2016
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16.1 – Using quantitative models to support restoration planning. Notes from discussions for research Project 4.3 : Supporting the MERI framework through improved NRM planning. Available on for Melbourne Water staff onInflo. Author: Nick Bond. |
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16.2 – Vegetated swales for the treatment of rural runoff. A practice note based on some of the research findings for the project “Prioritisation and effectiveness of rural land runoff control interventions” (Project 4.4). Authors: Tim Fletcher, Rob James & Hugh Duncan. Download: PDF |
2017
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17.1 – Benefits of stormwater control measures for mitigating downstream flooding. A summary of findings from the research project “Setting hydrologic objectives from site-scale to catchment-scale” (Project 2.5). Authors: Tim Fletcher & Matt Burns. Download: PDF |
2018
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18.1 – Community perceptions of ephemeral waterways in Melbourne’s north-west. A summary of the research findings from Project 5.4 : Community participation in waterway protection and restoration (sub-project 2). Author: Stephanie Lavau & Rachel Mainprize. Download: PDF |
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18.2 – Engaging communities with catchment thinking in an urban context. A summary of the research findings from Project 5.4 : Community participation in waterway protection and restoration (sub-project 1). Author: Stephanie Lavau. Download: PDF |
2020
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20.2 – Stormwater Control Measures: long‐term performance and the barriers & challenges to maintenance. A summary of the research findings from the project : Long‐term performance and willingness to maintain distributed stormwater control measures. Authors: Andrew Thomas, Darren Bos, Stephanie Lavau, Tim Fletcher and Peter Morison. Download: PDF |
2021
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21.1 – Understanding and mitigating the impacts of deer in riparian zones. A summary of the research findings to date, concerning: i) the prediction of deer density and impact and ii) techniques for non-lethal mitigation of deer. Authors: Joe Greet, Ami Bennett & Melissa Fedrigo. Download: PDF |
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21.2 – Stream Buffers: performance & design for water quality. A summary of the research findings from the project C2: Effectiveness of rural land interventions to improve stream flows and water quality. Authors: Rob Sargent, Tim Fletcher & David McCarthy. Download: PDF |
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21.3 – Direct Seeding Quick Guide Flowchart. A graphical abstract for the the research findings from the project D3: Evaluating direct seeding as a cost-effective revegetation technique. Authors: Fiona Ede & Darren Bos. Download: PDF |
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21.4 – The influence of land-use change on soil microbial communities in riparian ecosystems. A summary of the research into the variation in soil bacterial and fungal communities across three different land uses. Authors: Vicky Waymouth, Rebecca Miller, Sabine Kasel, Fiona Ede, Andrew Bissett & Cristina Aponte Download: PDF |
2022
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Fact Sheets from the Mid-term review of the healthy Waterway Strategy Birrarung’s billabongs: vegetation response to environmental watering (View PDF) |
| Improved biomonitoring of urban freshwater ecosystems using DNA barcodes (View PDF) |
| Community engagement with Melbourne’s blue spaces before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (View PDF) |
| Geomorphic change and disturbance thresholds for the protection or recovery of stream form in urban catchments (View PDF) |
| Increasing the effectiveness of ‘next generation’ citizen science programs (View PDF) |
| Modeling the risk of Key Revegetation Species to a Changing Climate (View PDF) |
| Managing the impacts of deer on riparian vegetation and water quality (View PDF) |
| Evaluating direct seeding as a cost effective revegetation technique (View PDF) |
| Investigating relationships between flow, channel form, instream vegetation and ecosystem function (View PDF) |
| Understanding the interactions between groundwater, surface water and Groundwater Depended Ecosystems (View PDF) |
| Understand the role of small headwater streams in urbanising catchments for supporting waterway health (View PDF) |
| Restoring the health of urban streams through stormwater management (View PDF) |
| Riparian Revegetation: Assessing Restoration Outcomes (View PDF) |
| Effectiveness of rural land interventions to improve stream flows and water quality (View PDF) |
| Major sources and fate of sediments in streams, wetlands, estuaries and bays to inform managementopportunities (Download: PDF) |
| Re-designing streetscapes for managing stormwater and increasing tree canopy cover (View PDF) |
| How can retention, use and treatment of urban stormwater protect or provide natural flow regimes for waterway health? (View PDF) |
| Optimising constructed wetland design, management and performance prediction quality (View PDF) |
| Yellingbo hydrology works monitoring program (View PDF) |