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Buckthorn be gone!
Italian Buckthorn might sound exotic, but in the native environment, it's making a pest of itself. This introduced woody weed with attractive red berries is starting to establish itself in the...
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How removing carp is helping the Glenelg River, the community and plants
Ridding our waterways entirely of carp might be an impossible dream, but what is realistic, is permanently removing as many as we can, how and when we can. Late last year another 1.5 tonnes were removed...
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Precision agriculture supporting cropping and wetlands
When farming and technology combine to support the environment. Our region is home to over 70% of Victoria's seasonal herbaceous wetlands ... and most of them occur in the middle of paddocks on farms. In...
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Beach Road closure in place
Public access to Beach Road at Nelson will be restricted for a period of nine weeks as works to improve the road access of the area are undertaken. Beach Road is notorious for it’s inundation by...
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Woody weed funding available for micro bat habitat
Do you own land in South-West Victoria? It may be essential feeding habitat for critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bats. The Southern Bent-wing Bat is a tiny native bat which lives in caves near...
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Glenelg Ramsar community forum
Our community information night about the amazing environment of the Glenelg Estuary Discovery Bay Ramsar site is on again. Each year we hold a community forum to update everyone what we are up to...
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WORK WITH US: Indigenous Partnerships Coordinator
We are currently recruiting an Indigenous Partnerships Coordinator . This role coordinates the development and delivery of Indigenous partnership projects within the Glenelg Hopkins region; and the...
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Loading up catfish and heading north
The catfish is a quirky Australian native fish and while it is found in the Glenelg River, it is not naturally occurring there. Where is does naturally occur - in the Murray Darling Basin - population...
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Newsletter out now!
It's the end of the year and we are celebrating the what’s happened in the last couple of weeks here at the CMA, and looking forward to our activities over the Summer holidays - check out what’s happening...
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ROAD CLOSURE: Beach Road, Nelson: Jan – March 2024
NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE:Beach Road, Nelson, Victoria29 January 2024 to 30 March 2024 We would like to inform you that a temporary road closure will be in effect on Beach Road in Nelson starting from...