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The Waterway Management Plans are now available for your feedback. The Plan outlines management actions that will be implemented over the next ten years in the three Target Areas. The Refreshing Rivers team is thankful for all inputs already received and welcomes any last points of feedback.
Feedback opens Thursday, 13th April and closes Thursday, 4th May.
Scroll down the Murray LLS Refreshing Rivers Program webpage to find your local Waterway Management Plan.

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Upper Billabong
March 31, 2026

Success Story | Upper Billabong Citizen Science

We lacked information on the aquatic wildlife of the Upper Billabong catchment, so using Citizen Science - the Refreshing Rivers iNaturalist project and eDNA tests, we have gathered 1,672 observations across the catchment and also completed 9 eDNA profiles in local waterways.

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Upper Billabong
March 30, 2026

Refreshing the Upper Billabong - Creek Connectivity and Understorey

Courtesy of the Refreshing Upper Billabong project, we have a limited number of tubestock suitable for planting both instream and along creek banks to reduce erosion and create habitat.

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Upper Billabong
March 29, 2026

Refreshing the Upper Billabong - refuge pools

Extreme low flows are pushing refuge pools to their limits. Heat, sediment, salinity and stock impacts are degrading water quality and threatening native fish. This article outlines what’s causing it and practical steps we can take to protect our waterways.

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