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The Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Snobs Creek Hatchery has evolved over more than 75 years into one of Australia’s leading freshwater fish production and conservation facilities, supporting recreational fisheries, native fish breeding and endangered species recovery programs across Victoria.
Originally established near Eildon in Victoria’s north-east, the facility was strategically developed around the region’s reliable cold-water supply and ideal environmental conditions for freshwater fish production. Over time, Snobs Creek has become an important part of Victoria’s fisheries and conservation infrastructure, supporting both recreational stocking programs and the recovery of threatened native fish species.
Historically focused on trout and salmonid stocking programs, the hatchery has expanded significantly over time to include native fish production, conservation breeding and threatened species recovery initiatives. Today, the facility incorporates advanced hatchery infrastructure and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) designed to support modern fish breeding, grow-out and environmental management requirements.
Technolab has delivered integrated aquaculture monitoring and control systems across multiple developments at the Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Snobs Creek Hatchery over more than 13 years.
This long-term partnership has supported the continued evolution of the facility through several major projects, including:
Throughout these developments, Technolab has integrated OxyGuard monitoring and control systems designed to provide reliable environmental oversight across critical hatchery infrastructure and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS).
The original OxyGuard Commander platform was installed more than a decade ago and has continued to expand alongside the growth of the facility. As new hatchery buildings and conservation systems have been developed, additional monitoring and control infrastructure has been integrated into the existing site-wide platform, providing a scalable and consistent operational approach across the entire hatchery.
Today, multiple hatchery buildings and systems across the Snobs Creek facility are integrated into a single centralised OxyGuard Commander platform providing:
This integrated monitoring architecture allows hatchery staff to maintain operational visibility across multiple systems and respond quickly to changing environmental conditions throughout the facility.
The latest expansion, the Macquarie Perch Recovery Centre, supports endangered species recovery programs focused on species including Macquarie Perch and Trout Cod and incorporates advanced RAS infrastructure, broodstock facilities and hatchery grow-out systems.
Technolab integrated additional OxyGuard Pacific systems into the facility to support environmental monitoring, alarm management and operational oversight throughout the new hatchery infrastructure.
Projects such as Snobs Creek demonstrate the importance of dependable aquaculture monitoring and control systems in modern aquaculture and conservation hatchery operations.
Reliable monitoring, alarm management and operational oversight play a critical role in protecting valuable broodstock, supporting hatchery operations and maintaining stable environmental conditions across complex aquaculture facilities.
Integrated aquaculture monitoring systems also provide operators with improved visibility, faster alarm response and long-term scalability as facilities continue to evolve and expand.
