WetlandCare Australia Sponsors
 |
WetlandCare AustraliaSupporting the Community to Protect and Restore Australian Wetlands |
Caring for Australia's Wetlands
WetlandCare Australia came into existence in 1991 because the founding members (many were wetland scientists) wanted to do practical things that would have long-term benefits for wetlands.
Our mission: Supporting the community to protect and restore Australian wetlands
WCA is a not-for-profit, registered charitable institution, with a volunteer Board of Directors, listed on the Register of Environmental Organisations, and all donations are tax-deductible.
Become a WetlandCare Australia Member
WetlandCare Australia will soon be launching exciting new online shop that will allow visitors to purchase WetlandCare Australia products, make donations and become a WetlandCare Australia Member.
| WetlandCare Australia lands in the Burnett Mary Region WetlandCare Australia has partnered with the Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Inc (BMRG) to provide expert wetland advice and assistance for the Burnett Mary region through appointment of a full-time WetlandCare Australia Project Coordinator to BMRG’s Bundaberg Office. (more details) |
| Wetland Wiki launched! WetlandCare Australia invites you to join the wetland wiki community by logging onto www.wiki.wetlandlink.com.au, a new collaborative website where you can create, edit, exchange ideas and contribute to the latest wetland news and information (its like Wikipedia® for wetlands). (more details) |
| Wetland Care Australia launches new-look website WetlandCare Australia has launched its contemporary, new-look website. Our high-volume website is already full of useful information and we hope the new layout will make navigation even easier. (more details) |
| Do you have a Montane Wetland? WetlandCare Australia is looking for landholders on the New England Tablelands who are interested in protecting and rehabilitating wetlands on their property. (more details) |
| Wetland assessment training a success in NSW With funding from the NSW Environmental Trust, WetlandCare Australia has trained 65 people along the NSW coast this month in a wetland health assessment technique designed for land managers and community groups. (more details) |
| Stage 3 - Threatened Fauna - Habitat Enhancement and Threat Abatement project WetlandCare Australia is commencing the third stage of the Threatened Fauna – Habitat Enhancement and Threat Abatement project funded by the Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority. Previous stages have seen substantial improvements to threatened species habitat and a reduction in the threats impacting on the target species. (more details) |
| Postcards from the Republic of Korea, Convention on Wetlands Cassie Price, supported by WetlandCare Australia, is representing the Australian Wetland Alliance at the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, held in Changwan, Republic of Korea. Read about her experiences at this international wetland conference... (more details) |
| Wetland Health Assessment Training in Coastal NSW WetlandCare Australia, with the aid of funding from the New South Wales Environmental Trust, conducted Wetland Health Assessment workshops at Belmont, Port Macquarie and Nowra. Wetland Health Assessment workshops are aimed at all Land Managers. Workshops for 2008 are now completed... (more details) |
| WetlandCare Australia to manage sensitive wetlands in Regional Crown Reserves Minister for Lands, Tony Kelly, met with Projects Coordinator Adam Gosling to discuss the appointment of WetlandCare Australia (WCA) as trust managers of two high conservation value estuarine wetlands on the north coast of NSW. These valuable wetland areas are located on North Creek at East Ballina. (more details) |
| Banrock Station Oyster Channel Project - Estuary to Thrive: rehabilitation through partnerships WetlandCare Australia has facilitated and undertaken approximately 90 ha of wetland restoration in the Clarence River estuary, near Yamba in northern NSW. (more details) |
| Best Management Practice guidelines published for wetlands on cane farms Canegrowers Australia in conjunction with BSES, have launched a series of Best Management Practice guidelines for sugar cane farmers, including ‘Riparian and Wetland areas on Cane Farms’ written by Bob Smith of WetlandCare Australia. (more details) |
| Estuarine Wetland Health Assessment The Estuarine Wetland Assessment project is funded by the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust. It will develop a sound methodology for assessing and prioritising estuarine wetlands, including intertidal mangroves & saltmarsh and dunal swamps & lagoons by reviewing and adapting existing assessment techniques & the guidance of a Technical Advisory Group (TAG). Selected wetlands will be assessed in subcatchments in the Tweed, Brunswick, Richmond & Clarence catchments. (more details) |
| Expressions of Interest sought for NEW Biodiversity Hotspot Funding WetlandCare Australia is inviting Expressions of Interest from land and leaseholders in the Torrington and Ebor-Dorrigo-Coffs Coast regions for a financial support programme to protect high conservation value habitat under the Australian Government's Maintaining Australia's Biodiversity Hotspots Programme (more details) |
