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The Wimmera’s Flowing Tale video
Take a journey along the depth and breadth of the Wimmera River catchment. Produced in 2006, this short film is a fantastic look back at our river system. It focusses on how Wimmera CMA looks after the catchment and how they manage environmental water releases. Although many things have changed since this film was made, such as completion of the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline and more security for environmental water releases, the themes in this flowing tale have stayed the same.
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Bendigo Creek Citizen Science Project student presentation videos
In 2019 students of four primary schools along Bendigo Creek were asked to add their voice to the Reimagining Bendigo Creek project. A collaborative project lead by the City of Greater Bendigo, this project marks the beginning of a process of renewal, understanding and connection over many generations, which aims to create a healthier, more inclusive, connected and beautiful Creek that we all respect and value. After attending a workshop about the assets and threats of Bendigo Creek students were challenged to present their vision for a future Bendigo Creek and their innovative results were amazing ! View Huntly Primary School’s creative lego model presentation and Epsom Primary School’s engaging video as inspiration for your own student-led waterway championing project.
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Surveying Gurru (Lake Hindmarsh)
This documentary was created as part of National Reconciliation Week 2016 by Barengi Gadjin Land Council and Cooper Heritage Management to highlight cultural heritage survey activities on the iconic Lake Hindmarsh in western Victoria. Their findings help us understand how the area was traditionally used and the importance of Lake Hindmarsh in the past, present and future.
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Wimmera Water Short Stories
Our waterways are very special and mean something to each of us. In this series of three short stories the Wimmera CMA have been innovative and put the voices and stories of people in their region to the animated characters of the Fresh and Salty film. In Story 1 at the title link above, a tree (farmer) talks about his family being a guardian to the river over many generations. In Story 2 members of the community appear as a mosquito, fish and mollusc to tell how it feels to waterski on the river or sit beside it. In Story 3 an egret and fish share what the river means to the young and old.
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Wimmera River at Jeparit flows into Lake Hindmarsh
In September 2016 the Wimmera region enjoyed seeing many of their waterways flowing and lakes filling! The CMA filmed the breathtaking sight of Lake Hindmarsh from the air with the majority of the lake’s 139 square km surface area covered by water. Lake Hindmarsh is Victoria’s largest freshwater lake. Previously it filled after the 2011 floods but since then had been dry. It is a popular spot for camping, birdwatching, sailing and brings visitors from around the world. The lake also supports a diverse array of plants and animals including birds, frogs, fish and river redgums.
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Waterways for life – healthy rivers, healthy communities
The Wimmera River in Western Victoria is where many people start or end their days, socialise, gather and be part of community events.
In this story by the Wimmera CMA join marathon swimmer Tammy Van Wisse and Wimmera locals to see just how much people rely on healthy waterways for their own physical and mental health. Healthy rivers also keep communities vibrant and alive by bringing everyone together – whether it’s for a walk, a run, a paddle, special event, fishing or just a picnic.
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Finding Hope – Wimmera Platypus Surveys
The Wimmera CMA take you behind the scenes of their MacKenzie River platypus surveys in the Grampians. This footage was filmed during their 2019 autumn surveys. In the spring of that year they returned and filmed more beautiful footage of a male platypus.
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World Wetlands Day – A Wimmera Wetland video
To celebrate World Wetlands Day 2020 the Wimmera CMA zoomed in on Dock Lake near Horsham that received water for the first time in two decades in 2016. They recorded the great diversity and abundance of waterbirds that flocked to the lake, showing how adding water to wetlands can trigger a huge response from nature.
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The Wimmera – A Flowing Fish Tale video
This video produced by Wimmera CMA is a great example for all regions of how a healthy river that strikes the balance between the needs of plants, animals and people can build a vibrant community. It shows that strategies ensuring healthy fish populations boosts the enjoyment of the river by local and visiting anglers and sends the message that if you look after the river, it will look after you.
