Snowy River in international spotlight
Media Release
Wed 7 November 2007
Australia has a leadership role to play in global efforts to effectively manage waterways, according to the head of the world’s fastest growing grassroots environmental movement.
Steve Fleischli, President of WATERKEEPER Alliance in the US, is visiting Australia to attend the annual conference of WATERKEEPERS Australia, the only national network of community [...]
Australia’s Rivers: ours to celebrate
A response to the excellent article in a recent edition of Time Magazine which can be found at www.time.com/time/specials/2007
TIME (Sept 17, 2007) has done a valuable community service with its celebration of Australia’s beautiful and diverse rivers. From the Daly River in the north to the Huon River in the south, the feature [...]
“Home of Storm Boy” has a Waterkeeper
Media Release - Wednesday 3 October 2007
Australia’s only national network of community waterway protectors today approved its twentieth Waterkeeper program - the Coorong, Lakes & Murray Waterkeeper.
Established as a program of the Rivers, Lakes and Coorong Action Group (RLCAG) Inc, Waterkeepers Australia Program Coordinator Stacey Bloomfield said today the voice of local people has [...]
Murray-Darling Wetlands
Sacrificing further wetlands to shore up drinking supplies is not good water policy.
Download Media Release PDF: Murray-Darling Wetlands
International meeting on the Barwon River
Waterkeepers meet to share knowledge and learn from each other
Protection efforts on selected Victorian rivers receive extra clout
Waterkeepers surge into action - and here’’s where you can find details of what they are doing.
VISIT TO AUSTRALIA OF MATI WAIYA, FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN TO BE APPOINTED A WATERKEEPER IN U.S.
First Nations activist Mati Waiya, the Ventura Coastkeeper, meets with local indigenous people
New National Initiative To Save Australia’s Waterways
With water increasingly becoming the most precious resource in Australia, a new national organisation - Waterkeepers Australia - has been established to support local communities become authoritative advocates for their own waterways. The organisation will be officially launched on Wednesday, 24 November 2004.
