Landcare Partnership Year 4
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 volunteers will also be up-skilled to better understand and deliver fish habitat restoration across 20 waterways and support the previous projects.
Projects
Kyogle Carp Out
Kyogle Landcare and the OzFish Richmond River chapter joined forces to remove European Carp from Fawcett’s Creek for the benefit of native fish.
Holiday Break Fishing Day
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…
Bottle Bend, NSW 2024
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…
Edward River, NSW 2024
OzFish Unlimited worked alongside Edward Wakool Angling Association, NSW DPI Fisheries, and the Joint Indigenous Group (JIG) to undertake the restocking and tagging of Freshwater Catfish into the Edwards-Wakool system and Barham Lakes system. The purchase of these fish has…
Wentworth NSW
This project aimed to improve the health of the Lower Darling River by reducing rubbish found in the waterway, reducing invasive pest species and removing illegal opera house nets from the region.
Balranald Community Fishing Day
A community fishing day held in Balranald on the banks of Murrumbidgee River brought together locals to remove carp and round up illegal opera house nets.
Macquarie River, NSW
To improve habitat and establish refuge wetlands for Olive Perchlet, a threatened species, by planting native trees, removing woody weeds, removing pest fish species, rubbish removal, and translocation of native aquatic vegetation.
Maguires Creek, NSW 2024
This project will restore 250m of riparian vegetation along Maguires Creek. Helping to improve habitat, and bring back some of the ‘Big Scrub’ for Australian Bass, Herring and Mullet that all love this creek to enjoy!
Burringbar Creek, NSW 2024
Oz Fish are working with the community to remove invasive weeds and plant out natives along a 200m stretch of riparian zone to improve habitat for Australian Bass and other native fish that love this Creek.
Dingo Creek, NSW 2024
Cochran’s Pool Urumbilum Rivercare Group will restore and safeguard the Magic Pools on Dingo Creek, a tributary to the Orara River with support from the OzFish Coffs Harbour Chapter. The project will restrict vehicle access to the banks of…
Clarence River, NSW 2024
Members of the OzFish Clarence River Chapter will work with volunteers from Clarence Valley Landcare to plant native trees along a section of the riparian zone at the Junction of South Arm and the Clarence River after a private contractor…
South Creek, NSW 2024
At South Creek, OzFish members, landcarers, and local community will work together to clean up flood debris at the site, remove invasive weeds, and help replant native vegetation. These work will commence once the site has been fenced off to…
Deua River, NSW 2024
The Deua River supports an important population of the endangered Australian grayling and is also home to the beloved Australian bass. It is the main perennial river of the Moruya River catchment and is in the South Coast region of…
Lake Illawarra , NSW 2024
Funded by the Endeavour Energy Community Grants Program, this Collaboration between Shellharbour City Council, Illawarra Landcare, Tullimbah Landcare, and OzFish aims to restore a degraded section of saltmarsh along the foreshore at Karoo Bay.
Whittaker’s Lagoon, NSW 2024
OzFish undertook fish motel building with the local Landcare group and Indigenous youth groups Miyay Birray. Through collaborative efforts and deep-rooted respect for the land, OzFish have sought to weave culture and conservation.
Brisbane Waters, NSW 2024
OzFish Unlimited, local organisations, rec fishers and community members are working together to improve fish habitat at Brisbane Waters, located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales.
Regional Youth Investment Program
This project will see young people restoring river health and habitat for wildlife by planting
trees along waterways, making fish hotels for threatened fish species, restoring wetlands,
collecting rubbish and designing and implementing a litter prevention project for their local
river.
If you feel passionate about looking after your local waterway and want to play a part in helping to restore healthy habitats to support native fish and recreational fishing, get in touch with OzFish by calling 1800 431 308 or emailing info@ozfish.org.au.