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Restoring salt affected land video
West Australian farmers Tim and Val Saggers have been restoring salt affected land on their farm for more than a decade, using native perennial shrubs and grasses. Although native perennial pastures are not yet a popular option in WA compared to the eastern states, the Saggers’ have not been deterred and have managed to reclaim once unproductive land and made their farm more productive and sustainable for future use. Although not a local example, this video follows principles that are effective in any salt-ravaged environment.
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Mooroobull Yaluk Kuwin River Day
In February 2018 the Corangamite CMA and Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation hosted a community fishing day with the Wadawurrung community on the Moorabool River.
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Celebrating Water and Culture on The Mooroobull Yaluk
Corangamite CMA worked with the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners in developing a joint bid for additional water for the Moorabool River. This was to protect the environmental and Aboriginal values within the rivers on Wadawurrung Country. The bid was successful and an additional 500 megalitres was released down the river when it was most needed. This allowed the Wadawaurrung community to come together, practice cultural values and share their knowledge.
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Making Every Drop Count video
When Ian Campbell and Dr Sue Swaney bought their Deans Marsh farm in 1988, the landscape had only seven trees and a large erosion gully that nearly split the property in half. The transformation they’ve achieved in just three decades is astounding. In recent years the Corangamite CMA’s On-Farm Water Efficiency Project has supported Ian and Sue to design and manage a state-of-the-art farm water supply system to improve outcomes for animal health, catchment health and biodiversity. This is a great example for any region of the responsibility that all landowners in a catchment have toward waterway health.
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Barwon River Planting Day video
Over 40 local recreational anglers braved wet and windy conditions in July 2019 to help revegetate the Barwon River. Thousands of native trees, shrubs and grasses were planted on the banks of the lower Barwon River near Marshall, south of Geelong, to return a one kilometre stretch of the river to its original woodland habitat. This is a great example of working together to improve fish habitat.
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Imagine The Yarra
In February 2018 Melbourne Water brought together 24 passionate citizens, known as the Yarra River Community Assembly, to write a 50-year community vision for the Yarra. Members of the assembly heard from experts, including Wurundjeri Elders and community, about the history of the Yarra and its cultural significance to the Traditional Owners. The group used the stories gathered from the broader community to write a vision for each of the Yarra’s four reaches (upper rural, lower rural, suburban and inner-city) and an overarching vision for the whole river. These visions will provide the building blocks for how the river and its land are used and managed in future, to ensure the Yarra remains a proud part of Victoria’s identity. This link takes you to a video library to explore the project through the stories of all involved.
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Catchments – the sponge effect video
Only around 30% to 50% of the rain that falls on our catchments each year ends up in waterways. For example, only about 10% of rainfall during summer turns into runoff because the dry soil acts like a sponge, soaking up the rain before it can flow into streams. Watch this video to see how this changes from season to season depending on how wet the soil in the catchment is.
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Melbourne’s drinking water video
Learn why Melbourne’s water tastes great straight from the tap !
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Woodend PS planting day video
In October 2019, the NCCMA worked with Coliban Water and Dja Dja Wurrung to hold a planting day on the banks of the Campaspe River with Grade 4 students from Woodend Primary School. Students helped to plant some of the 20,000 native trees and shrubs, and learned about the positive impact the plants and fencing will have on water quality and catchment health.
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River Detectives involved in river health video
This video explains how River Detectives schools can be integrally involved in river health projects when they partner with NCCMA projects and local Landcare groups. See examples of how Woodend and Goornong primary schools enjoy participating.
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Enhancing Dandenong Creek
Melbourne Water’s ‘Enhancing Our Dandenong Creek’ project is taking an innovative approach to sewerage management and bringing the creek back to life. Although Melbourne based, this is a great case study to show students how urban water can be managed effectively. For more information go to Melbourne Water’s website
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Birth of the Brolga
Rare footage of a pair of brolga incubating and rearing two chicks highlights the need for a plan to deliver environmental water to wetlands.
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Frogs at McDonalds Swamp and Wirra-Lo
Delight at the sound of the frog chorus in two of north central Victoria’s wetlands.
