Research Notes

2016

Using quantitative models to support restoration planning.
Notes from discussions for research Project 4.3 : Supporting the MERI framework through improved NRM planning. Available for Melbourne Water staff on Inflo. Author: Nick Bond.
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

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

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
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

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

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
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
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
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
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2022

Restoration Outcomes Monitoring Protocol (ROMP)
Tracking the effectiveness of Melbourne Water’s revegetation and vegetation management intervention. Author: Sacha Jellinek
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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)

2026

Sediment loads from urbanizing catchments: implications for management.
Summary of research from Project (W7): Major sources and fate of sediments in streams, wetlands, estuaries and bays to inform management opportunies. Author: Kathy Russell & Paulo Da Silva.
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