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Gippsland Lakes News and Media

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Bairnsdale Advertiser

Concern that one of Australia’s largest coastal lagoon systems may be shifting under the combined pressure of climate change, altered freshwater inflows, water extraction across the catchment and longer-term development pressures, including emerging demands linked to large-scale mine rehabilitation.

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25-07-2026

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Bairnsdale Advertiser

Gippsland Lakes a putrid mess. Calls for an audit of the Gippsland Lakes

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04 May 2022

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Salinity levels continue to cause concern for Gippsland Lakes

Rising salinity levels in the world-renowned Gippsland Lakes is putting the wetlands at risk, with a recent government report acknowledging it did not know the long-term risks of the problem.

​The AGE November 2014

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Scathing EPA Report of the Lakes

The EPA report presented in May 2013 clearly states that the deepening of the entrance by Gippsland Ports was responsible for the increased salinity of the Gippsland Lakes.

​GEG Media Release

October 2013

We work on the unceded lands of the GunaiKurnai, Yaitmathang, Ngarigo and Bidwell Peoples and respectfully acknowledge Elders past and present. 

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