Townsville turns it on to tackle trash
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- Sep 4, 2023
Five minutes with: Marine biologist, Darcy Justin
“From my experience, Australians are more aware and thoughtful towards their reefs than Americans,” says our intern
- Aug 7, 2023
Get water wise: Nutrients explained
Our annual Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card shows which local waterways have excess levels of nutrients.
- Jul 8, 2023
Is the Bohle your basin?
At 36,890 hectares or 369 square kilometres in size, the Bohle River drainage sub-basin covers a large part our town.
- Jul 1, 2023
Partnerships receive $3.75 million investment
The Queensland Government has announced it will invest $3.75 million over three years to continue the Regional Report Card Partnerships Init
- Jun 30, 2023
Meet the brains behind our Report Card
Dinny Taylor and Adam Shand are the technical specialists behind the Townsville Dry Tropics Waterways Report Card
- Jun 20, 2023
2023 Waterways Report Card release
How healthy are Townsville’s rivers, creeks, and coasts? State of local waters revealed.
- Jun 18, 2023
TIDY Up Townsville: Saving a Shaw Rd reserve
TIDY Up Townsville are a community-led group targeting a neglected section of Bohle bushland on Shaw Rd to protect as a nature reserve.
- Jun 15, 2023
20 July 2023 — Healthy Waters Arvo!
Join us for a free sausage sizzle and native animal displays, meet Townsville’s waterway organisations, and learn about waterway health.
- Jun 12, 2023
Townsville City Council: ‘Water smart’ trees
Take a drive down Heatley’s Mill Drive to meet 11 special trees.
- Jun 9, 2023
OzFish Unlimited: Creekwatch
OzFish Unlimited is monitoring the health of waterways in the Bohle catchment as part of its partnership with Townsville City Council.
- Jun 8, 2023
Townsville City Council: Bushland Beach channel
City Council is undertaking works to transform the Bushland Beach channel into a picturesque living waterway.
- Jun 7, 2023
Queensland Government: Reef Assist program
The Queensland Government’s $33.5 million Reef Assist program delivers priority projects and creates regional jobs.
- Jun 6, 2023
Ausfield Services: Building river resilience
With Townsville City Council and partners, local business Ausfield Services are deploying innovative engineering tools and ideas to bolster
- May 1, 2023
Partnership welcomes new Executive Officer and Chair
The Partnership welcomes Kara-Mae Coulter-Atkins and Dr Keith Noble to its leadership team.
- Feb 6, 2023
Townsville City Council: Weeds to soils
Townsville City Council is using a cutting-edge approach based on circular economy principles to turn the table on waterway weeds.
- Feb 2, 2023
Join us in the Townsville Community Action Plan (CAP)
Project ideas and contribution to draft CAP roadmaps are now invited for the Townsville Community Action Plan (CAP).
- Feb 1, 2023
In Conversation: Five minutes with Di Tarte
Diane Tarte is a name well known to many concerned with the changing state of the Great Barrier Reef and the coastal and catchment areas tha
- Jan 6, 2023
Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare: Battling waterside weeds
Weeds are a constant battle in the Bohle Wetlands, but more than 15 years of community effort is keeping them at bay.
- Sep 1, 2022
Bohle Roadmap commended
A roadmap for improving water quality in Townsville’s Bohle River Catchment has been highly commended.
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