Emmaus Catholic PS is located at Mt Clear in the Corangamite CMA region. The River Detectives program, beyond its academic value, is a core expression of their Catholic mission to care for our common home and to respect and protect sacred land. Watch the video to hear their inspiring highlights or read the full story […]
RedGum Waldorf School River Detectives Story
RedGum, formerly named Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten, is located in the North Central CMA region. The River Detectives program fits well within the Waldorf educational philosophy that developed out of Rudolf Steiner’s work. Art, music, hands-on projects and nature is an essential part of students’ learning, grounding them in place and supporting their wellbeing. […]
Video stories showcasing River Detective participants
The River Detectives program can be adapted to suit the needs of participating groups. You can find written and video stories here to ishowcase the variety of ways that participants have embedded the program into curriculum, leveraged off the program to achieve broader sustainability goals or completed innovative projects; Bridgewater PS, Stawell PS, Dean’s Marsh […]
Sustainable Farms – enhancing dams resources
Dams are well-known features of farming landscapes. They are also valuable natural assets. ANU’s Sustainable Farms project works with farmers, land managers, NRM agencies, industry groups and Landcare towards a common goal: healthy farms, healthy farmers and healthy profits. They offer a range of great resources: a farm dam poster, life in a farm dam activity sheet, […]
Reimagining Bendigo Creek Installation video
A short video montage from an art installation in the Bendigo Conservatory celebrating what Bendigo Creek habitat provides and what it could provide in future.
Aussie Backyard Bird Count
The Aussie Backyard Bird Count is an annual citizen-science event held in National Bird Week (October). It is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard no matter where your backyard happens to be — a suburban backyard, a local park, a patch of forest, down by the beach, or the main street […]
Waterbug Discovery video
Join Deirdre and Kristen from Corangamite CMA for a great introduction to waterbugs in the Corangamite region. Get to know your regional River Detective staff, how to conduct a sampling session and the creatures you might find. For lower primary students, pause the video to read the text slides aloud. The Now and Then resource referred to […]
Catchment to tap video
This video has been produced by Central Highlands Water but the majority of content is relevant to all areas of the state. It features simple explanations of a catchment, the water cycle, how water is shared between users and how water is treated to make it safe in our urban water system.
Water Cycle Meditation no. 2
This guide is useful if you would prefer to step your own class through a water cycle meditation. Teacher notes include a mindfulness colouring sheet and instructions to make a calming jar. Alternatively you can play an audio of the meditation thanks to Barwon Water.
Edible aquifer video and experiment
Join Meg Humphrys, author and illustrator of ‘When Water Lost Her Way’ (see Photo/Story Book section of Resource River Bank) for a wonderful edible aquifer experiment students can do to understand groundwater and the water table. Delicious and educational at the same time !
