Restoring Cultural Fishing Places and Spirit OzFish recognises that First Nations people have lost many of the places that were most significant to them for fishing, for their spiritual connection to Country and for food sources. OzFish sets out to restore these places alongside First Nations groups, including habitat, fish traps, songlines, meeting places, yarning…
Kyogle Landcare and the OzFish Richmond River chapter joined forces to remove European Carp from Fawcett’s Creek for the benefit of native fish.
OzFish Unlimited and Landcare NSW have joined forces to empower local communities across NSW to improve their local waterways. Focusing on habitat restoration to improve the health of habitats in their local waterways. In Year 4 of the project, the partnership will see 20 MORE fish habitat restoration projects co-designed and delivered across NSW. Community…
OzFish Unlimited and Landcare NSW have joined forces to empower local communities across NSW to improve their local waterways. Focusing on habitat restoration to improve the health of habitats in their local waterways. The following are the projects undertaken during year 3 of the partnership. Projects If you feel passionate about looking after your local…
Projects During the last 12 months, it is a partnership that has seen Landcarers and OzFishers combine at 15 more locations across NSW. They have been responsible for creating 60 new waterway homes for fish, planting more than 14 kilometres of native trees and shrubs, and removing invasive weeds and rubbish from over 30 kilometres…
Projects In its first twelve months, the partnership has achieved close to one million dollars of habitat restoration work. There’s now 14,300 more trees along NSW riverbanks that will provide shade and stable water temperatures, insect fall and eventually snags for fish. Sixty more snags in our rivers installed which will provide instant homes, shelter…
Sadly, millions of snags have been deliberately removed through large-scale desnagging operations across the country since European settlement. But there is hope, OzFish are on a mission to put every one of them back in so our native fish can thrive. Check out some of the resnagging and fish hotel projects OzFish volunteers have been involved in. If…
In the Murray Darling Basin, our inland regional centres and towns thrive on community, and the rivers, lakes and waterholes are often the economic and recreational lifeblood of the region. Projects Restoring from the wrongs of the past Many of these waterways have endured decades of neglect, with erosion and riverbank deforestation, removal of vital…
The area bordering waterways, such as riverbanks, is known as the ‘riparian zone’. The presence of native trees and vegetation in this zone is important to the stability of the riverbank, water quality and native fish populations.OzFish delivers many riparian restoration projects across Australia – working with local communities and organisations to create healthy habitats…
OzFish Unlimited and Landcare NSW volunteer groups have utilized our past success in community engagement and project management to deliver a series of restoration works across New South Wales. These activities assisted with the protection of critical waterways, built environmental stewardship, and allowed volunteers to enjoy the outdoors and participate in community educational programs post…
The Winter Break Holiday Program and OzFish Unlimited created an opportunity for the community through running the catch a carp days in Moree and Copeton Dam to remove pest species, collect illegally dumped rubbish and learn more about their local waterways. Over both events 118 recreational fishers participated in both events with a diverse demographic of people from first time recreational fishers to seasoned fishing anglers with most participants from first nations groups across the two events.
OzFish and Bottle Bend Management Committee have carried out fish habitat and environmental restoration in both the reserve and the Murray River. This has included track maintenance, installing vital rocky and woody habitats, running family friendly events, and installing riparian fencing.
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