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Warrnambool to have platypus refuge habitat

Warrnambool’s Merri River will become a demonstration site for platypus with a new project being delivered by Glenelg Hopkins CMA.

The project will install habitat such as logs and rocks into the waterway to promote invertebrates like yabbies and waterbugs which are important food for platypus.

The $80,000 project will begin in coming months, with the installation work to be completed by June 2024.

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IMAGE: Peter Menkhorst

Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority proudly acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Victoria and their rich cultural diversity and intrinsic connection to country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. We also recognise and acknowledge the contribution, interest and rights that Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities have in land and water management. We value our partnerships with them, for the health of people and Country.