Goulburn–Broken region

Overview

The Goulburn–Broken region in Easy access from Melbourne northern covers 2.4 million provides opportunities for tourism hectares — representing around 2% of and recreational activities along the the Murray–Darling Basin. River Murray. Wineries, snow and water skiing, camping, four-wheel 1.4 million hectares is dedicated driving and fishing are also popular. to dryland agriculture, while almost 300,000 hectares is , Bangerang, Barapa irrigated agriculture. Barapa, Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung are the First Nations The irrigated agriculture sector within this region. generates more than $6 billion of production value annually The region has a history of and supports more than 10,000 migration from southern Europe jobs in the Goulburn–Murray following the First World War Irrigation District. with many Greeks, Italians, Macedonians, Turks and Albanians helping to establish the fruit industry.

Image: A view from the dam wall at Lake Eildon near the township of Eildon, Victoria on the Carnarvon N.P.

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Grenfell Cowra Booligal Sydney Lock 6 Morgan Riverland Goolgowi B West Wyalong la Wyangala Reservoir Lake Victoria n d Wentworth C Lock 9 re Lock 2 Lock 5 Lock 11 Cocoparra N.P. e River Murray Lock 7 k Lock 3 Great Cumbung Renmark Lock 10 Swamp Lock 8 Cliffs N.P. Banrock Station Berri Barmera Blanchetown Griffith Young Lock 4 Mur rumbidg Hanwood Lock 1 ee River N.P. Hay Temora Boorowa Crookwell Loxton Fivebough– Tuckerbil Swan Reach Leeton Cootamundra Lock Hattah– 15 Kulkyne Lakes Narrandera Murray Sunset N.P. Ri ver M Billiat Conservation Hattah urra Hattah Lakes y Park Legend Oolambeyan N.P. Adelaide Mannum Yanga N.P. Yass Hattah-Kulkyne N.P. State border Basin border Moulamein k River/creek ree Tooleybuc Town/city o C Wagga Wagga Lake Ouyen N B nc iem Capital city illab Ya Murray Bridge ur on Burrinjuck George Ri g C Gundagai ver Water storage/lake reek WeraiNational Forest Park Reservoir Lockhart Lake Ramsar site Brindabella N.P. Tailem Bend Pinnaroo Murrayville Alexandrina Irrigation area Tumut Salt interception scheme Canberra E Swan Hill dw Milang Lower Lakes ar and Coorong d R Jerilderie Blowering ive B T Wa l River r illa u Goolwa koo b m Reservoir Sea Lake ong Ginini Deniliquin Cr u e t ACT Lake Albert e Flats Barrages k R i Murray Mouth v Tinderry Big Desert Finley e Wyperfeld N.P. Kerang Tu r Barham Koondrook– ppal C Nature Meningie Wilderness Wetlands reek Namadgi N.P. Reserve Park Hopetoun Forest Millewa Forest The Coorong Kerang Talbingo Gunbower Torrumbarry Tumbarumba Forest Reservoir Weir 2 Tocumwal R iv 1 e 3 Lake Mulwala urray r M River M Cabramurra u rr Forest Wycheproof ay Maragle State Forest Albury Adaminaby Kow Moama Yarrawonga Weir Corowa Swamp Hume Reservoir Broken Cre ek Wodonga Goul burn Ri Khancoban Cooma Charlton L ver o Kosciuszko d d Nhill o Wangaratta N.P. Donald n 4 R M Ov it r iv e ta Blue Lake e n M ve A s i i vo r Bro Ri tta R c ke ve K R r 5 n r i n a R i ve Little Desert N.P. R e iv e r o v e s St Arnaud iv i r Winton Wetlands w d e a r R r Av on R Dartmouth a Riv e h er p i c v i s Waranga Basin e Reservoir Horsham R a r p m Mt. Buffalo N.P. Alpine N.P. W a C Bright im m e Cairn ra Lake Nillahcootie R i Curran ve r Reservoir Eppalock Maryborough Reservoir Seymour Castlemaine Mansfield 6 Alpine N.P. Avoca Omeo Tullaroop Eildon Reservoir Halls Gap Reservoir N.P. Goulb urn R iver Kinglake N.P. Lake Eildon N.P.

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Moonie Thrushton er National e Riv ooni Park M k Beardmore Reservoir Millmerran e er e iv r R C ir e e St George W n i Allora b e Bollon N r e Jack Taylor Weir iv R Cunnamulla e n n N lo k a e B Warwick e r C Inglewood a l a l l a g n u Coolmunda Reservoir M N acintyre River Goondiwindi 25 Dirranbandi M Stanthorpe 0 50 Currawinya N.P. r Currawinya Lakes ive a R go Kilometres ul D) C QL r ( er D e iv um iv R ar R o Culgoa N.P. es rn ro q Texas e Hungerford a R ev P iv S er Mungindi Tenterfield Elevation Goodooga Torrington State 0-200m Recreation Area er G iv wydir Rive R r Pindari Reservoir e 200-400m ri ver ir Ri B an rr Seve Na rn R 400-800m r Enngonia Lightning Ridge iver ve (NSW i er ) R iv Moree go R Warialda 800-1200m e a rr ar a h Me W ok hi River 1200-1600m Wanaaring B

M Narran Lake ac Glen Innes Inverell inty re R Nocoleche Narran Lakes r iver Legend ive Nature n R wo State borders Reserve Brewarrina Bar Walgett Copeton Reservoir Basin border Bourke Weir Bourke Wee Waa Highways Bundarra Namoi Riv Rivers/creeks er Mt. Kaputar N.P. Towns & cities Narrabri

Capital cities outside of MDB Gundabooka N.P. Louth Major water storages Pilliga West Byrock State Forest Split Rock Uralla Wetlands and natural lakes Reservoir Paroo–Darling Manilla National Park k National parks Macquarie Marshes e e r Pilliga C

s Keepit Reservoir White Cliffs r Nature x Irrigation area ive o g R Coonamble Reserve C rlin Da Gunnedah M a Paroo–Darling c Tamworth q u State Conservation Area a r i e Chaffey Reservoir Coonabarabran R i v e Warrambungle r Gulargambone N.P. Werris Creek

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Coolbaggie Goonoo er Broken Hill gar Riv Nature State Talbra Reserve Forest Dunedoo

Menindee Main Weir B og Tottenham an Dubbo R iv Narromine er Menindee Lakes Burrendong Menindee NEW SOUTH WALES Reservoir Wellington Weir 32 Mudgee Kinchega N.P. Tullamore

Windamere Goobang N.P. Yathong Reservoir Rylstone State Forest Round Hill h nc Ivanhoe Nature Reserve ra ab An g lin r ar ive D n R t Wi la Condobolin a llandra Creek ach re L Parkes G Lake Cargelligo Orange Danggali Portland Conservation Forbes SOUTH Park Lake Cargelligo Pooncarie Bathurst Hillston AUSTRALIA Lake Brewster r ive R ng Willandra Lakes region Carcoar Reservoir Burra rli Lake Cowal Da Oberon Mungo N.P.

