More than 60 women attended the 2025 Water Women Campout at Flat Rock, Ballina, with one clear highlight: building oyster restoration structures for the Richmond River. Led by OzFish’s Zoe White, the hands-on workshop offered participants the chance to help…
Australia’s tropical shellfish reefs, like temperate shellfish reefs in other parts of the country, need our urgent care and attention. For many years, impacts like over-harvesting, disease, siltation, and poor water quality have taken their toll and led to ecological…
Ever wondered what happens to the shells from your last seafood dinner? If you’re in Victoria, there’s a good chance they’re headed back to the bay — thanks to a community-driven project that’s turning shellfish waste into thriving fish habitat….
Since March 2025, a harmful algal bloom has impacted coastal waters across the St Vincent Gulf and South Australia’s southeast coast. It’s one of the largest events of its kind in the state, and it’s having a serious impact on…
OzFish, together with local partners, is leading an ambitious restoration project along the Cudgegong River and Lawson Creek. The goal? To create healthier waterways for native fish and aquatic wildlife while boosting the region’s biodiversity and supporting the local recreational…
On a warm March morning in Fairy Meadow, a group of dedicated locals gathered at the Elliott’s Road entrance to roll up their sleeves for a riparian restoration blitz at one of Wollongong’s most cherished waterways. The riparian renewal at…
Once vibrant and full of life, the Talbragar River, part of the Macquarie catchment in the Castlereagh region, has struggled under the weight of drought, invasive species, and habitat degradation. In response, a passionate group of local organisations and volunteers…
In a lush pocket of northern NSW, a 15-hectare stretch of Bilambil Creek is getting another chapter of its restoration story, one that’s been four decades in the making. Once degraded farmland, the site has slowly been transformed into thriving…
The Eastern Freshwater Cod (Maccullochella ikei), once abundant throughout the Clarence and Richmond River catchments, is now one of Australia’s most endangered native fish. Their population decline is thanks to centuries of riparian clearing, de-snagging, mining, illegal fishing and unsustainable…
After the devastating floods of 2023, the Namoi River, a vital artery in the Barwon catchment of the Murray–Darling Basin, faced significant environmental damage. Local groups, including Gunnible Landcare and OzFish’s Moree River Chapter, joined forces to help the river…
The Southern Pygmy Perch, a small native fish once abundant in creeks, billabongs, and lakes across New South Wales, now clings to survival at just a handful of locations. One of these rare strongholds is Oolong Creek, and thanks to…
OzFish has officially kicked off the exciting Macintyre Magic project in Goondiwindi QLD, a two-year initiative aimed at revitalizing fish habitats along the beautiful Macintyre River. This project, officially launched with on-ground weed control last week, is set to transform…
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