Lagoon on lower Ovens River, Victoria (North East Catchment Management Area).

Lagoon on lower Ovens River, Victoria - North East catchment management area.

Ovens region: CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

The Ovens region is one of a series of 18 regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

  • 24 January 2008 | Updated 14 October 2011

Background

The Ovens region is in north-eastern Victoria and represents 0.7 per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).

The region has a population of around 46 000 people concentrated in the centres of :

  • Wangaratta
  • Myrtleford
  • Beechworth
  • Bright.

Research findings

The following documents detail the research findings:

Ovens regional report, Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

The full report for the Ovens region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (112 pages)

Ovens region fact sheet: Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

A brief guide to the key findings from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Sustainable Yields Project report on the Ovens region. (2 pages)

Ovens region: summary of regional report

A summary of a report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (12 pages)

Presentation of results from the Ovens region

A presentation made to Oven region stakeholders regarding the findings of the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (20 pages)


Find out more about the The CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.