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Wetlands Australia NATIONAL WETLANDS UPDATE 2008 Wetlands Australia NATIONAL WETLANDS UPDATE 2008 ANNUAL UPDATE FOR AUSTRALIA’SANNUAL UPDATE WETLAND FOR AUSTRALIA’S COMMUNITY WETLAND COMMUNITY A Community Water Grant provided $34 155 to fund Rehabilitation of the works, with in-kind and additional financial support provided by CLC and Greening Australia. NT Parks and spRings on santa Wildlife scientists assisted with water quality monitoring teResa aboRiginal at Salt and Hayes springs. Tangentyere Landcare facilitated involvement of local land tRust school students and teachers in the fencing and monitoring activities. Patrick Dupont, formerly Alice Springs Regional Land Management Officer, Central Land Council hayes springs (Mparntwenge) The Rehabilitation of Springs on Santa Teresa Aboriginal Hayes Springs is three permanent water-filled rock holes Land Trust project was developed at the request of in a shady gorge in the Allambaringe Range. The site traditional owners for Santa Teresa Aboriginal Land Trust. includes engravings (petroglyphs) and a rock shelter with Traditional owners and local community members worked sleeping area and hearths that are still used today. Large with staff of the Land Management section of the Central numbers of stone flakes, grindstones and tools indicate that Land Council (CLC) and Greening Australia to fence Hayes Mparntwenge was an important camping place for Arrernte Springs, Salt Springs and Keringke Rock Hole in late 2006 people for many generations before the Santa Teresa and 2007. Open wells at Salt Springs and Marion Springs Mission. Bobby Hayes remembers camping here when were also covered with mesh to prevent animals from he was young. becoming trapped. Continued on page 4 Fence crew at Hayes Springs (Mparntwenge): (L to R) Justin Hayes, Richard Furber, Dion Alice, Derek Hayes, Lawrence Hayes, Patrick Dupont (CLC), Bobby Hayes, Gerard Davis (squatting). Photo: Patrick Dupont (CLC) Issue No. 16 Healthy wetlands, healthy people Page 1 Contents Rehabilitation of springs on Santa Teresa Aboriginal Land Trust by Patrick Dupont 1 2008: Ministers’ foreword 3 Fighting toxic soils and noxious fish in Tasmania’s wetlands by Imogen Birley 6 Sphagnum bogs in the Australian Alps by Amanda Carey & Trish Macdonald 7 Losing Eden: the decline of the Macquarie Marshes 1996–2007 9 Pick Swamp: pasture to marsh—just add water by Steve Clarke 10 Paroo River wetlands receives Ramsar listing by Alison Curtin 12 Nutrients, catchments and reefs—a guide to nutrients in your landscape 13 The wetlands, biodiversity and salt project by Michael Smith, Keely Ough, Michele Kohout, Changhao Jin, Ruth Lennie, 14 Belinda Cant & Derek Turnbull Queensland Wetlands Programme by Angela Reed 15 Katfish Reach: a Murray-Darling Basin demonstration reach for native fish project by Mike Harper 17 Mapping wetlands in the wheatbelt of Western Australia by John Lizamore 17 Wetlands on Farms pilot project by Libby McIntyre & Steffan Holmes 19 Recovering New South Wales wetlands by Renee Shepherd 20 Long time wet … long time dry by Justine Watt 21 Mapping and monitoring wetlands in the south-west of Western Australia by Mia Podesta 22 Caring for wetlands in partnership by Alan Cibilic 23 Wetlands.edu goes national by Bill Phillips 24 Roving work for remote wetlands by Roger Jaensch 25 Revive our Wetlands 2007 by Sarah Brittle 27 Rusty loses his loop by Matthew & Josie Wright-Simon 28 History informs the future by Justin Perry & Tony Grice 29 Hunter region leading the way in wetlands communication by Tess Hilleard 30 Victorian Index of Wetland Condition enters second phase by Phil Papas, Janet Holmes & Shanaugh McKay 31 Investing in priority wetlands by Nicola Sheard & Brooke Turner 33 RiverBank: making up the difference by Mike Maher 35 Onkaparinga Park, wetland #1 by Tony Bainbridge 37 Alpine mossbeds: down but not out by Arm Tolsma 38 Award-winning wetland project by Carol Hannaford 39 NSW Murray Wetlands Working Group by Margrit Beemster 41 Protecting estuarine wetlands by Peter Scanes, Jocelyn Dela-Cruz, Geoff Coade, Jaimie Potts, Brendan Haine 43 & Max Carpenter The Narran Ecosystem Project: animal communities and ephemeral wetlands by Martin Thoms 45 Glossary 47 Produced by the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. ISSN 1446–4845 Cover photograph inset: Egret chicks in the Gwydir Wetlands, NSW. (Photo: Tara Schalk)—see page 20 Back cover photograph inset: Mussell shell found on the floodplain at Back Lake, in the Narran ecosystem. (Photo: Arthur Mostead)—see page 46 Editorial, artwork and project management: Wilton Hanford Hanover Printed by Pirion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government, the Minister for Climate Change and Water or the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Page 2 Wetlands Australia 2008 2008: MinisteRs’ foRewoRd Welcome to the 2008 edition of Wetlands Australia— negotiation, the Paroo River Wetlands was listed as a an annual publication bringing together information wetland of international importance under the Ramsar and resources from across Australia relating to Convention. wetlands conservation, management and education. Australia now has sixty-five wetlands listed under Wetlands are a vital part of our environment and are the Ramsar Convention, covering approximately increasingly recognised for playing a unique role in 7.5 million hectares. managing and conserving the flow of water through This year will mark the 10th Conference of the both the rural and urban environments. Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention. In Australia, drought has had a devastating effect on The conference will be held in the Republic of Korea some of our wetlands. towards the end of 2008 and we look forward to seeing Australia’s experts play a vital role in the conference. Climate change also means the droughts and floods that have always characterised Australia’s climate are This edition of Wetlands Australia comprised over likely to be even more severe into the future. thirty articles with contributions from all states and territories. With this in mind, it has never been more important that we protect our wetlands and manage them wisely. We commend the efforts of the many people working to effectively manage our wetlands across the country Despite the prevailing drought, 2007 saw a number and hope this edition inspires you to continue with of significant achievements in the area of wetlands your hard work. management. After many years of discussion and Senator the Hon Penny Wong The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP Minister for Climate Change and Water Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Issue No. 16 Healthy wetlands, healthy people Page 3 Continued from page 1 ‘My grandfather and grandmother used to camp here before salt springs (irlkertye) mission days. They was naked—nothing, no clothes. This Salt Springs is a chain of permanent springs located in a fencing work here is good. Bullocks and camels have been wide-open gorge in the Allambarinja range. This area was messing up the springs. Maybe once they are all cleaned out a traditional camping place for Arrernte people going back people will be able to drink the water again. That would be many generations before missionaries came and settled good. Then traditional owners and young fellas should keep Santa Teresa. them clean.’—Bobby Hayes, fifty-six years old Water quality varies widely from pool to pool. The saltiest Veronica Dobson also remembers camping there with her water is saltier than the sea and the good water is as good family when she was young. They used to work on nearby as rainwater. cattle stations and return to camp and hunt kangaroos and euros (a subspecies of the Common Wallaroo), and At Salt Springs, we built two strong fences to block off the collect seeds for flour and wild oranges, bush bananas, bush western and eastern ends of the gorge, including up one tomatoes, bush onions and yams in the area. side of the gorge where animals (mainly cattle and horses) were getting through. Heavy rain can produce huge flows At the start of our project, Mparntwenge was being visited of water through the gorge so we needed a strong fence. daily by many horses, cattle and camels and the main rock hole had filled up with large volumes of dung. Water quality Works involved hand digging holes for fence poles, was poor. concreting poles, building a gate, oxy-torching holes in posts, welding stays and straining up cables. We built two strong feral animal-proof fences at both ends of the gorge and cleaned out the main rock hole. After the We removed a tree growing in the mission-built well and rock hole was cleaned out, clean water began seeping in covered the well over with mesh to stop animals from falling from fractures in the surrounding rocks. in and getting stuck. After the fences were completed, heavy summer rains While camping we saw many lizards, snakes and spiders that washed much of the rest of the dung away and refilled the live at Salt Springs. rock holes with cleaner water. Monitoring before and after Keringke Rock hole—fence and gate the rain showed that life was coming back to the springs. Keringke Rock Hole is a culturally important non- The springs are home to frogs, lizards, snakes, bats and permanent rock hole just outside the Aboriginal Land Trust many insects and water bugs. They are important watering on Allambi Station. It is registered as a sacred site with the places for native animals including euros. Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority. The area has many rock carvings (petroglyphs) in a number of styles and a large Waterhole cleaning at Hayes Springs (Mparntwenge): (L to R) unknown, Derek Hayes, Tristan Hayes, Bobby Hayes, Gerard Davis, Lawrence Hayes, Adrian Hayes, Dion Alice. Photo: Patrick Dupont (CLC) Page 4 Wetlands Australia 2008 camping area with stone tool scatters and grindstones.
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