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Aunty Esther’s Story of Change
Aunty Esther tells the story of the Barapa Barapa connection to Gunbower Forest.
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Cohuna Fish Screens
This engaging animation clearly explains the problems that irrigation channels can cause for native fish and how fish screens are proving to be an effective solution.
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Gunbower Forest bird breeding event video
This short video shows how environmental watering programs can make a difference to the health and reproduction of water birds.
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Barapa Wamba Water for Country River Tour 2019 video
This video showcases an innovative NCCMA event for traditional owners to come together with land managers to spend time on country, learn from each other and allow time together on the river to strengthen relationships.
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The Waterwatch Story
The North Central Waterwatch Program aims to increase the knowledge and skills of community, supporting them to become custodians of local waterways. River Detectives is the school/youth based component of the program. This video will help your students understand the community of passionate people that they belong to by being a River Detective.
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Toxic Blackwater Explained
This video provides a simple explanation of the causes and effects of blackwater.
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Water for the Environment; it’s all about timing
As well as the water in a river that naturally falls from rain, river and wetland flows are actively managed to maintain or improve their health and with the aim of achieving key ecological objectives such as:
This short video is an engaging animation that explains the issue simply.
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Environmental Water and the Community video
The Loddon Murray Wetlands consist of one actively managed private wetland complex and 13 public-land wetlands located on the Murray and Loddon River floodplains. The wetlands are of international and/or regional significance and collectively cover an area of more than 2,800 hectares. This video highlights the importance of environmental watering to return natural watering cycles to waterways and wetlands in the north central region.
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Lower Campaspe Flyover video
This 9 minute video shows edited footage of a drone journey along the Campaspe River from Axedale (just downstream of Lake Eppalock) to Echuca. Set to peaceful music it is a relaxing way to soar like an eagle over the waterway and start conversations about land practices along the way and strategies to balance river health with productive community life and agriculture.
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3 Rivers Flow Indigenous Hip Hop project video
Be inspired by this awesome video of Yorta Yorta children leading their mob in a song about their country defined by three rivers; the Campaspe, the Goulburn and the mighty Murray River. Maybe you could do a similar project with your students to tell (or sing) a story about your local waterway ?
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Caring For The Campaspe project video
The Caring for the Campaspe project is the first large scale on-ground works project to deliver river health improvements for the Campaspe River from its headwaters near Ashbourne to the Murray River at Echuca. Since 2012, the North Central CMA has been providing fencing, offstream watering, weed control and revegetation incentives to interested land managers on both public and privately owned along the river’s length. This video is a great example of the great outcomes that can be achieved when passionate groups work together to improve river health.
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Traditional Owner Campaspe River Tour video
The NCCMA’s Caring for the Campaspe River project means more than just ensuring environmental values are protected and enhanced. The river has a rich cultural history and spending time there is a meaningful way for our Traditional Owners to connect with country and go on a journey of mutual learning with land managers.
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Murray Darling Basin video
This quirky 12 minute video provides an excellent explanation of how catchments work and the animals, plants, communities and livelihoods that depend on them being well managed. It highlights the importance of balancing the needs of the environment and humans. All waterways North Central, Wimmera and North East CMA regions are part of the southern most section of the Murray Darling Basin.
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How Wolves Change Rivers video
When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable changes occurred. Although this is an American example, this video is a powerful example of how everything in nature is inextricably linked and one change can cause a ripple effect, in this case called a ‘trophic cascade’.
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How to run a waterbug session with kids
In this video Priya takes you through the key steps of how to sample and study macroinvertebrates (waterbugs) with your kids! Don’t forget to contact your local Catchment Management Authority to arrange a loan of macroinvertebrate equipment to run a sampling activity with your students.
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Nine days on Tang Tang Swamp
A beautiful and breathtaking secret insight into life on a drying waterhole at a public wetland located in north central Victoria
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Fresh and Salty video
Fresh and Salty is a highly engaging short animated film produced by the Wimmera CMA. It is the perfect way to introduce the topic of salinity to your students
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