WIOA Talks – NAIDOC Week – Meaningful Collaboration by the Water Industry with Traditional Owners
6 July 2022
Session commences 11.00am (AEST)
- Welcome – Acknowledgment of Country – Shane Charles
- Celebrating the Kwatye Award winning project from Albury City Council
- Wonga Wetlands – Nerilee Kerslake
- Shared Path track around Wonga Wetlands – Nerilee Kerslake
- Q&A Interview – Nerilee Kerslake & Shane Charles (from the Wagirra Team)
- Goulburn Valley Water Projects – Steven Nash
- Dunyak Moira Project
- Trawool Walking Track
- Shepparton WWTP Tree Harvesting
Wonga Wetlands – Nerilee Kerslake
Set in an ecosystem of lagoons and billabongs covering 80 hectares. Wonga Wetlands are operated as an ephemeral wetland thanks to the city’s reliable supply of recycled wastewater effluent. Wonga Wetlands is a birdwatchers paradise. Sitting congruently in the natural environment. Albury City Council are in the process of developing a new Visitor Education and Experience Centre. The new Centre will provide a high quality, sustainable, multi-purpose visitor and education experience and increased opportunities for environmental and aboriginal education awareness programs, school groups and private events.
Shared Path track around Wonga Wetlands along the Murray River – Nerilee Kerslake
Albury’s Murray River frontage is one of its greatest natural endowments and the Project elements will not only create a vibrant riverside experience, but also support and facilitate Indigenous cultural and employment opportunities through the development of the share path track. Providing a sealed and accessible trail for all fitness levels, the extension will comprise an additional 12km pathway, linking key recreational tourism assets and providing access to wonderful scenery around Wonga Wetlands and the Murray River.
Dunyak Moira Project – Steven Nash
At Merrigum, GVW is transforming decommissioned raw water storages into new fishing spots through the Dunyak Moira (meaning Fishing Lake) project, making the ponds accessible to the whole community. GVW is working with the Burnanga Indigenous Fishing Club, which will manage stocking the fishing ponds and revegetating the site.
Trawool Walking track
This project is to create a walking track featuring local history and storytelling, and community fishing space at GVW’s retired Trawool reservoir, partnering with Taungurung Land and Waters Council. This project is creating opportunities for GVW and Traditional Owners to improve public recreation, and reimagine and reactivate an unused asset and improve waterway health.
Shepparton WWTP Tree Harvesting
GVWater partnered with Yorta Yorta to utilise their work team to assist with the clearing of a sheoak plantation which provided woodchip for the Barmah Ulunja Manuka honey farm.
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