Australian River Restoration Centre

Australian River Restoration Centre We believe in the importance of valuing people, sharing knowledge, and restoring our rivers.

The future of the Upper Murrumbidgee is approaching a critical moment. 🛑Before draft recommendations are released for pu...
12/06/2026

The future of the Upper Murrumbidgee is approaching a critical moment. 🛑

Before draft recommendations are released for public consultation, join us for a FREE webinar featuring leading energy economist Gordon Leslie. 👏

Gordon will draw on expertise in energy markets, regulation and policy to unpack the economics behind water releases, and what they could mean for the river's future.

Don't miss the opportunity to hear from an economist exploring the economics behind water releases from the Snowy Hydro Scheme.

🔗 Register now to attend or receive a link to the recording: d373ee20-03a3-48a3-9222-7743c7986974@84bbaceb-39c3-4a99-9c6a-694e29119cf9" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d373ee20-03a3-48a3-9222-7743c7986974@84bbaceb-39c3-4a99-9c6a-694e29119cf9

What happens when public assets are operated without transparency and input from the communities they impact ? 🔍 You get...
10/06/2026

What happens when public assets are operated without transparency and input from the communities they impact ? 🔍

You get a dying river with no guarantee it survives for the next generation ...

A system no longer able to support everything from biodiversity and wellbeing to recreational fishing, and local economies. 🌱

136 people and organisations wrote submissions to the Independent Review Panel for the Snowy Water Review to demand change.

We went through every submission so you don't have to. 🔦

Full breakdown: https://theforgottenriver.au/updates/eight-truths-emerging

Note: This breakdown reviews the 136 public submissions and does not summarise broader First Nations views; we highly recommend reading the SWIOID First Nations Advisory Group’s 'From Advisory to Custodianship Report':https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/from-advisory-custodianship.pdf

Most of Australia's rivers don't flow neatly through protected reserves. 🌱They run through working farms and privately o...
04/06/2026

Most of Australia's rivers don't flow neatly through protected reserves. 🌱

They run through working farms and privately owned landscapes.

60% of Australia’s land is privately owned, and it's here where private decisions quietly shape river health across entire catchments.

It's also where the most significant opportunities for restoration exist. 💚

We’ve spent 18 years working alongside landholders restoring our landscapes.

Check out our latest update to see what that looks like in practise: arrc.au/blog/a-decade-in-the-goulburn

A child planting a tree is the beginning of a legacy that outlasts the planting. 🌿The moment when care and passion is pa...
28/05/2026

A child planting a tree is the beginning of a legacy that outlasts the planting. 🌿

The moment when care and passion is passed on from one generation to the next.

Around 60% of Australia's land is privately owned, and it’s here where the most significant opportunities for restoration exist. 🤝

Our work in the Goulburn catchment over the last 10 years shows exactly what that looks like.

Check out what we learned: arrc.au/blog/a-decade-in-the-goulburn 🪏

This week is National Reconciliation Week.The hero artwork for NRW2026 is Gaagal, meaning ocean, by Gumbaynggirr Bundjal...
27/05/2026

This week is National Reconciliation Week.

The hero artwork for NRW2026 is Gaagal, meaning ocean, by Gumbaynggirr Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey.

"We are saltwater and freshwater people, and any body of water is sacred to us. My paintings are my interpretation of my connection to water, I use patterns to capture the flow of connection and the energetic rhythms of moving water."

We recognise and honour First Nations peoples' profound and continuing connection to Country.

Evidence of this relationship is everywhere.

From ancient fish traps and songlines to stories passed down through generations, written into the rivers themselves.

These are not remnants of the past. They are living expressions of culture that depend on healthy water.

When water disappears, so too can language and culture.

📸 Our Yaa River Yerrabi field day. Credit: Phoebe Watkins.

Since 1970, freshwater species populations have declined by 85% globally. 🚨 Faster than any other ecosystem.In Australi...
23/05/2026

Since 1970, freshwater species populations have declined by 85% globally. 🚨

Faster than any other ecosystem.

In Australia, migratory fish like the Silver perch are among the most vulnerable. 🌡️

These fish rely on free-flowing rivers to migrate, feed and reproduce. But when rivers are blocked or degraded, those journeys become impossible.

Fish are the lifeblood of healthy rivers — supporting entire ecosystems and the wildlife that depends on them. 🧬

We work to restore river connectivity by supporting campaigns, advocating for healthy waterways, and delivering habitat restoration and fish hotels that help native fish recover.

Today is International World Fish Migration Day, a reminder that rivers are pathways for life, and when they flow freely, life can move with them.

Hannah Hewes grew up on Blackheath Creek, sitting below the Blue Mountains where her family has run cattle for more than...
20/05/2026

Hannah Hewes grew up on Blackheath Creek, sitting below the Blue Mountains where her family has run cattle for more than 30 years.

After decades of quiet degradation and a half metre bed drop in a single month, the creek split the property in two. ⌛️

This wasn't just erosion. It was the slow loss of a working farm.

Our Rivers of Carbon team, led by Shane Laverty with 25 years of erosion expertise, got to work: keying rock structures into the creek bed, raising the bed height, installing 500 metres of fencing, and planting native vegetation throughout. 🪏

Already the erosion has been stopped, the landscape is rehydrating, and the creek has been given an avenue to recover.

Within 1 to 2 years, this creek will be unrecognisable. 🌿

This project was funded by WaterNSW and we would like shoutout Lithgow Oberon Landcare, Lithgow City Council, Primary Industries and Regional Development, local contractors, neighbouring landholders and of course Hannah herself.

Projects like this are as rewarding as it gets. 🙌

Backed by 18 years of experience, we are proud of what we do and we’re always looking to expand our impact in any way we can.

13/05/2026

Did you know there are up to 350 million carp in the Murray-Darling Basin in wet years?

That's the weight of 75 Eiffel Towers, sitting in our rivers and suffocating native fish found nowhere else on Earth.

The damage cannot be overstated.

At last week's Carp Action Summit, freshwater fisheries biologist Assoc. Professor Ivor Stuart shared more than 30 years of hard-won knowledge in river management, fish passage and fish ecology.

Everyone agrees carp are destroying our rivers. Now we need to bring people together and act.

Huge thanks to the Victorian Fisheries Authority for helping making conversations like this happen. 🙌

07/05/2026

What a day it was.

A look into last weeks Murray Darling Carp Action Summit 💪

Last week, something special happened on the banks of the Goulburn River 🙌Over 80 representatives from 40+ organisations...
07/05/2026

Last week, something special happened on the banks of the Goulburn River 🙌

Over 80 representatives from 40+ organisations came together focused on one issue.

What will it take to drive real action on CARP? 📌

An invasive species decimating river environments, threatening native fish, our drinking water and the recreational value of rivers across the country.

A big thank you to the Victorian Fisheries Authority for being such an incredible leader in this space. It's been a genuine pleasure to cohost this summit and partner with such a committed and passionate organisation.

The diversity, knowledge and passion in the room was real. 💭

We heard from MPs Helen Dalton MP & Darren Chester MP, First Nations groups Taungurung Land & Waters Council, researchers FRDC, farmers National Farmers' Federation, fishing leaders VRFish, A Fisherman's Life With Starlo & OzFish Unlimited, conservation groups Invasive Species Council, river managers Murray Darling Association Inc, innovators Ocean2Earth and more!

Together we took real steps toward a more coordinated national response, including the proposed formation of the Murray Darling Carp Action Alliance.

300 million carp is not a small problem. But a committed alliance refusing to look away? That's how change starts. 🌿

Stay tuned.

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