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Gippsland Environment Group Inc
Lobbying against environmental threats on the unceded lands of the GunaiKurnai, Yaitmathang, Ngarigo and Bidwell Peoples
Snowy River News and Media
Snowy River Still No Flows
GEG Media Release
​Time for a Snowy River environmental audit
15 May 2019
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Snowy River below Guthega Dam, Kosciuszko National Park. Photo L.Crisp
'Vandalism': NSW gives way on Snowy oversight as wild rivers flow briefly again
An expert panel recommended as far back as 1998 to remove an aqueduct that would have restored partial natural flows on the Gungarlin River, left.
The AGE December 8, 2017
Gungarlin River Kosciusko National Park, flowing below weir 5th Oct 2017. Photo: L. Crisp
SNOWY HYDRO. Don't turn off Snowy Rivers
Two big rivers that once flowed into the Snowy River in Kosciuszko National Park are flowing again for the first time in 50 years and must not be turned off again, according to Gippsland Environment Group.
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Gungarlin River, KNP. Dry river bed below weir since 1965 Photo: L. Crisp
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17 October 2017
The NSW Government plans to scrap the independent Snowy Scientific Committee (SSC), the only independent scientific body advising on environmental flows for the Snowy River and other rivers affected by the Snowy Scheme.
GEG Media Release April 2014
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Gungarlin River below the weir. Photo L.Crisp
Upper Snowy River 2014
VIDEO: The Snowy River is a dry river bed in Kosciosko National Park, with much of its water diverted west to the Murray Darling Basin for irrigation. There are four dams on the Snowy River, part of the Snowy Hydro-electric scheme, and scheduled environmental flows have not been released.
http://youtu.be/4nlhflxIZok​
Guthega Power Station 2012
VIDEO: Guthega power station in New South Wales, Australia, generates power for Snowy Hydro. This video explains the effects of the power station on the Snowy River Station.
http://youtu.be/0QvZQgTDc4I
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