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Aerial image of river and river mouth running out to ocean with sand banks, vegetation and a small town on the left.

Kugerungmome, a river with heart

  • Context: Regional

Working together to heal rivers is at the heart of the Our Catchments Our Communities program and the Kugerungmome/Powlett River Partnerships Project.

Flowing across Bunurong Country, Kugerungmome enters Bass Strait at Kilcunda. It is a much loved river alive with biodiversity, stories and cultural heritage. Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation are the Traditional Owners of the river and keepers and cultural authority of its story.

As it snakes along its course it passes farms, small townships – even schools. It faces many challenges and supports plants, small pockets of rainforest, productive farmland and endangered species from the Giant Gippsland Earthworm to Hooded Plovers.

West Gippsland CMA sees everyone along the way as part of the river’s future with opportunities for them to act as stewards to play a small or large role in caring for it.

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The Kugerungmome/Powlett River Partnership project is supported by the Victorian Government through the Our Catchment Our Communities Program.

The project began in 2022, stemming from the passion and collective efforts driven by Landcare for over 30 years. After a successful three years in motion, no one wanted the momentum they’d built to fade – they wanted it to grow.

In 2024-25, the project continued and a series of facilitated workshops brought everyone into one room to put their piece of the puzzle on the table, share learnings and build on success.

Together, they created a matrix of works to prioritise the projects and activities to be delivered in the coming four years.

Projects led by Bunurong Land Council, Bass Coast Landcare Network, Trust for Nature, Parks Victoria, and BirdLife Australia will bring landholders and community together to expand the reach and possibilities of works.

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Landscape image looking down the length of a river with vegetated bushy banks in the foreground, reaching out to flat land and bare banks.
West Gippsland CMA, Powlett River estuary, VIC.
Three people standing on sandy bank of river near mouth to the ocean looking through binoculars
West Gippsland CMA, Kugerungmome Hooded Plover spotting, VIC.
Large group of people standing facing the camera holding a piece of aboriginal artwork, standing on sandy bank of wide river with vegetated sand dune bank on other side.
West Gippsland CMA, Kugerungmome Powlett River partners, VIC.
“When you bring everyone together it creates a groundswell of possibility and the large task of taking action becomes bite size and manageable – supported by each other. That’s how integrated catchment management works.”
– Deb Archer, Manager Catchment and Communities West Gippsland CMA
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