Goulburn Valley Water manager commercial operations Justin Walta, Goulburn Broken CMA riparian and river channel manager Carolyn Nigro and GVW environmental co-ordinator Simon Walsh in front of the river pins.
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A partnership between Goulburn Valley Water and the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority will use harvested trees to improve waterway habitats across the region.
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The tree harvest, which began in January at Shepparton Wastewater Management Facility located at Daldy Rd in Shepparton, will provide 500 timber pins to support the CMA’s River Health Program and flood recovery efforts.
An additional 100 hollow logs from Mooroopna Wastewater Management Facility on Alexander Rd, Mooroopna, will be used for fish habitat.
GVW managing director Steve Capewell said the initiative demonstrated sustainable resource use.
“The harvested trees were initially planted as a trial and at the end of their life will continue to be useful,” he said.
“In this instance, they will support Goulburn Broken CMA regional waterway management.”
Goulburn Broken CMA chief executive Carl Walters highlighted the project’s environmental benefits.
“Our waterways and the native fish and animals that call them home need help following the impacts of floods in recent years,” he said.
Hughes Creek, which lost significant woody habitat during the 2022 floods, will be the first waterway to receive the timber pins.
The project aims to improve habitats for native species, including the threatened Macquarie perch.
Trees are also being harvested at Goulburn Valley Water’s Mooroopna Wastewater Management Facility site.
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