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Annual Summary 2021 Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebProtecting wetlands from development was a key issue for the Regional Leadership Group in 2021. A Healthy Waterways Strategy partner sub-working group was established and …

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Waterway conditions Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebWaterway condition refers to the state of the processes that underpin waterway health and support the key values. Improvements in waterway condition can improve the values that …

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Macroinvertebrates Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebHowever, waterway health in urban catchments where significant stormwater interventions to have taken place are starting to show signs of recovery, demonstrating that improved …

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Recreational water quality Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebThe Healthy Waterways Strategy includes actions to maintain recreational water quality at all 12 key recreation locations across the region. These include locations on the Werribee, …

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What is the Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebThe Strategy is driven by a single regional 50-year vision. Healthy and valued waterways are integrated with the broader landscape, and enhance life and liveability. Waterways …

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Key values Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebThe health of waterway values is supported by a range of waterway conditions. Rivers, wetlands and estuaries have a different set of conditions that support their specific key …

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Water quality Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebWater quality is a critical condition that has strong correlations with all the environmental and social values of the Healthy Waterways Strategy. Good water quality is typically: Clear …

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Litter Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebThe strategy includes actions to reduce littering through raising community awareness and knowledge; development of infrastructure and use of enforcement; and ongoing …

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Why is the Strategy needed

WebMeasured, cooperative and targeted investment is both necessary and possible, and will prevent a widespread decline in waterway health in the face of these external challenges …

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2020 Environmental water

WebThe Healthy Waterways Strategy Werribee Catchment Region Program, co-designed by stakeholders, landowners, Traditional Owners and community groups, describes the …

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Frogs Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebFrog health baseline and long-term targets 2018 baseline: the frog condition from frog surveys and species richness models were used to determine the baseline condition of …

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What is a waterway

WebThe term ‘waterways’ refers collectively to rivers, wetlands and estuaries. Adjoining waterbodies such as bays, oceans and groundwater are intimately connected to the …

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Economic Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebThe strategy includes performance objectives focussed on developing a system of environmental-economic accounts at the regional scale with the aim to: Increase …

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Vegetation (condition) Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebVegetation provides habitat along and within waterways. It helps cool air and water temperatures, filters nutrient runoff from surrounding land, supports bank stability, …

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Stormwater Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebStormwater condition baseline and targets. 2018 baseline: the condition of stormwater was measured in 2018 based on directly connected imperviousness (DCI) mapping and …

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2022 Fish Hotels Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebThirty-four in-water fish habitat structures were installed in 2022 between Flemington Racecourse and Canning Street Bridge. Fish hotel locations in the Maribyrnong Rivers …

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Birds Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebBird condition baseline and targets. 2018 baseline: the streamside bird community ‘condition’ was determined with a metric, calculated from bird surveys over the previous …

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Platypus Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebHowever, evaluation and reporting of platypus data will be undertaken to inform progress at mid-term and towards the end of the Healthy Waterways Strategy. Habitat suitability …

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2022 Eels of Dandenong Creek Healthy Waterways Strategy

WebShort-finned eels are one of the native fish species that the Healthy Waterways Strategy is aimed at protecting and improving over time. Globally, freshwater eels have declined …

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2020 Waterway improvements social outcomes Healthy …

WebDelivering social outcomes in our communities through waterway improvements. Melbourne Water has been prioritising the ‘daylighting’ of some underground sections of urban …

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