Ask most Victorians to name a Gippsland river and they’ll say the Latrobe, or perhaps the Mitchell or the Snowy. Few will mention the Tarwin — despite the fact that the Tarwin catchment drains one of Victoria’s most productive and biodiverse regions.
The Tarwin River rises in the Strzelecki Ranges, flows through dairy and beef farmland for 130 kilometres, and empties into Corner Inlet — one of only five Ramsar-listed wetlands in Victoria and a site of world significance for migratory shorebirds.
We Love the Tarwin wants to change that. This river deserves to be known, celebrated, and cared for.