| Fish Unlimited - Stewardship payments for Farmers returning land to fish habitat Wetland Care Australia recently launched an innovative environmental project called Fish Unlimited, which aims to repair over 130 ha of fish habitat stretching from Tweed Heads to Ballina, over the next 18 months. (more details) |
| Free Site Assessments and Property Concept Plans Available WetlandCare Australia is looking for landholders in the NSW NRCMA region who would like assistance in managing their properties for biodiversity. A qualified environmental specialist is available to talk to landowners and develop a property concept plan which may be used to apply for funding opportunities. (more details) |
| Great Barrier Reef Coastal Wetland Protection Programme Conservation Volunteers Australia and WetlandCare Australia have combined to deliver a $2 million 2-year pilot programme under the CWPP to develop and manage on-ground activities to conserve and manage priority wetlands. The Australian Government has provided funding for wetland conservation and management in catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef. The programme followed concerns about potential damage to the Great Barrier Reef from wetland clearing and drainage, resulting in increasing levels of sediment, pesticides and nutrients reaching the Reef Lagoon. The five NRM Regional Bodies along the GBR Coast have assisted in engaging local stakeholder groups to identify 20 candidate sites. Works have commenced in selected sites and will continue until July 2007. (more details) |
| Management of New England Tablelands (Montane) Wetlands Montane wetlands are unique ecosystems that occur above 600m in altitude and are home to many rare plants and animals, they are also regarded as endangered ecological communities (more details) |
| Paddy's River Wetlands & Lake Bathurst and The Morass - send us your comments WetlandCare Australia are working with the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority on two community-based projects. (more details) |
| Riparian and Wetland Protection in the Lower Burdekin Tropical wetland works continue! WetlandCare Australia has been contracted to develop and implement Rehabilitation Action Plans for 5 - 10 priority wetlands identified in the Burdekin River floodplain around Ayr, North Queensland (more details) |
| Stage 3 - Threatened Fauna - Habitat Enhancement and Threat Abatement This Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority funded project has accomplished substantial increased recovery outcomes, habitat enhancements and threat reductions for the Bush Stone Curlew, Barking Owl and Brush Tailed Rock Wallaby. (more details) |
| Stage 3 - Threatened Fauna - Habitat Enhancement and Threat Abatement project WetlandCare Australia is commencing the third stage of the Threatened Fauna – Habitat Enhancement and Threat Abatement project funded by the Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority. Previous stages have seen substantial improvements to threatened species habitat and a reduction in the threats impacting on the target species. (more details) |
| Sustainable Wetlands on NSW Coastal Landscapes The Sustainable Wetlands project is funded by the Hunter Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority (HCRCMA). The project aims to map (using existing data), prioritise (using a comprehensive decision support database), and allocate tools (including on-ground works) to protect & rehabilitate wetlands along the coast from Gosford to Tweed Heads. The CMA have also contracted WCA to undertake the same study of all of the wetlands in the HCRCMA area. The project is expected to be completed by Dec 2006. (more details) |
| Threatened Species and Endangered Ecological Communities of the Mid North Coast (more details) |
| Threatened Species Habitat Enhancement: White Flowered Wax Plant (more details) |
| Upper Clarence Valley High Conservation Value Wetlands WetlandCare Australia identified 98 hectares of high conservation value wetlands in the upper Clarence Valley. Funded by the Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (more details) |
| Wetland Inventory and Prioritisation in the Burnett Mary Region WetlandCare Australia (WCA) is launching a wetland prioritisation project in the Burnett Mary region with funding from the Burnett Mary Regional Group and the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), with assistance from Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The project aims to ground-truth a number of existing mapped wetlands which have been mapped by EPA under the Great Barrier Reef Coastal Wetlands Protection Programme (CWPP), as well as undertaking a pilot wetland inventory. (more details) |
| Wetland Rehabilitation Guidelines for Queensland's GBR Catchments WetlandCare Australia, with support from CVA and funding from DEWR, are writing a set of guidelines to assist wetland managers to rehabilitate their wetlands. (more details) |