Events & Latest Results

Events: We aim to involve our community in Waterwatch through public information displays and activities, and events like National Water Week, Saltwatch Week, local festivals and field days.

*** National Water Week 2009 ***

National Water Week (NWW) is fast approaching and will run between the 18th - 24th of October 2009. NWW is designed to assist our community to take actions that help protect and conserve our most precious resource - water. Anyone can get involved in National Water Week, with activities and events happening within the North East region. The North East CMA and North East Water have developed a Calendar of Events outlining the FREE activities and competitions taking place in our region.

Calendar of Events 2009

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The Australian Water Association (AWA) also have a comprehensive website of resources and activities taking place throughout the country over National Water Week . This website is your portal to a national schedule of programs and events that encourage protection, rehabilitation and improvement of water environments such as streams, wetlands, waterways, beaches, and estuaries.

Results: We also like to keep you up-to-date with the water quality results of our latest events including macroinvertebrate & physical/chemical snapshots.

2008 Data interpretation reports: Waterwatch also produce annual data interpretation reports for all of our sites monitored by adult volunteers on a monthly basis.  These volunteers are trained to undertake water quality monitoring at a high standard and their results are credible and accurate.

 2009 Saltwatch Week: This year 147 students from 4 schools in the region particpated in Saltwatch Week. The purpose of Saltwatch Week is to gain an overall picture of water quality in the region and to build a better understanding of the effects of salinity on our landscape. For more information please refer to the Saltwatch flyer and report below.

snapshot_flyer_20091.pdf (669 KB)

Saltwatch_Report_20091.pdf (1115 KB)