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The Premier of South Australia recently announced a Government restructure, placing an even greater emphasis on South Australia’s water resource management and water reform initiatives.

Effective 1 July 2010, South Australia has a new Department for Water, led by Scott Ashby as Chief Executive.

Content from the previous department can now be found on this website, or at one of the following links:

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July 1, 2010 River Murray Opening Allocation Announcement and Resource Report.	www.waterforgood.sa.gov.au
Riverbank collapse information.	www.sa.gov.au
License and permit information can be found at the ‘one stop shop’ for State Government services.	www.sa.gov.au
The Native Vegetation Council.	www.nvc.sa.gov.au
Natural Resource Management in South Australia.	www.nrm.sa.gov.au
State Flora - specialist supplier of Australian Native plants in tubes and pots.	www.stateflora.com.au
All technical and scientific monitoring data, reports and publications.	e-nrims.dwlbc.sa.gov.au

Hunters Creek

Hunters Creek

Hunters Creek forms part of the Hindmarsh Island wetland complex and is a shallow freshwater channel which, when lake levels allow, feeds directly into Mundoo Channel and the Coorong creating estuarine conditions.

Previous surveys found that the creek contained a high diversity of native freshwater and estuarine fish species including species of state and national conservation significance such as Murray hardyhead, Yarra pygmy perch, Southern pygmy perch and congolli. The presence of these threatened native fish highlights the importance of this wetland for regional and national biodiversity.

In 2008 a fishway was constructed at the confluence of Hunters Creek and Mundoo Channel to enable fish movement between the two water bodies, however due to the drought and lack of water within Hunters Creek the fishway remained closed until the return of high flows to Lake Alexandrina and the subsequent rising water levels. Hunters Creek is now able to provide a connection between Lake Alexandrina and Mundoo Channel and estuarine species such as Congolli and Green back flounder have been observed using the Hunters Creek fishway. The camera has also documented a family of egrets who took up residence just outside the fishway.