Inland Fisheries Service News
Recreational water warning – Four Springs Lake
Water testing by the Meander Valley Council at Four Springs Lake has revealed blue green algae to be currently present. Please be advised that: Blue Green Algae may pose a risk to water users and anyone who draws water directly from the water body. Swimming, canoeing and any other recreational use should be avoided until...
Woods Lake Boat Ramp - Restricted access period
On Monday 15 April access to the Woods Lake boat ramp will be restricted from 7.30am until about midday. We are going to remove some dangerous dead branches from the large trees over the car park. Access will reopen as soon as the work is completed.
Happy retirement Mr Hepworth
On Tuesday afternoon, we took a moment to say thank you to Stephen Hepworth who retired from the Inland Fisheries Service last year. We wanted to recognise the 18 years of valued service he gave to IFS, with the last 10 years as the Manager of Compliance and Operations. Stephen was the beneficiary of one...
Lake Ada Bridge Replacement – Temporary Site Closure
Site works to replace the flood damaged pedestrian bridge between Lake Ada and Ada Lagoon will be underway between Wednesday 10 April and Friday 12 April 2019. As part of these works the carpark at the end of Lake Augusta Road and the Talinah 4x4 Track will be closed from 0700-0900 on Thursday 11 April...
River Clyde Carp Survey
We recently surveyed the River Clyde for carp. The survey looks at sites with ideal carp habitat around Bothwell and Hamilton. The aim is to make sure there are no carp in the River Clyde. We have done the survey every year since we fist found carp in lakes Crescent and Sorell in 1995. We...
