The Mehi and adjacent Gwydir catchment areas cover more than 27,000 square kilometres and contain waterways that are in need of urgent restoration action.
Volunteers from OzFish and Moree Urban Landcare used the Moree River Repair Bus to get to the sections of the Mehi River targeted for restoration.
They put in more than 100 hours to remove invasive weeds from the riverbank, as well as running two community engagement events that encouraged local people to get involved too.
The volunteers also planted 250 native trees – creating a riparian zone along the river’s edge. These trees provide an important source of food and shade for fish.
The Healthy Rivers program is delivering big wins throughout the Murray-Darling Basin with the Mehi River near Moree one of the main beneficiaries. The Healthy Rivers program is delivering big wins throughout the Murray-Darling Basin with the Mehi River near Moree one of the beneficiaries.
OzFish last night unveiled their third River Repair Bus to the community of Moree. Working 5 days a week, the converted 12-seater bus will undertake habitat restoration work which will include rubbish and weed removal, revegetation and large-scale works on public sites connected to the local waterways.
OzFish and Landcare NSW partnership to deliver improved fish habitat in NSW has achieved close to one million dollars of habitat restoration work in its first twelve months. With an initial investment from the NSW Recreational Fishing Trusts of $200 000, the two groups have attracted an additional $330,000 cash investment and over $500,000 in-kind support into fish habitat restoration work for the state’s inland rivers and coastal waterways.
