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Ask The Expert webinar; How River Detectives can shape your life. Get your questions in to take part – Important

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

We are pleased to offer a webinar for River Detectives students with Tess Williamson – an ex-River Detectives student whose life and studies have been influenced by the program. The half hour webinar will be pre-recorded and viewable when it suits you and your students. This is a good news story full of inspiration which is just what our […]

Check your emails to get involved in the Great Australian Platypus Search – Important

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Nicole Howie | No Comments North Central CMA

Waterwatch and River Detectives are proud to announce our partnership with Odonata to help save the platypus from extinction, through their initiative launching this week, The Great Australian Platypus Search (GAPS). GAPS is one of the largest citizen science projects in the world and by using the ground-breaking technology of Environmental DNA (eDNA), everyday citizens can now […]

River Detectives to feature in EEV online PD series and you’re invited ! – Important

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Environment Education Victoria are hosting three free online workshops during August and September to help teachers embed sustainability across the F-10 curriculum. EEV extend an invitation to all River Detectives schools to take part. All three topics are extremely relevant but I’d like to highlight Workshop 2 as a great introduction to the eDNA technology […]

Coast Care Educators survey 2021 – Important

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

A request from our friends at Coastcare . . . . Coastcare would like to invite all educators to participate in a 7-minute survey about how Victorian teachers and educators deliver coastal and marine content in Victorian schools. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/coastedsurvey They are set to find out how marine and coastal education is (or isn’t) currently being taught in […]