Flowing through farmland in the floodplains between Cowwarr and Heyfield, Rainbow Creek is a short but significant waterway in the West Gippsland catchment.

For the past four years, we have been delivering the Thomson and Rainbow Management Plan to keep the Thomson flowing and to nurture the young, fast flowing Rainbow Creek.

Together with landholders, community and other partners we’ve been weeding, fencing, removing willows and planting native vegetation to strengthen the Rainbow, keep it healthy for local wildlife and communities and protect it from future events.

Watch our short video ‘Nurturing a rainbow – Managing the Thomson‘ below, to hear our Waterways Project Officer David Stork and Project Delivery Officer Elsa Burnell talk about the exciting work that’s been happening and what they hope to achieve next.