Icon sites

The Living Murray focuses on improving the health of six ‘icon sites’ along the Murray River.

The Living Murray icon sites were chosen for their high ecological value — most are listed as internationally significant wetlands under the Ramsar convention — and also for their cultural significance to Indigenous people and the broader community. They are:

• Barmah–Millewa Forest
• Gunbower–Koondrook–Perricoota Forest
• Hattah Lakes
• Chowilla Floodplain and Lindsay–Wallpolla Islands (including Mulcra)
• Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth
• River Murray Channel

Ecological objectives have been developed for the icon sites aimed at retaining, restoring or improving their health.

The locations of the six icon sites are marked on the map below: