The Glenelg River isn't like any other river in Australia and it's importance to people, the environment, the communities along it make it worth supporting through flows. This weekend's weather forecast looks amazing - why not enjoy the Glenelg River for all its uniqueness?

Look what's sprung to life with a little rain and some sun - the newly seeded areas of the Bandicoot Safe Haven planted in that horrific weather of 'feels like -2' with some rain and wind in June! Find out more on our Grasslands Walk & Talk Oct 16. DCCEEW DEECA Victoria #ARIscience

Looking forward to seeing images like this again! 🎣 The Vic Bream Classic returns to the Hopkins River next weekend (Oct 18-19). These catch & release comps are a great insight to the health of the river & its inhabitants. Keen to cast a line in? Head to the comp page to enter.

🌿 Join us for the Livestock and Landscape Farm Tour! 🐄 The tour will visit Yan Yan Gurt West Farm 🌱 Cost: FREE (includes meals) 📅 Register before: 15 October 2025 🎟️ Spots are limited – secure yours now: bit.ly/3KsMbdr Further details in the flyer.

The short-tailed shearwaters come sailing into our shores every September and October. Have you seen them this year? Sadly, or fortunately, Australia is the only continent without H5N1 Bird Flu, but the migratory birds returning Know what to look out for, and how to report it.

Know the Lower Mt Emu Creek area? Tomorrow is the day to pop in and talk to our waterway planning team about the floodplain in Terang. This is the first of many community consultation sessions. Project detail at: ghcma.vic.gov.au DEECA Victoria

What an incredible day of discussion, learning, knowledge sharing and understanding at yesterday's South West Natural Capital Forum, held in Warrnambool, showcasing how natural capital is taking shape in Australia and the world and how farmers can seize opportunities.

Want to see what went on at last week's South West Natural Capital Forum? You can now view our event image gallery online. Missed the event and want to see what was discussed? You can also read the event program online. Click through here: ghcma.vic.gov.au/naturalcapital… Rabobank

Rolling in your paddocks can boost soil health and farm productivity. But rather than doing it yourself - maybe let the experts do it. Learn how dung beetles might be the greatest workers you employ in your paddocks at workshops on Oct 21 and 22. Details: ghcma.vic.gov.au

Project funding announced! A total of $315,386 for the Glenelg Hopkins CMA region has been announced under the 2025 Victorian Landcare Grants program. That's supporting: 22 on-ground works projects and 31 Landcare / Coastcare groups Details: ghcma.vic.gov.au Landcare Victoria

Understanding what's underground to make what's on top of the ground grow better. Last week's Soil Workshop hosted by the Upper Hopkins Landcare Group certainly drew a crowd to understand what goes on in the soils under the crops and why knowing benefits your farming.

Before and after Our CMA works crew have been partnering with Parks Victoria removing wilding pines from Wilkin Flora and Fauna reserve recently. What a difference removing them from this stringybark forest - prime SE Red Tail Black Cockatoo habitat - makes! Parks Victoria

Same Same ... but different! Don't let not knowing what something is stop you from being part of this year's Great Southern BioBlitz! iNaturalist can identify things even if you can't! Details for how to get involved at ghcma.vic.gov.au @gsbioblitz

Debugging the mystery of dung beetles Today's dung beetle workshop in Maroona has been a hands-on learning session to understand how dung beetles can be a farm asset. Missed today? There's another workshop tomorrow (Wednesday) in Hamilton. RSVP now: bit.ly/3WOeDJy

Don't worry if you don't know ... neither do all our staff!

Wandering wetlands of all shapes and sizes in all sorts of places to find frogs and how they are recovering from a very, very dry winter. Our team was out doing site assessments for landholders of wetland areas for the Growling Grass Frog project last week #whataworkplace @dccew

The #gsbioblitz isn't just about finding rare biodiveristy - its about logging ALL biodiversity! Don't forget the common things you see everyday. Why not start in your backyard with all the plants and animals there, then go forth and find all the other cool things where you are!

📷 Time to start blitzing! 📷 @gsbioblitz

Friday Fins is back, and we’ve got a real mystery for you! Can you guess this species? Hint: This species eats differently to any other Friday Fin - they are missing jaws! Pop back at 12 for the answer #FridayFins #GuessTheFish #RiverMystery #NativeSpecies #EstuaryLife

Welcome back to Friday Fins! Ever seen a Pouched Lamprey? It has no jaws! So then, how does a pouched lamprey eat? As adults in the ocean, pouched lampreys are parasitic. Instead of jaws, they use a round, sucker-like mouth lined with teeth to latch onto other fish.