Saving the Endangered Tumut Grevillea

Riverina Highlands

Saving the Endangered Tumut Grevillea

The Tumut Grevillea is an endangered plant that's only found along a short section of the Goobarragandra River, in the Riverina Highlands. The Landcare nursery at Tumut is growing Tumut Grevillea as one of many plants which are suitable for local conditions.

Revegetation work along the Goobarragandra river.

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Riverina Highlands

January 29, 2026

Help Us Establish A Southern Pygmy Perch Nursery

Through the Refreshing Rivers Program, we are looking for landholders with farm dams, gravel pits or wetlands, who are interested in establishing refuge "arks" for this rare species of fish.

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Riverina Highlands

January 15, 2026

Building Homes for Wildlife!

During the January school holidays, our next generation of citizen scientists came together at the Landcare Nursery in Tumut for a hands-on workshop all about the importance of hollows for native wildlife.

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Riverina Highlands

December 16, 2025

Riverina Highlands Project – 2025 Wrap-Up

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re proud to share some amazing achievements in the Riverina Highlands target area:

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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.