What we do

Waterwatch Victoria is a community engagement program connecting local communities with river health and sustainable water management issues.

Waterwatch is about the faces and actions of thousands of Victorians who volunteer countless hours monitoring, planting, communicating and caring for their local creeks, wetlands, groundwater, rivers and estuaries.

Through Waterwatch, groups are supported and encouraged to become actively involved in local waterway monitoring and on-ground action. A network of Waterwatch Coordinators supports local communities across Victoria. These skilled coordinators:

• Provide water quality and biological monitoring training and support to Waterwatch volunteers, schools and a range of community groups

• Support school and community education and provide awareness-raising activities

• Facilitate partnership opportunities around the health of our rivers – between all levels of government, private business and the community

Check out our Yearbooks and Case Studies for an insight into a range of Waterwatch activities. 

Creature feature

Crayfish are highly mobile omnivores and often the largest macroinvertebrates in a stream. They are able to withstand drought periods by burying themselves deep into moist sediment.

Waterwatch Victoria is a successful community engagement program connecting local communities with river health and sustainable water issues and management.