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December 2, 2025

Celebrating 10 years of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder’s science program: Flow-MER (digital booklet)

This digital booklet captures that journey. It reflects the progress, partnerships, and knowledge built through Flow-MER – the Basin’s largest and longest-running environmental water science program.

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Waterbirds
November 7, 2025

Is the Australasian bittern returning to the Gwydir Wetlands?

In January 2025, researchers heard an endangered Australasian bittern in the Gwydir Wetlands, where the species had virtually disappeared. With only 1,300 left in Australia, they hope environmental flows will bring a breeding comeback.

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Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
July 6, 2024

Reading the Goulburn River - Winter 2024

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Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
April 1, 2024

Reading the Goulburn River - Autumn 2024

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Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
December 19, 2023

Reading the Goulburn River - Summer 2023

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Lower Murray and Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth
Cultural Outcomes
September 20, 2023

Painting Flows – A Cultural Mural of the Lower Murray River

Two First Nations artists transform a building with a mural that celebrates the River Murray's significance and the region's cultural heritage.

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Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
River Flows and Connectivity
September 18, 2023

Outdoor Education on the Lower Goulburn River

Students from Greater Shepparton Secondary College dive into hands-on workshops on the Goulburn River, exploring environmental flows and river health.

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Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
September 1, 2023

Reading the Goulburn River - Spring 2023

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Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
July 1, 2023

Reading the Goulburn River - Winter 2023

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Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
River Flows and Connectivity
May 22, 2023

Eight years in — perspectives on the outcomes of environmental watering in the Lower Goulburn River

Explore eight years of research on environmental watering in the Lower Goulburn River. Gain insights from experts and community members on how flow management supports native fish, vegetation, habitats, and overall river health in this vital Murray-Darling Basin ecosystem.

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Goulburn River and Northern Victorian Tributaries
March 1, 2023

Reading the Goulburn River - Autumn 2023

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Murrumbidgee
February 10, 2022

The Sound of Water: Environmental Flows in Nap Nap Swamp

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Artwork credit: Wiradjuri Artist Rebecca Salcole
Acknowledgement of Country

The Flow-MER Program team acknowledges the First Nations communities of the Murray–Darling Basin and pays respect to Elders past and present.

We acknowledge First Nations people as the Traditional Owners of the land, water and sky Country across the Basin and value the expertise, wisdom and enduring connections that have informed their care for Country over millennia.

We recognise the intrinsic connection of First Nations people to Country, and we value the enduring cultural, social, environmental, spiritual, and economic connection to the rivers, wetlands, and floodplains of the Basin. We are committed to working with First Nations people across the Murray–Darling Basin to build relationships in a meaningful and genuine way to support and empower them in reaching their aspirations.

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