Working with landholders to restore Macquarie Perch in the Adjungbilly creek

"Maccas" were once widespread on inland streams, but are now threatened. The Adjungbilly Creek in the Riverina Highlands is one of their last strongholds, and is critical for their long-term survival. Through a partnership with Local Land Services, Riverina Highlands Landcare Network, Charles Sturt University and local landholders, more than 250ha of habitat along the creek has been enhanced, principally through fencing and planting over 30,000 native trees and shrubs.

In this video, Refreshing Rivers Project Officer Cherie White, Charles Sturt University researcher Katherine Doyle and landholder Andy Graham explain why this project is so important, both for Macquarie Perch and for creating multiple benefits on farms.

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August 5, 2025

Ian Geddes Reserve Working Bee

Join us for a Working Bee at Ian Geddes Reserve - Sunday 10th August 10 am - 12 pm

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July 25, 2025

Efforts to Save One of Our Regions Rarest Plants

Refreshing Rivers has recently completed works focussing on the critically endangered Tumut Grevillea (Grevillea wilkinsonii). This Grevillea is one of the regions rarest plants with just over 1,000 individuals surviving along a 6km section of the Goobarragandra River in eastern Riverina.

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July 13, 2025

Working Bee at Ian Geddes Bush Reserve

Be part of the Refreshing Rivers Program in the Upper Billabong, and join Holbrook Landcare Network for a family-friendly morning in nature as we care for the beautiful Ian Geddes Reserve along Ten Mile Creek.

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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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