Media Releases
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No change in Lake Connewarre and Barwon Estuary blue-green algae bloom
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Ongoing monitoring of the blue-green algae bloom in Lake Connewarre and lower sections of the Barwon River Estuary shows no change.
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Gippsland Lakes blue-green algae update
Monday, 6 February 2012
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) continues to work with the Department of Health, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), local government, tourism representatives and the commercial fishing industry to respond to the blue-green algal bloom currently affecting the Gippsland Lakes.
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Blue-green algae alert still current for Lake Connewarre and Barwon Estuary
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Results from water sampling undertaken earlier this week show that the blue green algae situation remains unchanged, with low numbers still present in the lower sections of the Barwon River Estuary.
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Algal bloom spreads to Lake Wellington and Lake Victoria
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Recent testing of water in Lake Wellington and Lake Victoria has detected levels of blue-green algae that are high enough to warrant the installation of signs warning people not to come into contact with the affected water.
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Blue-green algae alert remains current for Lake Connewarre and Barwon Estuary
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Regular monitoring of Lake Connewarre State Game Reserve and sections of the Barwon Estuary continues to show blue-green algae presence at concentrations exceeding recreational health alert levels.
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Algae levels rise again in Paynesville and Eagle Point
Friday, 20 January 2012
Monitoring of blue-green algae in the Gippsland Lakes has detected concentrations of algae in the Paynesville and Eagle Point areas at levels that could adversely affect human and animal health on contact with the water.
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Algae levels rise again in Metung area
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Monitoring of blue-green algae in the Gippsland Lakes has detected concentrations of algae in the Metung area at levels that could adversely affect human and animal health on contact with the water.
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‘Summer by the Sea’ draws crowds on the coast
Monday, 9 January 2012
This year’s ‘Summer by the Sea’ program is again attracting big numbers around Gippsland’s coastal areas.
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Recreational water restrictions lifted in areas within the Gippsland Lakes
Friday, 06 January 2012
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Recent results from monitoring of the Gippsland Lakes blue-green algal bloom indicate that the algae in most areas have declined sufficiently to levels that will no longer adversely affect human and animal health on contact with the water.
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Gippsland Lakes blue-green algae update
Tuesday, 03 January 2012
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The multi-agency Incident Management Team working on the response to the blue-green algal bloom in the Gippsland Lakes is receiving reports that people are ignoring warning signs advising them not to come into contact with affected water or to eat pawns, mussels and crabs from the Lakes system.