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Sharing stories of River Detectives at the Australian Citizen Science conference – Important

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Last week, I (North Central CMA River Detectives coordinator Nicole Howie) attended the three day biennial Australian Citizen Science Association conference in Melbourne representing the statewide program. It was attended by citizen science programs from across the country and even overseas with hundreds of passionate people either running their own programs or wanting to run […]

Sustainability in Schools Month – Important

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Sustainability in Schools Month is a series of online professional learning events hosted by Sustainability Victoria’s ResourceSmart Schools program. The 2025 edition celebrates Stories of Working Together, highlighting the power of partnerships between schools and organisations in creating better outcomes for students and lasting, positive change for the environment. We are pleased to be participating, […]

Read all about it – what an amazing six months we’ve had! – Important

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Nicole Howie | No Comments North Central CMA

Hi all, I don’t expect you to be reading this in your school holiday break but wanted to share our little North Central CMA region mid-year achievements report for the River Detectives program. It is a celebration of what the program is achieving and, because of the passion of school educators, what River Detectives schools […]