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Flagship Waterways Projects in Victoria Flagship Waterways Projects Flagship Waterways Projects in Victoria Long-term, large-scale restoration projects on priority waterways Current projects Future projects* Merbein Common 2 1 4 3 MALLEE 9 2 10 18 17 22 21 Caring for Upper 6 11 the Campaspe 20 23 8 17 Ovens River NORTH EAST 16 24 26 WIMMERA NORTH CENTRAL GOULBURN BROKEN 26 Upper Wimmera Strathbogie River & Tributaries 22 Streams 25 7 23 5 19 31 35 21 30 8 5 Yarra River PORT PHILLIP 27 9 12 AND WESTERNPORT 31 36 10 15 27 34 Cann EAST GIPPSLAND GLENELG HOPKINS 33 36 28 32 River 4 The Living 32 20 Morrabool Mid Thomson 29 River 11 Budj Bim Connections CORANGAMITE 19 13 13 35 WEST GIPPSLAND 34 12 14 *Geographic boundaries of light-blue rivers still to be confirmed - projects yet to be established. Flagship Waterways Projects in Victoria Current projects Future projects* List of projects areas and their targeted 30-year outcomes Mallee North Central Port Phillip and Westernport 1. Merbein common wetlands 16. Campaspe River 31. Yarra River 2. Lindsay-Wallpolla Islands 17. Gunbower Island 32. Werribee River 3. Belsar-Yungera Floodplain complex 18. Murray Floodplain 33. Maribyrnong River 4. Kings Billabong and Woorlong complex Goulburn Broken West Gippsland 34. Corner Inlet and tributaries Wimmera 19. Strathbogie Streams 5. Upper Wimmera River 35. Gippsland Lakes and tributaries 20. Lower Goulburn River 6. Lower Wimmera River 36. Thomson River 21. Broken Creek 7. Wimmera wetlands 22. Barmah Forest Glenelg Hopkins North East 8. Glenelg Rivers 23. King River 9. Hopkins River 24. Ovens River 10. Victorian Volcanic Plains and Glenelg wetlands 25. Kiewa River 11. Budj Bim Landscape: Lake Condah, Darlot Creek and Fitzroy estuary 26. Mitta Mitta River Corangamite East Gippsland 12. Great Ocean Road estuaries 27. Cann River 13. Barwon River 28. Mitchell River 14. Western District Lakes 29. Gippsland Lakes 15. Moorabool River 30. Buchan River .

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