The 2023-24 Gippsland Lakes Annual Report is now available highlighting key works, achievements and investment into improving the health of the Ramsar listed Gippsland Lakes.
The Victorian Government has provided $7.5 million over three years (2021-2024) as part of a wider $248 million investment which is designed to encourage Government agencies, groups and individual landowners to get involved in activities to help improve the health of the Gippsland Lakes.
This report presents the range of projects undertaken across the Gippsland Lakes and catchment during the 2023/24 financial
year, including the government investment above, other government complimentary programs, and the volunteer efforts of many people.
The successful delivery of these projects is being achieved through continued collaboration between Traditional Owners, land and waterway managers, community groups, individual landowners and other regional partners.
Working together included many volunteer hours and 40 formal partner organisations delivering projects across the Gippsland Lakes.
The report is structured in seven key areas, outlining the total investment in each.
These are:
– Protecting the Traditional Owner country of the Gippsland Lakes Outer Barrier.
– Improving the condition and connectivity of Lake Wellington and its wetlands.
– Protecting and enhancing alpine ecosystems.
– Improving the wetlands of Jones Bay.
– Improving the condition of the East Gippsland catchments.
– Understanding and improving aquatic habitats and ecosystems.
– Improving the condition of the West Gippsland Catchments.
The report brochure opens up to feature the locations of works on a map of the region showing where each of the actions have been completed.
The report also features two case studies which provide a small snapshot of the inspiring projects in progress.
These include: the construction of ‘frog bog’ wetlands for threatened Green and Golden Bell Frog and Growling Grass Frog species as well as the methodology that has been developed to monitor the condition of saltmarsh communities in the Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site.
The 2023-24 Gippsland Lakes Annual Report is now available on the Love our Lakes website.
