On Saturday 10th Feb 2024, the Merri EstuaryWatch volunteers partnered with the Glenelg Hopkins CMA to help deliver a highly enjoyable and informative Water Quality Monitoring workshop with students from South West TAFE Warrnambool. Ten students from the Diploma of...
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TAFE students and WaterWatchers learn together
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Showcasing 30-years of North Central WaterWatch
Read MoreTo acknowledge WaterWatch’s 30-year anniversary, the North Central Citizen Science team is proud to present 30 Years of North Central WaterWatch – A River Health Report and Citizen Science Success Story. This report details the remarkable journey undertaken by the...
The MCMC 2023 Litter report has dropped!
Read MoreMerri Creek Management Committee (MCMC), in conjunction with the Friends of Merri Creek (FoMC), Friends of Edwardes Lake, the Chain of Ponds and Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek, has delivered and supported the community for the past 5 years in...
WaterWatch and EstuaryWatch Coordinator Training at CERES
Read MoreWaterWatch and EstuaryWatch coordinators across the state recently gathered at CERES in Brunswick for two days of coordinator training and discussions with the Statewide team. The first day kicked off with a refresher on data analysis and scientific reporting on...
Moths in the Sun
Read MoreIn early January a mixture of Waterways and Land Officers, NRM crew and volunteers visited two grasslands in the northern suburbs to learn about the ecology and survey methods for the threatened Golden Sun Moth. David de Angelis of Abzeco...
Outstanding Service Awards 2023 for Glenelg Hopkins’ EstuaryWatch volunteers
Read MoreA significant highlight for Glenelg Hopkins’ EstuaryWatch volunteers during 2023 was three members – Gary Ryan, Dina Selman and Ash Zanker – acknowledged at the 30-year Citizen Science Celebration event for their volunteer service. Dina and Ash couldn’t attend the...
Winners are grinners!! EstuaryWatch Victoria wins a Victorian Coastal Award
Read MoreOn Thursday May 18 EstuaryWatch Victoria won a Victorian Coastal Award for Community Engagement. Congratulations to EstuaryWatch volunteers and coordinators on this fantastic achievement. The Victorian Coastal Awards are hosted by the Victorian Coastal Council and are a chance for...
Barwon Estuary Monitoring Project 2
Read MoreThe Barwon Heads community have expressed an interest in establishing a public health driven, water quality monitoring program for the Barwon River estuary. The Barwon Estuary Monitoring Project Stage 2 follows on from a pilot program delivered in 2018/19 (BEMPP)...
Launch of the Fluker Post mobile app
Read MoreThe Victorian community can now help monitor some of Victoria’s most iconic waterways on their phones via a new app – the Fluker Post App. This app is a collaboration between Victoria University and the Victorian Government to encourage the...
25 years of WaterWatch!
Read MoreThis year we celebrated 25 years of the Waterwatch program. Minister for Water Lisa Neville attended an event with Corangamite Waterwatchers as part of the celebration: “Thank you to Waterwatch volunteers across Victoria who put in countless hours of their...