The NSW Government has delivered on its pledge to invest $800,000 to empower communities to monitor and improve the health of local waterways through the Waterwatch Citizen Science program.
This funding will create the opportunity to set up 70 new citizen science groups throughout NSW over the next four years. The funding will be used to expand the successful Waterwatch program outside of the Greater Sydney region including on the Central Coast.
By regularly visiting your local waterway with a group of like-minded people, taking a sample of the water, running some basic tests, and uploading this information to a publicly accessible database, you can contribute to environmental research and conservation. This is citizen science in action.
The citizen science projects will be implemented by the Community Environment Network in collaboration with the Greater Sydney Landcare Network. This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through funding from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
All residents are encouraged to get involved. More information is available online: Waterwatch at nswwaterwatch.org.au. Or contact Rachael Kneeves via (02) 4349 4757 or [email protected]
Community Environment Network
PO Box 149, Ourimbah, NSW, 2258
4349 4756
