Celebrating the community partnerships that contribute to the health of our waterways will be the key to this year's release of MidCoast Council's Waterways Report Card on Saturday, November 10.
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Healthy waterways and catchments keep our local towns and communities thriving and the Waterway and Catchment Report Card is MidCoast Council’s opportunity to share the results of this annual health check, says council's manager of natural systems, Gerard Tuckerman.
Each year, MidCoast Council teams up with experts from the Office of Environment and Heritage to independently assess Mid Coast waterways.
"These results help us keep track of the effectiveness of the many water quality projects we undertake each year with our community and partners," Mr Tuckerman said.
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This year's report card highlights some of the great projects being undertaken to protect waterways such as Forster’s Arlington constructed wetland which is helping to protect Wallis Lake from urban runoff.
Bulahdelah Plain Wetland is a significant conservation and water quality protection site, while local community groups and government agencies are working together on a fantastic litter clean-up project in Taree’s Browns Creek.
The report card results are something to be celebrated by everyone, Mr Tuckerman said.
This year the waterways report card will be revealed at a free community breakfast in Bulahdelah on Saturday, November 10. Everyone is welcome to attend and bookings are essential.
Following breakfast there will be an opportunity to take a tour of the amazing Bulahdelah Plain Wetland, led by environmental experts.
In the weeks following the report card release, council is hosting a number of free community activities and events to showcase the great work being undertaken to improve the waterway health.
Events will take place from Monday, November 12 until Saturday, November 24 and include a number of different wetland tours, a talk on the secret life of Forster's squirrel gliders, and a boat cruise of the Wallamba River, visiting riverbank restoration works.
And to conclude the celebration events, there's a hands-on environmental clean-up event at Browns Creek in Taree on Saturday, November 24 from 9.30am.
"We're hoping that people keen to join us in beautifying Browns Creek will come along to a clean-up of the area," said Mr Tuckerman.
Refreshments will be provided..
Mr Tuckerman said the events will be popular, so visit www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/reportcard to find out more:
- Monday, November 12 - Discover Cattai Wetlands
- Wednesday, November 14 - Weeds and Wetlands, Pacific Palms
- Monday, November 19 - Creating Urban Wetlands
- Wednesday, November 21 - Riverbank Restoration Cruise
- Thursday, November 22 - The Secret Life of Squirrel Gliders
- Saturday, November 24 - Beautifying Browns Creek.
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