Hi all,
Just a quick message to thank you all for your participation in River Detectives during 2025. We cover five different regions and almost one hundred schools so everyone’s experience will be different.
There will have been challenges, pivots and disappointments for some of you as there has been for us as a program with our capacity not always being able to meet the incredible demand for the program.
But, on the flip side, there have been INCREDIBLE achievements at a school level, regional level and program level – proving once again that those involved in this program truly believe in it and the impact it makes.
For that, we thank you. And we look forward to sharing our 2026 achievements with you when we release our annual report in early 2026.
We will be back in 2026 striving to provide the best support to you that we can and continuing to advocate for the importance of citizen science, cultural education and environmental literacy- not just as a ‘nice to have’ optional extra, but an essential integral part of learning in the modern world that can be seamlessly embedded into learning programs.
Merry Christmas all. Make sure you spend some time replenishing your soul at a waterway over the summer break whether that’s the ocean, a lake or a river somewhere xx
From Nicole (North Central CMA region), Bec (Corangamite CMA region), Jeanie (Wimmera CMA region), Hannah (North East CMA region) and Nicole (Melbourne Water area).
