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2020-21 Bushfire Recovery Program

In the summer of 2019-20 over 430,000ha of land in the North East CMA area (22% of the catchment) was impacted by bushfires.  Although occurring in multiple areas, the Upper Murray was particularly impacted, as fires occurred in both public and private agricultural lands and across several small townships.

The North East CMA’s Bushfire Recovery Program aims to work with communities impacted by the 2019-20 fires to restore sites of prior CMA investment by undertaking fencing, revegetation, weed control and bank stabilisation works. The Bushfire Recovery program will also identify and prioritise works on sites that contribute to improving river health outcomes. Though the majority of works are planned to be undertaken in the Upper Murray, the Upper Mitta Mitta and Upper Ovens are also included in the project area.

Recognising that weed invasion poses a major threat to both river and catchment health after fires, woody weed control across impacted waterways and priority landscapes are included as part of the recovery program.

 

           
 

 

If you want to speak to a staff member about the Bushfire Recovery Program, please contact us on 1300 216 513. 

If you would like to undertake works on a  designated waterway on your property (designated waterways are named or unnamed, permanent or seasonal, and range in size from a river to a natural depression) you will need to obtain a Works on Waterways permit from the CMA. It is free to apply for a permit.

Works and/or activities requiring a permit may include:

  •        Access crossings including bridges, culverts and fords
  •        Services/utility crossings
  •        Stormwater outlets
  •        Stabilisation works such as bank protection, bettering and retaining structures
  •        Vegetation and debris removal
  •        Sand and gravel extraction

Upper Murray fish habitat recovery works

Partnerships with local fishers and fishing organisations have been vital to projects supporting the recovery of the habitat and fish stocks in Upper Murray waterways including Cudgewa Creek and Nariel Creek. This page provides details and a series of stories and videos which have promoted this work.

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Bushfire Erosion Video Series

The bushfires in our region in early 2020 have had many impacts. One of these is soil erosion, which can have a devastating impact on the landscape. To help land managers deal with erosion after fires, North East CMA and Agriculture Victoria collaborated with Murray and Riverina Local Land Services and the Soil Conservation Service to develop three videos.

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Bushfire Recovery Summary Updates

Between September 2020 and May 2021, North East CMA provided regular updates of activities related to bushfire recovery in the Upper Murray. Catch up on the updates here.

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