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Soil

Timber production, mainly softwood (pine) plantations, contribute to 34% of the Farm Gate Gross Value of Production in the dryland area of the region and 8% for the whole of the Goulburn Broken Region. The high rainfalls of the upper catchment

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Declared Water Supply Catchments

Formally known as Proclaimed Water Supply Catchments, Declared Water Supply Catchments (DWSCs) are the basis for catchment planning and management under the provisions of the Catchment and Land Protection Act, 1994 (formerly the Soil Conservation

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Local Government

There are a total of twelve Local Government Areas that have some coverage within the Goulburn Broken Region.

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MP11

Soil Pits of the Mallee Region, Victoria

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Soil Management

In 1995, the CRC for Soil and Land Management produced this leaflet on 'Profitable soil management for orchards in the Goulburn Valley'

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Euroa Mapsheet - Soil Pit Sites

Euroa Soil Pit Sites

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Yea Mapsheet - Soil Pit Sites

Yea Soil Pit Sites within the Goulburn Broken Region

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Dookie

The Report: 'Soil, Land-Use, and Erosion Survey around Dookie, Victoria' was published by CSIRO in 1949. This general survey was carried out by R.G. Downes and covered an area of some 1554 square kilometres in order to provide basic information

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Detailed Soil Surveys

The soils of the Shepparton Irrigation Region have been described in soil surveys by Butler et al. (1942), Skene and Freedman (1944), Johnston (1952), Skene and Poutsma (1962), Skene (1963) and Skene and Harford (1964).

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MP10

Soil Pits of the Mallee Region, Victoria

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