Australian River Restoration Centre

03/09/2026

Last chance to get your hands on our limited edition handcrafted Murray cod lures. ⭐

Designed in partnership with Andy McGovern and Strike Force Lures, they're built to handle some of Australia's toughest freshwater fishing conditions.

We’ve reduced the price to clear: once they’re gone, they’re gone.

All proceeds support our work restoring riverbanks, planting native vegetation, improving habitat and much more.

Grab yours today, while stocks last: https://shop.arrc.au/product/arrc-timber-fishing-lures-limited-edition/

20/08/2026

🌿 Get your hands dirty for a good cause.

Just 45 minutes from Canberra, we're bringing the community together to help restore Gibraltar Creek.

Join us on Saturday 12 September, to plant native trees, create habitat, and help restore an important tributary of the Upper Murrumbidgee River.

Hosted by our own Dr Siwan Lovett and Shane Laverty, with Dan Anderson from Apical Bushfire and Planning leading the planting session — expect plenty of practical insights!

✅ Family-friendly ✅ BBQ lunch provided

This is a perfect opportunity to get outdoors, learn something new, and connect with others who care about our environment.

Places are limited, so registration is necessary to help with planning, catering and site safety.

👉 Find out more and register now: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/spring-community-planting-day-at-gibraltar-creek-act-tickets-1997801616414

This event is supported by EKU Energy and funded through the EKU Energy Williamsdale BESS Community Grants Program.

19/08/2026

This creek needs work. Can you see why?

Gibraltar Creek is an important tributary of the Upper Murrumbidgee River.

But parts of its riparian corridor are under pressure.

That's about to change.

With funding from the EKU Energy Williamsdale BESS Community Grants Program and in close partnership with the landholder, we're restoring and protecting sections of Gibraltar Creek.

These works will improve water quality, strengthen habitat connectivity and build resilience across this important catchment.

This is just the beginning. We'll be sharing the journey as it unfolds.

For more: https://arrc.au/projects/gibraltar-creek

13/08/2026

Thank you. 💚

The response to the Independent Review Panel's Draft Report exceeded expectations, with an overwhelming level of community engagement from people who care deeply about the future of this river.

To everyone who took the time to read, learn, attend webinars, share posts, talk to friends and family, or make a submission: thank you.

Every action helped ensure decision-makers heard from the people who know, love and rely on this river.

The consultation period may be over, but the work isn't.

Together, we've sent a clear message that the community wants a healthier future for the Upper Murrumbidgee River.

We'll continue advocating for the river and keep you updated as the process moves forward. For now, we're simply grateful.

Thank you for standing up for the Bidgee. 💚

03/08/2026

This is it!
One more day left.
Have your say📣

Submissions close (AEST) 5.00pm, Tuesday 4 August 2026.

The Independent Review Panel's Draft Report delivers a stark warning: without reform, the Upper Murrumbidgee faces a "gradual death". The rules governing our river can be changed, but decision-makers need to hear from the community. Make your submission and help shape its future

03/08/2026

We're happy to share a new 10-year collaboration with Amazon to restore and protect a critical stretch of the Coxs River in Greater Western Sydney.

Working directly with local landholders, we will restore 14.8 kilometres of the upper Coxs River through erosion control, reducing contaminants from livestock, removing invasive weeds, and revegetation.

The Coxs River feeds reservoirs that supply drinking water to millions of people. Once completed, the project is expected to improve water availability in Sydney's drinking water catchments by nearly 400 million litres per year, while also improving local water quality and rebuilding habitat for native species.

How it works - by restoring healthy catchment function, less water is lost to excessive evaporation and transpiration; meaning more water can remain in the catchment and improve both water availability and health downstream.

Projects like this show what's possible when businesses, communities and environmental organisations work together to address water challenges at a catchment scale, enabling significant on-ground restoration to happen.

We look forward to getting started! 🪴

Read more about the project: https://arrc.au/projects/coxs-river-catchment

Photo credits: 1 - Andrew Scarano, 2 - Simon Kelly.

02/08/2026

This river needs more water. 📣

Terry Korodaj knows this space better than most, 20 years working on water reform across the Murray-Darling Basin.

His read on this plan: one of the most straightforward he's seen.

No water buybacks from downstream irrigators. The cost to the electricity market: 0.05-0.1%, smaller than daily price swings. Every dollar spent on reform returns up to $1.25 in benefit, by the Panel's own modelling.

We need to make sure government follows through. Voice your support for change.

Have your say: https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/draft-report-independent-review-of-the-snowy-water-inquiry-outcomes-implementation-deed/survey?page=4

⏰ Submissions close 4 August.

02/08/2026

Two platypus order a pint of beer from a bar near the Upper Murrumbidgee River. 🍻

One gets a full pint glass (570ml), the other ends up with a shot-glass (30ml).

“Hey! Where’s the rest of my beer?” he asks the bar tender. 🤬

“Oh, it looks like you got the “2026-2027 Environmental Release...”

“What? That’s tiny, it’s a shot-glass!” 🧐

“Sure it’s about 2%. It represents the planned water release for the Upper Murrumbidgee River from Tantangara Dam next year”

“Well that doesn’t pass the ‘pub test’!”

Let's demand better. More information: https://theforgottenriver.au/updates/have-your-say

31/07/2026

The verdict could not be clearer. 🏞️

The Upper Murrumbidgee is slowly disappearing before our kids get the chance to know it the way we did.

If you want this river in their future, take 10 minutes to complete the Draft Report survey. 🤝

The river needs change and it needs it now.

Read our report, use our submission guide, and have your say: https://theforgottenriver.au/updates/have-your-say

⏰ Submissions close 4 August.

30/07/2026

This is what 7% of natural flow actually looks like. 👇

A river can't survive on this little.

The Independent Review Panel's own fix is on the table now, real flows, brought back to 30%.

This only happens if enough people say so.

Final chance to make government listen: https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/draft-report-independent-review-of-the-snowy-water-inquiry-outcomes-implementation-deed

⏰ Submissions close 4 August.