Water Program – three projects underway: Barapa Barapa Water for Country (ongoing), Dja Dja Wurrung Bendigo Creek capacity building, Dhudhuroa and Waywurru Aboriginal Waterways Assessment Aboriginal Water Program – scoping six Aboriginal Waterway Assessments Goulburn-Murray Water Connections Project
Riparian works led by Wimmera Catchment Management Authority Five yearly assessment of Western Region Sustainable Water Strategy in 2017 Focus on open and transparent water markets and use of trade rules to manage constraints South west Victoria Moorabool River – priority waterway for long-term investment Budj Bim Landscape – priority waterway for long-term investment Integrated catchment project – new information technology Deliver additional 1 gigalitre in environmental flows for Barwon River Aboriginal Water Program – Gunditj Mirring and Barenji Gadjin cultural flows project Geelong-Melbourne Pipeline providing additional water security for Geelong $540,000 Federal Government funding – Agriculture and Job Growth feasibility study $100,000 Federal Government funding – Dilwyn Aquifer Infrastructure feasibility study Continued salinity management Emergency water supply points for dryland farmers Green priority spaces for community health and wellbeing using stormwater and recycled water Better designed suburbs and new developments to support liveable communities ‘Target Your Water Use’ program for regional Victoria Regional integrated water management forums $1 million partnership between catchment management authorities and recreational anglers Regional floodplain management strategies led by Glenelg Hopkins and Corangamite Catchment Management Authorities Regional flood mapping – Heywood, Fitzroy River, Darlot Creek, Deans Creek and Barongarook Creek Regional flood mitigation projects – North Warrnambool Riparian works led by Glenelg Hopkins and Corangamite Catchment Management Authorities Commence long-term water resource assessment for southern Victoria in 2018 Northern Victoria Campaspe, Strathbogie and King River – priority waterways for long-term investment Aboriginal Water Program – three projects underway: Barapa Barapa Water for Country (ongoing), Dja Dja Wurrung Bendigo Creek capacity building, Dhudhuroa and Waywurru Aboriginal Waterways Assessment Aboriginal Water Program – scoping six Aboriginal Waterway Assessments Goulburn-Murray Water Connections Project
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