Carl Walters from CMA was guest speaker and tour guide at a walk through Kinnaird Wetland.
Kinnairds Wetland is part of a larger natural wetland covering an area of nearly 100 hectares of natural and constructed wetland designed to provide major regional benefits for land in the Muckatah Surface Water Management Scheme beginning in Yarrawonga.
In 1992 GMW proposal had 187 objections, consultation with community resulted in change to the design to improve water quality and flows, and included replacement of 10 weirs on the Broken Creek. Approval was gained and project has won environmental awards.
The natural and constructed areas of the wetland act as a retarding basin which aids in filtering sediment and minimises the rate of flows entering the Broken Creek which eventually flows into the Murray River at Barmah.
The diverse area provide habitat for a variety of wildlife including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
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