Tag Archive: Water Quality Monitoring

Celebrating 30 years of Streamwatch on 3 September 2020

Sydney Streamwatch will mark its 30th anniversary on the 3rd of September. It is the second longest running Citizen Science program in New South Wales and a few years older than Melbourne Waterwatch,… Continue reading

Taking the Citizen out of Citizen Science

“Penny wise and pound foolish” was how former New South Wales Planning Minister, Craig Knowles, described impending cuts to Streamwatch in 2012. Streamwatch is a Citizen Science water quality monitoring program operating in… Continue reading

Water Quality Monitoring to ensure better quality development

This is an example of where a relationship with  the local Streamwatch Group  could have been established and monitoring undertaken as part of Conditions of Consent. Redbank Creek turbidity levels much lower By Justine Doherty… Continue reading