Waterway habitat is graded in the Report Card by measuring changes to the extent of vegetation types along our waterways over the previous two reporting years. Types of vegetation measured are riparian vegetation, wetland vegetation, mangroves, and saltmarsh.

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Riparian vegetation, wetland vegetation, mangroves and saltmarsh weren’t measured in 2023-2024, therefore waterway habitat grades in both the freshwater and estuarine zones did not change to the previous Report Card.

 

As per the 2024 Report Card areas of riparian vegetation remain stable in the Ross Basin in both the freshwater (upstream) and estuarine (downstream) environments.

 

The Black Basin however, while recording a slight increase of riparian vegetation in the freshwater environment, saw grades fall from ‘good’ to ‘very poor’ in its estuarine environment.

 

For more details, visit the 2024 Technical Report Key Insights document.​​​