Community monitoring, field observation, photo points, simple data collection, and volunteer science activities.
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8:00 am AEDT – 11:00 am AEDT
Lower estuary boardwalk
Record summer conditions, wildlife observations and litter around the estuary.
View Saltmarsh Summer Survey
9:00 am AEDT – 12:00 pm AEDT
Paperbark Reserve picnic shelter
Practise water testing and learn how repeat observations build a creek-health picture.
View Paperbark Creek Water Quality Workshop
7:00 am AEDT – 9:00 am AEDT
Banksia Bay dune lookout
Learn to observe coastal birds while keeping nesting areas undisturbed.
View Banksia Bay Shorebird Watch
Young Landcarers use nature journals and simple observations to help adults see a familiar creek with fresh attention.
Read The students who noticed the creek first
A Saltmarsh Watch volunteer learns how repeat photos and field notes can help the community understand estuary change.
Read Watching saltmarsh change one photo at a time
Help volunteers collect practical information on water quality, saltmarsh condition, wildlife, and restoration progress.
Read Monitoring that shows what is changing
Support young people to learn practical conservation skills and see themselves as part of local environmental care.
Read Youth Landcare learning pathways
Local volunteers have started seasonal photo-point monitoring and field observations around the lower estuary.
Read Saltmarsh Watch volunteers begin estuary monitoring
A community mapping and storytelling project documenting estuary change, local knowledge, saltmarsh wildlife, and restoration priorities.
View Saltmarsh StoriesTablet configured for citizen-science forms, monitoring records, and photo-point documentation.
Access Field Tablet
Basic monitoring kit for pH, salinity, turbidity, and temperature checks in creek and estuary activities.
Access Water-quality Testing KitA printable field sheet for volunteers recording repeat photos, tidal-edge notes, and saltmarsh observations.
Access Saltmarsh Monitoring Sheet
A research partner supporting monitoring design, water-quality methods, data interpretation, and volunteer-friendly reporting.
Read Coastal Catchment Research Centre
An education partner hosting youth Landcare activities, nursery sessions, and student citizen-science projects.
Read Banksia Bay Public School
Postponed — date to be confirmed
All day
Lower estuary boardwalk
Learn how to photograph monitoring points, record observations, and identify key saltmarsh plants around the lower estuary.
View Saltmarsh Watch Training Day