Estuaries in our region are unique and mysterious…

EstuaryWatch is a volunteer community monitoring program, aimed at helping local communities learn more about their estuaries and informing estuary management. Help uncover estuary secrets by becoming an EstuaryWatch volunteer today.

Community monitoring and reporting

As an EstuaryWatcher you will monitor water quality and record information about physical changes to the estuary. Getting involved in monitoring your estuary is easy and fun and can include the following

• taking a photo of anything unusual
• recording and monitoring estuary mouth condition, bird life and vegetation
• monitoring the physical and chemical properties of the water.

Data is collated on estuary health and how it functions and is used by natural resource managers to help conserve estuaries into the future. EstuaryWatch is currently looking for people like you to work with our existing monitoring groups, and potentially extend our monitoring to new estuaries.

Estuary watch online database

The EstuaryWatch online database allows volunteers to enter and analyse estuary monitoring data that they have collected. The data is accessible to the general public, you can also take a look at the combined Waterwatch and Estuary Watch achievements for 2022/23.

Estuary education

Occasionally estuary education sessions will be held along the coast. Topics include:

• plants and animals you find living in the estuary
• how to conserve your local estuary
• seasonal and climatic changes to your estuary.

Everyone is welcome to join in these activities when they occur.

Further information

For more information on the estuaries in our region visit our estuaries page, if you are interested in volunteering email us or telephone 1300 094 262.