Grenfell Cowra Booligal Sydney Lock 6 Morgan Riverland Goolgowi B West Wyalong la Wyangala Reservoir Lake Victoria n d Wentworth C Lock 9 re Lock 2 Lock 5 Lock 11 Cocoparra N.P. e River Murray Lock 7 k Lock 3 Great Cumbung Renmark Lock 10 Swamp Lock 8 Mallee Cliffs N.P. Banrock Station Berri Mildura Barmera Blanchetown Griffith Young Lock 4 Mur rumbidg Hanwood Lock 1 ee River Murray River N.P. Hay Temora Boorowa Crookwell Loxton Fivebough– Robinvale Tuckerbil Swan Reach Leeton Cootamundra Lock Balranald Hattah– 15 Kulkyne Lakes Narrandera Murray Sunset N.P. Ri ver M Billiat Conservation Hattah urra Hattah Lakes y Park Oolambeyan N.P. Adelaide Mannum Yanga N.P. Yass Hattah-Kulkyne N.P. Goulburn–Broken region Moulamein k ree Tooleybuc o C Wagga Wagga Lake Ouyen N B nc iem illab Ya Murray Bridge ur ong Burrinjuck George Riv Cre Gundagai er Werai Forest ek Reservoir Lockhart Lake Brindabella N.P. Tailem Bend Pinnaroo Murrayville Key information Alexandrina Tumut Canberra E Swan Hill dw Milang Lower Lakes ar The region is home to around 7% of the and Coorong d R Jerilderie Blowering ive B Basin’s population. T Wa l River r illa u Goolwa koo b m Reservoir Sea Lake ong Ginini Deniliquin Cr Henty u e t ACT Lake Albert ek Flats Barrages  Agriculture is a key industry with dairy  R The region’s rivers are fed i Murray Mouth v Tinderry Big Desert Finley and fruit industries providing produce e by high annual rainfall and mountain Wyperfeld N.P. Kerang Tu r Barham Koondrook– ppal C to local, national and international snow melt. Nature Meningie Wilderness Wetlands reek Perricoota markets. Namadgi N.P. Reserve Park Hopetoun Forest Millewa Forest The Coorong Kerang Talbingo Gunbower Torrumbarry Tumbarumba Lake Albacutya Forest Reservoir Weir Tocumwal R i ve Lake Mulwala urray r M River M Cabramurra u rr Barmah Forest Wycheproof ay Maragle State Forest Albury Adaminaby Lake Hindmarsh Kow Moama Yarrawonga Weir Corowa Around the region Swamp Hume Reservoir Broken Cre ek Wodonga  Key environmental sites include The Goulburn–Murray Irrigation District Echuca Goul Barmah–Millewa forest and includes major horticulture growing areas, burn 1 4 Lake Buloke Ri Gunbower forest. dairyKhancoban farms and milk processors, food Cooma Charlton L ver o Kosciuszko d processing, cereal cropping, beef and cattle d farms,N.P. and vegetables. Nhill o Wangaratta The Barmah Choke is a natural Donald n Shepparton R M Ov narrow passageit that restricts River r iv e 2 ta Blue Lake e A e ns Murray flows downstream M to around The $2 billion Goulburn–Murray Water v r R i i vo Bro iv tta R c ke e 7,000K ML per day. R Connections Project (funded by the a r n r iv 5 n R i e Little Desert N.P. R e iv e r o v e Victorian and Australian Governments) has s St Arnaud iv i r Winton Wetlands w d e a r R r Av modernised the region’s irrigation system on R Dartmouth a Riv e Benalla The region contains the largest stand h er p i and is now saving an estimated 429 GL of c v i s Waranga Basin of Rivere Red Gum forest in the world.Reservoir a 3 Horsham R r water per year. Bendigo p m Mt. Buffalo N.P. Alpine N.P. W a C Bright im  Lake Eildon is a popular holiday resort that m e Cairn has a 515 km shoreline and stores 6 times ra Lake Nillahcootie 6 R i Curran as much water as Sydney Harbour. ve r Reservoir Eppalock Maryborough Reservoir Seymour Castlemaine Mansfield Alpine N.P. Avoca Feature creature: Omeo Tullaroop Eildon Reservoir Eastern long-necked turtle Halls Gap Reservoir Grampians N.P. Goulb urn R iver Kinglake N.P. Lake Eildon N.P. One of 3 native turtles in the Basin, is the eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis).

This turtle prefers slow-moving water bodies including swamps, dams and lakes. As a scavenger (eating dead fish), it plays a vital role in river health — enhancing water quality, recycling nutrients, and preventing blue-green algae blooms. To survive a drought, this clever critter buries itself in the mud of dried-up water VICTORIA Melbourne bodies for protection. Who does what in the Goulburn–Broken region

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and (03) 5820 1100 Planning (DELWP) – 136 186

w orks with the community, government and works with a network of government funding organisations to protect and enhance agencies and water authorities to manage land, water and biodiversity resources. Victoria’s groundwater, catchments, waterways and infrastructure. Goulburn Murray Water – 1800 013 357 Murray–Darling Basin Authority the northern Victorian resource manager, responsible for making the seasonal pr epares, implements, monitors and reviews determination for all northern Victorian the integrated plan for the sustainable use of declared water systems. the Basin’s water resources

Agriculture Victoria – 136 186 oper ates the River Murray system and delivers water to users on behalf of partner w orks with the agricultural industry on governments research and helps maintain effective biosecurity controls. r esearches and monitors the quality and quantity of Basin water resources and the Victorian Government condition of its associated rivers, wetlands alloc ates water to entitlement holders, and floodplains coordinates delivery of water for the cr eates and shares information about the environment Basin’s water resources and dependent develops and implements water ecosystems. resource plans. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder – (02) 6274 1111 Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH) (03) 9637 8951 manag es the Australian Government’s water entitlements and allocations of water for the an independent statutory body responsible environment. for holding and managing Victoria’s environmental water entitlements. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – 1800 803 772

r esponsible for efficiency programs and collaborating with Basin states.

Connect with us. The MDBA has offices in Adelaide, Albury–Wodonga Canberra, Goondiwindi, Griffith, Mildura, Murray Bridge, Local connection Toowoomba, and regional engagement officers around the Basin. Your nearest MDBA office is Albury-Wodonga 1 McKoy St, Wodonga, VIC 3690 1800 230 067 [email protected]

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