Lower elevation areas that collect water (but are not directly connected to rivers) support freshwater wetlands and sometimes somewhat saline wetlands in inland sites. These wetlands can be very rich in plant and animal species.
Restoration projects typically focus on restoring appropriate hydrological regimes, followed by control of invasive species and, where necessary, reintroduction of missing or underrepresented species.
1. Freshwater Wetlands
1a. The Waterways, Victoria
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/recovery-of-indigenous-plants-and-animals-in-revegetated-areas-at-the-waterways-victoria/
1b. Reedy Lake, Victoria
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2022/06/24/regeneration-of-indigenous-vegetation-at-third-reedy-lake-as-it-has-dried-over-summer-and-autumn-2022/
1c. McDonald’s Swamp, northern Victoria, Australia
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2022/06/24/biological-and-cultural-restoration-at-mcdonalds-swamp-in-northern-victoria-australia/
1d. Winton Wetlands, Victoria
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/restoring-the-winton-wetlands-in-north-east-victoria/
1e. Long Swamp, Victoria
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/long-swamp-discovery-bay-coastal-park-victoria/
1f. Brady Swamp, Victoria
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/brady-swamp-wetland-complex-grampians-national-park-victoria/
1g. Piccaninnie Ponds, South Australia
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/piccaninnie-ponds-conservation-park-south-australia/
1h. Winton Wetlands – Growling Grass Frog, Victoria
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/reintroducing-the-threatened-growling-grass-frog-to-winton-wetlands-victoria/
1i. Wetland restoration at Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
https://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/news/working-together-protect-wetlands
1j. Gayini Wetlands (Lowbidgee Wetlands), New South Wales
https://www.ilsc.gov.au/knowledge-hub/getting-started/first-nations-projects/gayini-wetlands
1k. Tuckean Swamp, New South Wales
https://ozfish.org.au/projects/tuckean-swamp/
1l. Rewilding lake edges, Sherwood, Queensland
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2023/07/08/3144/
1m. Heart Morass wetland, Victoria
https://www.fieldandgame.com.au/news/heart-morass-20-years-on-
1n. Alpine Bogs and Fens, New South Wales
https://theaustralianalps.wordpress.com/the-alps-partnership/publications-and-research/restoration-of-mires-bogs-and-fens-in-the-australian-alps-following-domestic-stock-grazing-and-the-impacts-of-the-2003-wildfires/
2. Inland Chenopod and Samphire (Saline) Wetlands
Restoration focuses on revitalising highly specialised, saline-tolerant ecosystems dominated by saltbushes (Atriplex), bluebushes (Maireana), samphires (Tecticornia/Sarcocornia), and copperburrs (Sclerolena).
Found across near-estuarine coastal saltmarshes and semi-arid inland floodplains/ephemeral lake beds, these ecosystems face deep degradation from altered hydrology, invasive species, and historic soil compaction from hard-hoofed grazing livestock.
2a. Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) work
https://www.australianwildlife.org/news-and-resources/news/Chenopod-Spotlight?srsltid=AU7gw4WfxCCggmpSJkMaQyeGAyEiyPhteS0msCTXusw0GcHA8pS4p5aZ
ALSO SEE
Marra Creek waterponding, chenopod shrublands, New South Wales
https://emrprojects.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/waterponding-the-marra-creek-nsw-rangelands-update-of-emr-feature/