Page 12 - Barwon River News Today

Excited to announce Sanglen Sessions has grown out of Belmont and into a new permaculture haven! One of Geelong's best kept secrets, the new kids on the block or should we say on the Barwon River!

During the 20th century, a series of low-level weirs were built at the small towns along the river to secure water supplies. Settlers sought the same river features to build weirs that Indigenous people did when choosing sites for stone fish traps, so many weirs were built on outcropping rock.

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Deal Lewis/AAP Apart from managing the land, Indigenous people have also managed waterways, including the Murray River and the Darling/Baaka River, for thousands of years.

Regional Australia is experiencing rising homelessness as rents skyrocket, vacancy rates plummet and people on low incomes find themselves unable to afford a home.

Regional Australia is experiencing rising homelessness as rents skyrocket, vacancy rates plummet and people on low incomes find themselves unable to afford a home.

Sydney Water says filtration systems under extreme pressure amid floods, as all Melbourne beaches declared unsuitable for swimming

Discover Brewarrina Fish Traps in Brewarrina, Australia: These Aboriginal fish traps are among the oldest human constructions in the world.

Partially treated sewage is being pumped out near some of Victoria’s iconic beaches, while rivers and creeks are carrying dirty flood water into bays and the ocean.

Floodwaters due to the recent yet persistent heavy rain is still a problem for inland New South Wales and Victoria.