{"id":640,"date":"2026-10-08T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/?page_id=640"},"modified":"2026-10-17T12:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:26:42","slug":"inland-wetlands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapter.ser.org\/australasia\/restoration-standards\/examples-and-case-studies-supporting-the-australian-standards\/inland-wetlands\/","title":{"rendered":"6. Inland Wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

Restoration projects typically focus on restoring appropriate hydrological regimes, followed by control of invasive species and, where necessary, reintroduction of missing or underrepresented species.<\/p>\n

See: https:\/\/www.water.vic.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0022\/671710\/vegetation-recovery-in-inland-wetlands-an-australian-perspective.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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1. Freshwater Wetlands<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\n1a. The Waterways<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/11\/recovery-of-indigenous-plants-and-animals-in-revegetated-areas-at-the-waterways-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1b. Reedy Lake<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2022\/06\/24\/regeneration-of-indigenous-vegetation-at-third-reedy-lake-as-it-has-dried-over-summer-and-autumn-2022\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1c. McDonald\u2019s Swamp<\/strong>, northern Victoria,\u00a0Australia
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2022\/06\/24\/biological-and-cultural-restoration-at-mcdonalds-swamp-in-northern-victoria-australia\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1d. Winton Wetlands<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/26\/restoring-the-winton-wetlands-in-north-east-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1e. Long Swamp<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/07\/long-swamp-discovery-bay-coastal-park-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1f. Brady Swamp<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/07\/brady-swamp-wetland-complex-grampians-national-park-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1g. Piccaninnie Ponds<\/strong>, South Australia
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/07\/piccaninnie-ponds-conservation-park-south-australia\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1h. Winton Wetlands – Growling Grass Frog<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2025\/04\/11\/reintroducing-the-threatened-growling-grass-frog-to-winton-wetlands-victoria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1i. Wetland restoration at Olympic Park<\/strong>, Sydney, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au\/news\/working-together-protect-wetlands<\/a><\/p>\n

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1j. Gayini Wetlands (Lowbidgee Wetlands)<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/www.ilsc.gov.au\/knowledge-hub\/getting-started\/first-nations-projects\/gayini-wetlands<\/a><\/p>\n

ALSO SEE
\nhttps:\/\/www.natureaustralia.org.au\/what-we-do\/our-priorities\/land-and-freshwater\/land-freshwater-stories\/gayini\/<\/a><\/p>\n

AND
\nhttps:\/\/www.unsw.edu.au\/research\/ecosystem\/our-research\/rivers-and-wetlands\/lowbidgee-wetlands-murray-darling-basin-nimmie-caira<\/a><\/p>\n

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1k. Tuckean Swamp<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/ozfish.org.au\/projects\/tuckean-swamp\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1l. Rewilding lake edges<\/strong>, Sherwood, Queensland
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2023\/07\/08\/3144\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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1m. Heart Morass wetland<\/strong>, Victoria
\nhttps:\/\/www.fieldandgame.com.au\/news\/heart-morass-20-years-on-<\/a><\/p>\n

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1n. Alpine Bogs and Fens<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/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\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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2. Inland Chenopod and Samphire (Saline) Wetlands<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Restoration focuses on revitalising highly specialised, saline-tolerant ecosystems dominated by saltbushes (Atriplex<\/em>), bluebushes (Maireana<\/em>), samphires (Tecticornia<\/em>\/Sarcocornia<\/em>), and copperburrs (Sclerolena<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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2a. Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) work<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.australianwildlife.org\/news-and-resources\/news\/Chenopod-Spotlight?srsltid=AU7gw4WfxCCggmpSJkMaQyeGAyEiyPhteS0msCTXusw0GcHA8pS4p5aZ<\/a><\/p>\n

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ALSO SEE
\nMarra Creek waterponding, chenopod shrublands<\/strong>, New South Wales
\nhttps:\/\/emrprojects.wordpress.com\/2019\/10\/21\/waterponding-the-marra-creek-nsw-rangelands-update-of-emr-feature\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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