
The Refreshing Rivers project has started off works to restore the banks of Morleys Creek which is in the heart of Gundagai. The project is a partnership with Brungle Tumut Local Aboriginal Land Council and Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council.
Morleys Creek is an important waterway for the township and for traditional owners. It provides a number of benefits including recreational fishing, ecotourism, cultural heritage and livestock water. The Creek also provides habitat for a number of species including platypus, rakali (water rat) and native fish including flathead gudgeon and western carp gudgeon.
Together, we're:
- removing invasive species
- stabilising creek banks
- planting native vegetation
- undertaking water quality assessments
- assessing biodiversity using eDNA
- supporting cultural and ecological restoration

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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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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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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