Koondrook-Perricoota Forest to receive an upgrade

By Lua Ikenasio

Dec 23, 2024

Shear Paddock in the West of Moama. Photo: Supplied.

The Koondrook-Perricoota Forest is set to receive a $3.3 million upgrade from the NSW Government.

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The funding will help revitalise the river red gum woodlands by building critical water infrastructure to optimise environmental flows through the forest.

The government intends to build a 5.9km levee at Shear Paddock in Moama’s west.

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water acting executive director of delivery Greg Winchester said the project will have many benefits.

“This is a key project that will help us meet our Basin Plan commitments while delivering critical environmental benefits to this rare and magnificent ecosystem, and I’m pleased to see a contract awarded - a major step towards works getting underway,” he said.

“Enhanced watering events not only provide better breeding opportunities for thousands of native waterbirds, as well as better conditions for native fish in the wetlands, they also entice visitors to the area which is a win for local businesses.”

Local company Northern Constructions Group will be taking charge of the project and will build an earthen levee bank and access track adjacent to the forest in the coming months.

The upgrade is part of the wider Koondrook-Perricoota Forest project.

By Lua Ikenasio