This program is a continuation of the Victorian State Government funded, Love our Lakes program headed by the Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee.

This project addressed the management of nutrients and sediment through the reduction of nutrient and sediment loads to the Gippsland Lakes. This was achieved through riparian works on Flynn’s Creek and its tributaries. Riparian works included stock proof fencing to prevent stock having direct access to the waterway, and revegetation works to create a vegetated buffer zone of at least 10 metres in width either side of the waterway to filter sediment and nutrient rich runoff.

The goal of this project was to engage landholders within the Flynns Creek area to fence off their water way and prevent stock access to the creek while revegetating these areas to stabilise banks and provide wildlife corridors through the landscape. LCLN staff conducted site visits and assessments using the standard LCLN assessment in which a project ranking system has been developed. This assessment data assisted LCLN staff to prioritise projects based on 3 basic criteria:

• Economic Value (Cost/Ha)

• Ecological Value (environmental outcomes)

• Landholder motivation/reputation

The objectives of this project are:

1. Improve water quality and reduce nutrient runoff into the Gippsland Lakes

2. Extend wildlife corridors along the creek through revegetating the buffer zones

3. Enhance Shade and Shelter along the creeks edge for stock

The results of this project can be seen on the sites below … these sites will be conducting annual photo monitoring submissions. These updates will be posted here so we can all see the benefits of this project over time.

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