Murrumbidgee River

In 2022, OzFish Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) Chapter, based in Leeton built on previous habitat restoration work and returned a 12km stretch of the Murrumbidgee River into healthy fish habitat by controlling invasive willow trees, installing 15 large woody habitats and restocking the river with Murray cod from Murray Cod Australia. OzFish’s work in 2022…

In a first for Leeton, essential fish habitat in the Murrumbidgee River was installed in 2021 providing vital habitat for native fish. Volunteers from OzFish Leeton Chapter and Murrumbidgee Landcare worked together to raise funds and plan and install eight giant snags and several smaller ones. Local volunteers pulled together to reinstall the woody habitat…