Creek systems, like Tarcutta Creek, are some of the most productive environments within the Murray Darling Basin, as they provide essential breeding and foraging habitats for a variety of native fish.
1000 trees
and native shrubs planted along the riverbank
700 hours
of time donated by
community volunteers
40 woody habitats
installed to deflect flows and stabilise the riverbank
OzFish is building a foundation for the future of healthy waters and healthy fish on the strength of whole communities committed to making fishing better. Work commenced on Tarcutta Creek in 2020 and each new project builds upon the last utilising sound science to inform the next stage.
2023
OzFish is continuing work in Tarcutta Creek by installing rocky reefs and woody habitat. This will help restore the riparian zone, which has suffered cumulative damage from recent droughts, bushfires and flooding. OzFish Wagga Wagga is moving into stage three of their fish habitat restoration efforts at Tarcutta Creek, by…
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2022
OzFish has completed the second stage of work to revitalise a 7km stretch of Tarcutta Creek in the Riverina region of New South Wales – enhancing the habitat for native fish and encouraging the recreational fishing community involvement. OzFish Wagga Wagga Chapter’s latest work at Tarcutta Creek is an excellent…
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2020
In 2020 OzFish Wagga Chapter got to work to repair Tarcutta Creek and improve vital fish habitat. Flooding severely eroded sections of the creek causing water quality, turbidity, and sedimentation issues. OzFish Wagga Chapter, in partnership with local contractors undertook the first part of a project addressing the erosion. More…
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Severe impacts of flooding
Sadly, severe flooding impacted the fish habitat with the biggest being the impact of the 2012 and 2016 floods. The eroding banks significantly reduced the remaining fish habitat by undermining the overhanging bank vegetation and smothering snags and microhabitats nearby with sediment.
Downstream the sediment also caused water quality issues with increased turbidity and sedimentation of riffle areas. As a result, Tarcutta Creek was becoming uninhabitable for native fish because of its unstable nature.
OzFish is a community working together with all levels of government, businesses, and other like-minded groups to create a brighter future for fishing. By collaborating in this way we ensure greater impact to protect the species and habitats that sustain and inspire us.
Some of our project partners over the years who have contributed to restoring Tarcutta Creek include:
