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Caring for Australia's Wetlands
WetlandCare Australia (WCA) is a national not-for-profit, non-government science-based organisation, with a mission to support the community in the protection and repair of Australia's wetlands. We do this through action-based partnerships with governments, landholders, natural resource managers, researchers and the community. Our focus is on onground community engagement in project delivery and the provision of technical expertise, education and local advice on best practice wetlands protection, biodiversity conservation, and management and rehabilitation.
Our mission: Supporting the community to protect and restore Australian wetlands since 1991
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.
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| Working together to help save the Giant Barred Frog WetlandCare Australia and WWF-Australia are working together to protect critical Giant Barred Frog habitat in the Numinbah Valley, south-east Queensland. (more details) |
| Rehabilitating Burdekin's Billabongs and Bowling Green Bay Catchments Wetland works continue! WetlandCare Australia in partnership with North Queensland Dry Tropics and many other significant stakeholders in the Burdekin have been successful in securing funds for the regions wetlands through the Australian Government Open Grants round. (more details) |
| Agriculture Minister Tony Burke meets with WetlandCare Australia WetlandCare Australia was fortunate to have the opportunity to meet the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke on the NSW mid north coast recently. (more details) |
| Wonderful Wetland Workshops on the South Coast Cassie Price, Senior Projects Coordinator recently delivered four wetland workshops during April 2009 on the South Coast of NSW at Moss Vale, Shoalhaven, Kiama-Shellharbour and Wollongong. (more details) |
| Support WetlandCare Australia to protect and restore Australian Wetlands You can now donate to WetlandCare Australia online with the launch of a new online donations facility. The new 24 hour-a-day, seven day-a-week service ensures people can donate to WetlandCare Australia anytime, with this secure and easy to use service. (more details) |
| Community monitoring for the protection of Bribie Island wetlands In an effort to monitor Bribie Island wetlands for future protection, WetlandCare Australia is facilitating the “Bribie Island Wetland Protection and Monitoring” project for the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association (BIEPA). (more details) |
| Environmental Change - Starting in your Backyard WetlandCare Australia, with funding from the NSW Environmental Trust, would like to announce a new environmental education project, “Starting in your Backyard”. Stage one of this project is focusing on the residents living in the subcatchment surrounding the East Ballina North Creek wetland. (more details) |
| Winning Artworks travel to Regional Exhibitions (more details) |
| Healthy Wetlands for Healthy Catchments in the Southern Rivers Region A new mapping project has begun in the Southern Rivers area of NSW which will build on WetlandCare Australia’s already extensive mapping database. This project is supported by the Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority, through funding from the Australian Government's Caring for our Country. WetlandCare Australia will map, classify and prioritise wetlands found in the Southern Rivers catchment management area. (more details) |
| Australian Wetland Alliance The Australian Wetland Alliance (AWA) is a growing association of non-government organisations which was formed at the Brisbane Conference of the Parties in 1996, to provide a network system and representation for NGOs working in wetlands. Cassie Price, Senior Projects Coordinator, WetlandCare Australia, is currently the Secretary for the Australia Wetland Alliance. (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) |
| Boulders Beach Wetlands Restoration Project - Stage 2 Boulders Beach is located on the Far North Coast of NSW Australia on a Council Reserve managed by Ballina Shire Council. (more details) |
| Caring for Our Country WetlandCare Australia is working with the Australian Federal Government to deliver on-ground wetland outcomes under its new natural resource management initiative - Caring for Our Country. (more details) |
| Community monitoring for the protection of Bribie Island wetlands In an effort to monitor Bribie Island wetlands for future protection, WetlandCare Australia is facilitating the “Bribie Island Wetland Protection and Monitoring” project for the Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association (BIEPA). (more details) |
| Crown Land Conservation Partnerships WetlandCare Australia (WCA), Department of Lands (DoL), Northern Rivers CMA (NRCMA), and Department of Primary Industries (DPI), are working together on a pilot program in the Clarence Catchment to identify and map the intersection of crown land grazing licences with priority wetland and key fish habitat areas. (more details) |
| East Chickiba Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) The Chickiba SEPP 14 wetland is located in East Ballina on the Far North Coast of NSW. WetlandCare Australia was commissioned by Ballina Shire Council in 2008 to carry out an Environmental Impact Study and prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to examine the state of Chickiba SEPP 14 wetlands and determine which measures can be employed to improve the function of the wetland. (more details) |
| Environmental Change - Starting in your Backyard WetlandCare Australia, with funding from the NSW Environmental Trust, would like to announce a new environmental education project, “Starting in your Backyard”. Stage one of this project is focusing on the residents living in the subcatchment surrounding the East Ballina North Creek wetland. (more details) |
| Freshwater fish of the Burdekin Dry Tropics Burdekin Dry Tropics Natural Resource Management (BDTNRM), in collaboration with WetlandCare Australia, is currently producing a booklet with which to assist in the identification of the regions fascinating freshwater fish species. (more details) |
| Healthy Wetlands for Healthy Catchments in the Southern Rivers Region A new mapping project has begun in the Southern Rivers area of NSW which will build on WetlandCare Australia’s already extensive mapping database. This project is supported by the Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority, through funding from the Australian Government's Caring for our Country. WetlandCare Australia will map, classify and prioritise wetlands found in the Southern Rivers catchment management area. (more details) |
| Innovative Tools: 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) |
| Pacific Highway Upgrade - Brunswick Heads to Yelgun - Compensatory Wetlands Plan WetlandCare Australia has been commissioned to design and implement a compensatory wetland plan for the Roads and Traffic Authority in Northern New South Wales. This project will continue over ten years. (more details) |
| Paddy's River & Lake Bathurst and The Morass WetlandCare Australia has been working with the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority(HNCMA) to improve the condition of wetlands in the southern catchment. Management plans for the Paddy's River Wetlands & Lake Bathurst and the Morass have been completed and the project is now in the stage of implementing recommended on ground activities to improve and maintain the health of these nationally important wetlands. (more details) |
| Priority Wetlands - funding now available for landholders in Year 3 wetland areas The Priority Wetlands Project continues for the third year! If you own land in the following areas: Simpsons Creek (Brunswick Catchment), Red Rock (Coffs Catchment) and Deep Creek (Nambucca Catchment) WetlandCare Australia wants to speak to you. You have the opportunity to gain funding for rehabilitation and conservation work for your wetland now! (more details) |
| Reef Rescue: Wetlands of the Burdekin Dry Tropics Region As part of the Australian Government initiative Reef Rescue, financial incentives are being provided to improve the health of wetlands draining from intensive agricultural land. Round 1 of the Reef Rescue Wetland program is focussed on coastal wetlands draining the intensive agricultural areas of the Burdekin-Bowen coastal plain. (more details) |
| Rehabilitating Burdekin's Billabongs and Bowling Green Bay Catchments Wetland works continue! WetlandCare Australia in partnership with North Queensland Dry Tropics and many other significant stakeholders in the Burdekin have been successful in securing funds for the regions wetlands through the Australian Government Open Grants round. (more details) |
| Restoration of Montane endangered ecological community (EEC) wetlands of the New England tablelands 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. The current round of the project involves the planning and implementation of restoration works for Montane EEC's on private properties within the NRCMA area (Port Macquarie - Qld Border - Great Dividing Range). (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) |
| Streambank stabilisation works in the Limeburners Creek, Maria River and Wooli Wooli River WetlandCare Australia has received funding through the NSW Environmental Trust Restoration and Rehabilitation Program to undertake streambank stabilisation works in the Limeburners Creek, Maria River and Wooli Wooli River. The project is being undertaken in partnership with key stakeholders including Port Macquarie Hastings Council and affected landholders. (more details) |
| Sustainable floodplain management in the Nambucca and Bellinger catchments WetlandCare Australia has been successful in attaining funding through the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country Landcare Program to increase awareness and implementation of best practice floodplain management in the Nambucca and Bellinger catchments. The program will run over three years and will include on-ground works demonstrating best practice floodplain management. Floodplain landholders in the Nambucca and Bellinger Catchments who are interested in being involved in the program are encouraged to contact WetlandCare Australia. (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. (more details) |
| Threatened fauna - Habitat enhancement and threat abatement project - Stage 3 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) |
| Wetland inventory and prioritisation in the Burnett Mary Region WetlandCare Australia in partnership with the Burnett Mary Regional Group are working on the identification and implementation of on-ground works for strategic wetland targets, including collaboration with key stakeholders,supporting wetland project planning and facilitation throughout the region. (more details) |
| Working together to help save the Giant Barred Frog WetlandCare Australia and WWF-Australia are working together to protect critical Giant Barred Frog habitat in the Numinbah Valley, south-east Queensland. (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) |