Bid to avoid fish kill at Greens Lake

“Local fishing groups are contacting me regularly updating me on the state of the lake and their genuine fears of a major fish kill if water is not allocated to the lake quickly,” Ms Sheed said.

“Fishing groups have been told that the Arthur Rylah Institute has been commissioned to investigate the fish numbers and that it is working on the lake now to determine the water quality, depth and temperature of the lake.”

Ms Sheed said it was disappointing an important recreational facility was not given a water allocation when it was clear that its decommissioning as a water storage area would have such a significant impact.

“Lake Cooper has closed, Waranga Basin does not have free camping facilities and the fact that the facilities at Greens Lake were recently upgraded, together with restocking of fish in recent years, are all strong arguments for Greens Lake be retained as an important recreational, camping and fishing asset for our local community,” she said.