Keep up to date with WaterWatch, EstuaryWatch and other citizen science programs across the state. Find out about actions being undertaken for the environment and discover more about the health of waterways, as well as community engagement events.
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2024-2025 Annual Achievements Report
Read More2024-2025_Annual Achievements’ Report is now available! Check out our report from across the state, take a look at a snapshot of our volunteers below; 449 volunteers contributed 14750 hours of citizen science 5323 people came to our events and info...
Frog Month Spring (Victoria) Report 2025
Read MoreFrog Month April 2025 – Citizen Science in Action Across Victoria April 2025 marked the second state wide Frog Month, a collaborative effort between Melbourne Water and Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) across Victoria. Building on the success of the first...
Platypus Month Resources 2025
Read MoreSeptember is fast approaching and is an important time for the platypus – it coincides with their peak breeding season! To celebrate this important month, experts from a nation wide Platypus Network have deemed September as ‘Platypus Month’ in Victoria....
Estuary Mouths: A message from an estuary manager
Read MoreWhat is to be gained by digging a drain? Sometimes community members take matters into their own hands and dig a drain from an estuary to the sea in an attempt to lower the water level or improve water quality. Unnaturally...
Stephen Broady now participating in Pesticide Watch alongside his WaterWatch role
Read MoreFor the past 8 months our WaterWatch volunteer Stephen has been collecting an extra water sample per month as part of the Deakin University community science program, Pesticide Watch. Stephen’s water samples are posted to Deakin Uni for chemical testing...
New caretakers on Morwell River
Read MoreWest Gippsland CMA would like to introduce our newest WaterWatch volunteers. Robert and Lil have been testing the water quality at Morwell River on behalf of the Boolarra South Landcare group since January. The retired couple bring an amazing wealth...
QAQC: A great tool for better data
Read MoreAcross Victoria, it’s that time again—Quality Assurance and Quality Control, or QAQC for short. At WaterWatch and EstuaryWatch, this is our annual check-up to make sure our water monitoring equipment is accurate and our data is reliable. It might not...
October 2024 Frog Report
Read MoreThe frog report from October 2024 is now available! The first Frog Month Victoria took place in October 2024, engaging nearly 300 participants in a statewide effort to monitor frogs through the Frog Census app. The spotlight was on two...
Litter Prevention Toolkit – Bin it or Bring it Home
Read MoreTo celebrate World Environment Day (June 5), Melbourne Water is launching a Litter Prevention Toolkit! Designed in collaboration with BehaviourWorks Australia and Shannon Behaviour Change, the toolkit draws on behaviour change research and insights from a community forum to empower...
Bug surveys in the city
Read More15 enthusiastic participants helped MCMC WaterWatch collect data on the current populations and species diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates (waterbugs) at 2 sites within the Merri Creek catchment this autumn. Surveying waterbug diversity and population gives us a clearer indication of...