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It's easy to play your part in the health of Dry Tropics waterways.

Love our local waters?

Get amongst it!

Make positive change, meet great people, connect with science smarts, and sometimes score a free snag at the volunteer and enviro science gigs on offer from our partner organisations. Click links below for details, registrations, and instructions. Event information may be updated on partner platforms — check details on their websites.

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TIDY Up Townsville offer a $100 draw every month for litter-collectors to ‘Bag a Bag’ of litter and post on their page. Let's show our town the litter love!

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Clean Up Australia Day at Stoney Creek and Bohle River, Bushland Beach - with OzFish Unlimited, TIDY Up Townsville, NQCC, EcoMarines Foundation and Healthy Waters Partnership.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Secret Beach Monitoring Clean-up - with Tangaroa Blue Foundation and ReefClean.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Mundy Creek Coastal Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Rowes Bay Coastal Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Creekwatch, Sachs Creek, Oak Valley  - with OzFish Unlimited.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Goondaloo Creek, Douglas Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Creekwatch, Idalia Lakes  - with OzFish Unlimited.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Mundy Creek Coastal Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Shelly Cove Monitoring Clean-up - with Tangaroa Blue Foundation and ReefClean.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Rowes Bay Coastal Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Ross River, Mundingburra Landcare Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee — with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Date
Volunteer Opportunity

Ongoing

TIDY Up Townsville offer a $100 draw every month for litter-collectors to ‘Bag a Bag’ of litter and post on their page.

Fri 2 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 3 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.
Mundy Creek Coastal Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.
Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee (Townsville City) - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 9 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 10 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.
Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 16 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 17 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 23 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 24 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 30 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 31 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Ongoing

TIDY Up Townsville offer a $100 draw every month for litter-collectors to ‘Bag a Bag’ of litter and post on their page.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee (Townsville City) - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 16 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 30 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 2 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 9 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 17 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 31 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 3 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 10 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Fri 23 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Mundy Creek Coastal Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 24 May

Bush Garden Nursery, Rowes Bay Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

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The Healthy Waters Partnership acknowledges the Wulgurukaba, Bindal, Nywaigi, and Manbarra people as the
Traditional Custodians of the land and sea country in which we work, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.

Photography is thanks to: Phil Copp, Katie Zamykal, Cassie Bishop, Carys Morgans, Sam Gibbs, and Tourism and Events Queensland.

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