BCG project - Diversity in a Piped System
This project is supported by RIRDC and forms part of our innovative Making Conservation Pay project.
The Diversity in a Piped System project aims to utilise a unique window of opportunity in the development of the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline to monitor and evaluate four different water access design structures for native fauna to identify which design achieves the best environmental outcome, from a biodiversity perspective.
A secondary aim is to communicate this knowledge in a user-friendly form to the community of the Wimmera-Mallee.
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The final report from the Diversity in a Piped System project, 'Bio-diversity in a Piped Rural Water System', is available for purchase on the RIRDC website here. Printed copies can also be purchased from RIRDC on 02 6272 4218. Read a media release from Ms Sussan Ley MP and Mr John Forrest MP regarding the launch of the final report on 6 March 2007. |
| A key finding of the research is that the biodiversity value on a farm can be improved by installing a wildlife pond. We have produced a "Farmers' guide to installing a wildlife pond" that contains all the details you'll need to efficiently and cost-effectively enhance wildlife values in the Wimmera and Mallee within a piped water delivery system. Download the 4-page Farmers' guide to installing a wildlife pond. |
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Read the article 'DIY billabongs to protect farm biodiversity' that featured in
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Click on the links below to read reports on the progress of the project: |
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| BCG national finalist in 2007 Banksia Environmental Awards(June 2007) | ||||||
| October 2006 | August 2006 | June 2006 | March 2006 | October 2005 | June 2005 | DIPS homepage |
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Listen to part of an ABC Radio National broadcast with host, Michael McKenzie, Click once on the media player below to activate the buttons. |
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For more information, please contact:
Jonathan Starks
Project Officer
Ph. 0428 922 787
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