
In the upper reaches of the Mountain Creek, a refuge pool project is helping provide habitat for the endangered Southern Pygmy Perch. For farmer John Keogh, the project has helped revitalise a creek that he remembers from his childhood, but that had gradually declined over thirty years of drought and flood.

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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