Water quality.
Nutrients, pesticides and sediment runoff from land based activities cause poor water quality for the Great Barrier Reef.
publications.
There’s many people and groups around the region working
to improve reef and waterway health. We think their work
should be celebrated. We’re committed to telling their
stories and hope that it sparks important conversations.
Photo competition.
Capture the beauty of our local waterways for your chance to win awesome prizes.
Partner Profile: TropWATER
TropWATER is an amalgamation of aquatic expertise from across James Cook University.
Petersen’s platypus.
Yungaburra landcare group have transformed a weed choked waterway into a platypus paradise.
Paperbark powerhouse.
Farmers and scientists are teaming up to understand how well these native trees can filter farm runoff.
Barra fishing with Karim.
The homegrown national angling champ talks barra fishing and sustainability.
Saving saltmarsh.
A group of committed citizen scientists is keeping tabs on a lesser known coastal ecosystem.
S4E9. Major Integrated Project a blueprint for change.
This reef water quality project received unprecedented engagement. Find out why.
S4E8. The bum breathing Johnstone river snapping turtle.
This Johnstone River local enjoys eating dead things and can breathe through it's bum. What a catch!
S4E7. Using eDNA to find endangered frogs
No longer like trying to find a needle in a haystack, search areas can be narrowed right down thanks to environmental DNA.
