Mitchell River
The Mitchell River’s journey begins in the Mitchell River National Park flowing freely through the high cliffs and gorges including the Den of Nargun
- The East Gippsland’s magnificent Mitchell River is one of the last remaining major Victorian river systems free from dams.
- The Mitchell River has a special listing under the Heritage Rivers Act due to its rich ecological and cultural heritage and unique social and recreational value.
- Bank erosion and pest plants and animals are key threats to the health of the Mitchell River, along with renewed calls to place a dam on the river.
People who love and depend on the Mitchell River have many memories and insights to share – of repairing the river’s banks, of campaigning against damming, and of its wild, precious and peaceful qualities.
Take a minute and explore the Mitchell River through the eyes of these river champions…
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Geoff Johnson: Working with nature and floods
Beef farmer Geoff Johnston’s river flats property has been inundated by Mitchell River floods ever since he can remember...
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Ian Clunes: Rekindling community passion
Urban Landcare volunteer Ian Clues has been instrumental in rekindling the Bairnsdale community’s passion for the Mitchell River...
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Jan McChesney: Shares her "soul" place
Since the age of 17, avid bushwalker and sailor Jan McChesney has regarded the Mitchell River and the Gippsland Lakes as her “soul places”...
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Robyn Grant: Says no to damming
In 1999 Robyn Grant helped formed the Mitchell River Investigation Group to stop the proposal to dam the Mitchell River...
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Roger & Rohan Bilney: Keeping nature in the family
Respected ecologist Roger Bilney has spent much of his recreational and working life involved with the environment...
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Yasmin Aly: A river love affair
Yasmin Aly has had a love affair with the Mitchell River since she was a child, promising her mother that she would be a park ranger some day...
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