Projects
The first projects are being finalised with delivery partners and will appear here as they get underway. Check back soon, or subscribe for updates.
Mapping the shape of the river
Detailed survey of the depth and shape of 190 kilometres of the Murrumbidgee across the ACT and New South Wales, with fine-scale mapping of four ACT pools at Retallacks, Casuarina...
Building community stewardship
This project supports people along the river to take a more active role in caring for it, through the Upper Murrumbidgee Community Stewardship Grants Program. Grants fund projects designed by...
Bringing back fish passage for Murray cod
A four-kilometre reach upstream of Point Hut Crossing near Tharwa is the most degraded stretch of the Murrumbidgee in the ACT. Sediment build-up and historic clearing have reduced the river’s...
A more resilient river corridor
Delivered by the ACT Parks and Conservation Service, this project builds resilience along the Murrumbidgee River corridor from Point Hut Crossing downstream to the northern border of the ACT. It...
Protecting our rural catchments
The Naas, Gudgenby and Paddys River catchments are among the largest sources of sediment and pollutants entering the upper Murrumbidgee. Work here focuses on stabilising eroding stream banks, excluding stock...
Map view
See where work is happening across the catchment. Select a marker to read about a project.
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Case studies
Case studies will be published here as projects progress. In the meantime, explore the projects directory to see what is planned.
Genetic rescue – Macquarie perch
- Moving fish between reaches to rebuild genetic diversity in one of the largest remaining populations of a nationally endangered species.
Sagittaria weed control
- Rapid response to the first recorded arrowhead sagittaria infestation in the upper Murrumbidgee catchment.
Mapping the shape of the river
- 200-kilometre bathymetric survey—from Tantangara Dam to the ACT border