Restoring Morleys Creek

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

Latest news and events

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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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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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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The Refreshing Rivers Program is a collaboration between government, industry, research, and community organisations, led by Local Land Services. This Program has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust.

The Refreshing Rivers Program works on Country that always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters, and we pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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