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It's easy to play your part in the health of Dry Tropics waterways.

Love our local waters?

Get amongst it!

Make positive change, meet great people, connect with science smarts, and sometimes score a free snag at the volunteer and enviro science gigs on offer from our partner organisations. Click links below for details, registrations, and instructions. Event information may be updated on partner platforms — check details on their websites.

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TIDY Up Townsville offer a $100 draw every month for litter-collectors to 'Bag a Bag' of litter and post on their Facebook page.

Become a citizen scientist. In the Dry Tropics there are many ways for the community to help gather data and contribute to research.

Join the Townsville Environment and Volunteering Hub, a Facebook group to discover events, activities, and volunteering gigs that matter.

Volunteer Calendar

Mundy Creek Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Mundy Creek Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Goondaloo Creek (Douglas) Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Survey mangroves on the Bohle - with Earthwatch Australia.

Creekwatch at Sachs Creek (Oak Valley) - with OzFish Unlimited and supported by Townsville City Council.

Creekwatch at Bluewater Creek - with OzFish Unlimited and supported by Townsville City Council.

Creekwatch at Middle Ross River (Black Weir Park) - with OzFish Unlimited and Townsville City Council.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Goondaloo Creek (Douglas) Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 22 Aug

Join the Coastal Stewardship Project for a beach clean at Horseshoe Bay on Magnetic Island - with MICDA.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Castle Hill Landcare Community Working Bee - with Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.

Sat 26 Sept

Join the Coastal Stewardship Project for a beach clean at Picnic Bay on Magnetic Island - with MICDA.

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The Healthy Waters Partnership acknowledges the Wulgurukaba, Bindal, Nywaigi, and Manbarra people as the
Traditional Custodians of the land and sea country in which we work, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.

Photography is thanks to: Phil Copp, Katie Zamykal, Cassie Bishop, Carys Morgans, Sam Gibbs, Jo Hurford, and Tourism and Events Queensland.

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1 Benwell Rd, South Townsville

QLD 4810 Australia

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