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National Water Week poster competition – Important

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Nicole Howie | No Comments Melbourne WaterWimmera CMA

This year National Water Week will be celebrated from 19-25th October with the theme of Reimagining Our Water Future. Population growth and our changing climate will put more stress on our water resources. How can we reimagine the way we use and reuse water to ensure there’s enough of it in the future? What can we do as […]

You’re invited; ‘Ask the Expert’ virtual session about Environmental Water – Important

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

We are excited to invite you and your students to the next instalment in our ‘Ask The Expert’ virtual learning series – this time with a focus on Environmental Water (e-water) with Genevieve Smith. Check out the flyer here. Due to the current times we have simplified things and this virtual learning session will be pre-recorded. […]

Free webinar – Stormwater: Australia’s great environmental dilemma – Important

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

Just sharing this webinar from the Victorian Environmental Friends Network as it ties in well with our current activity matrix on Urban Stormwater. If you are a secondary school student or primary/secondary teacher wanting to know more about the impact of stormwater pollution on the health of our urban waterways, this webinar is for you. Presented […]

Check out the revamped website – Important

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Nicole Howie | No Comments All Regions

We’ve been very busy behind the scenes this year updating and revamping the River Detectives website to make it the ‘one-stop-shop’ required to support you in implementing engaging cross-curricular river health activities with your students. The website will always be a work in progress but we are really pleased with how it is coming along. […]