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As part of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) program, a key reporting requirement is to provide quarterly progress updates on the project and ecological outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water. For the Edward/Kolety-Wakool System Selected Area, a quarterly newsletter provides an update of recent monitoring activities, case studies and preliminary observations and findings.

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Issue Number 17 – Sept 2023

September 17, 2023 - ,
Mussel surveys using side-scan sonar, Ephemeral Creeks eDNA and fish survey results, Monthly vegetation surveys resume, Larval fish surveys resum

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Issue Number 16 - June 2023

June 30, 2023 - ,
Update on river flows and environmental watering actions, Annual mid-Wakool fish survey, Monitoring of environmental watering actions from irrigation escapes, Ephemeral creeks monitoring, Hidden from view – freshwater mussels

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Issue 15 – March 2023

March 15, 2023 - ,
End of the 2022 flood event in the mid-Murray River, Photos from the 2022 Flood and beyond, Juvenile Fish Recruitment Survey & Camera network capturing time series of inundation patterns in Werai Forest

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Issue 14 – December 2022

December 8, 2022 - ,
In this issue: Unregulated flows continue in the mid-Murray River, Environmental water delivered to rivers via irrigation escapes provide fish refuge from hypoxic blackwater water & Report on Werai Forest published

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Issue 13 – September 2022

September 1, 2022 - ,
In this issue: Water, water everywhere, Scientists continuing to monitor rivers during the floods & Environmental water providing refuge against declines in water quality in the Edward/Kolety–Wakool rivers

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Issue 12 – June 2022

June 8, 2022 - ,
In this issue: Riverside community field day highlights collaboration, River blackfish in the Wakool River & Working together to manage Werai Forest

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Issue 15 – March 2023

March 1, 2022 - ,
In this issue: End of the 2022 flood event in the mid-Murray River, Photos from the 2022 Flood and beyond & Juvenile Fish Recruitment Survey

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Issue 11 – March 2022

March 1, 2022 -
In this issue: Spotlight on Werai Forest, Update on 2021-22 monitoring & Edward/Kolety-Wakool Environmental Water Reference Group

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Issue 10 – December 2021

December 1, 2021 -
In this issue: The highs and lows of river flows, The beauty of Werai Forest in flood & Update on inundation modelling of Werai Forest

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Issue 9 – September 2021

August 1, 2021 - ,
In this issue: New project focusses on Werai Forest, Characterising the hydrology of Werai Forest, Community Survey Sneak Peek & What’s going on with riverbank plants during winter?

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Issue 8 – June 2021

June 1, 2021 - ,
In this issue: Edward/Kolety-Wakool system Community Survey, Turtle movement study, Annual mid-Wakool River fish survey & Monitoring updates

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Issue 7 – March 2021

March 1, 2021 -
In this issue: Environmental watering actions Focus on juvenile fish recruitment, Environmental Water Reference Group visit to Pollack Swamp & Edward Wakool Angling Association Citizen Science Project

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Issue 6 – December 2020

December 8, 2020 -
In this issue: Environmental watering actions, Spring flow in the Wakool-Yallakool river system & School Workshops at Barham in collaboration with the Western Murray Land Improvement Group

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Issue 5 – September 2020

September 8, 2020 -
In this issue: Focus on physical habitat research, Focus on social research: understanding the human aspects of environmental flows & Focus on turtle research

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Issue 4 – June 2020

June 8, 2020 -
In this issue: What have we been doing during the COVID-19 restrictions? Focus on fish population monitoring & Focus on fish movement research

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Issue 3 – March 2019

March 1, 2020 -
In this issue: Focus on fish recruitment monitoring, Focus on riverbank condition research in the Edward/Kolety River, Focus fish spawning research in the Edward/Kolety River

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Issue 2 – December 2019

December 1, 2019 - ,
Updates on monitoring Hydrology, Water Quality, Ecosystemmetabolism, Riverbank & aquatic vegetation & Fish

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Issue 1 – September 2019

September 1, 2019 -
The first issue of the Edward/Kolety-Wakool Environmental Flows Newsletter - a quarterly newsletter that will provide updates on our progress as we monitor and undertake research on the ecosystem.

The Mid-Murray region contains diverse and rich natural environments. Its waterways provide water for domestic use, and support diverse agriculture, tourism and recreational activities and, Aboriginal cultural values and practices.

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Acknowledgment of Country

We acknowledge the First Nations communities of the Mid-Murray and pay respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge First Nations people as the Traditional Custodians of the land, water and sky country. We recognise the intrinsic connection of First Nations people to Country, and we value their enduring cultural, social, environmental, spiritual, and economic connection to the rivers, wetlands, and floodplains of the Murray-Darling Basin.

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