Mt. Elgin Swamp is a significant remnant, nearly 300 hectares in area, near the township of Nhill in north-west Victoria. The property was acquired by the Trust for Nature in 1998 to protect the intact vegetation, which is habitat to a range of waterfowl, including the rare Freckled Duck.
Two copies – 1999 and 2015 – have been provided to PaRC by eminent local naturalist Clive Crouch OAM, recipient of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Peter Rawlinson Award in 2006 “for grassroots environmentalism, promoting biodiversity in the Wimmera region of Victoria for more than 30 years.” He was awarded the Medal in the Order of Australia in 2009 “For service to conservation and the environment, particularly as a supporter of projects to protect the fauna and native vegetation of the Wimmera and Mallee regions of western Victoria.” Clive served as Secretary of the reserve’s Committee of Management for 25 years.
Download the 1999 report.
Download the 2015 report.