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22.01.2022 TOWNSVILLE ENVIRONMENT RECOVERS FROM MONSOON TROUGH: The Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters has been overwhelmed with interest from locals keen to better understand the state of the environment following the 2019 monsoon trough event. Thanks to the Townsville Bulletin for helping us to get the word out. Full article in the comments.

21.01.2022 COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: The Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters team is thrilled at the response we’ve had to the 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card. Thank you to 9 News North Queensland for the coverage. #DryTropicsReportCard2019 #PartneringForOurFuture

20.01.2022 ABOUT US: Did you know the Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters produces an annual Report Card to give the region an independent snapshot of the health of our waterways? Find out more about us here https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/

20.01.2022 COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: The Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters would like to thank our amazing Partners for their support in delivering the latest Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card. Nicholas Baker from Wild Environmental talks about the benefits of being a Partner.

19.01.2022 HEALTH OF ROSS FRESHWATER BASIN: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card indicated average conditions, with litter and habitat scoring moderate condition. Water quality, however, was looking better with a B grading despite nutrient concentrations within the Bohle River and Louisa Creek being high. With 135 hectares of riparian and less than one hectare of wetland vegetation being lost in between 2013-17, the habitat was scored as moderate progress toward achieving the man...agement target of no net loss. For full report, go to www.drytropicshealthywaters.org/

18.01.2022 COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: The Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters couldn’t produce the annual Report Card snapshot of Townsville’s water health without our Partners. Nicholas Baker from Wild Environmental discusses the importance of working together. The full Report can be found here: https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/ #DryTropicsReportCard2019 #PartneringForOurFuture

17.01.2022 HEALTH OF ROSS ESTUARY: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card indicated water quality, litter and habitat were in good condition, with a B grading across the board. There appeared to be an increase in litter found at Apex Park and Cape Pallarenda but it had decreased at Pallarenda Beach, Rowes Bay, Shelley Cove and Aplin’s weir. Details of the full Report can be found at www.drytropicshealthywaters.org

16.01.2022 PARTNERING FOR OUR FUTURE: The Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card wouldn’t be possible without the support of the @Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters valued Partners. Find out more about us here https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/

15.01.2022 HEALTH OF THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONE: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card indicated that the Offshore Marine Zone fared reasonably well with very good water quality. The habitat was found to be in moderate condition. Currently, there is no data available to score litter in the Offshore Marine Zone. Although coral cover was low, there was an abundance of juvenile corals which was scored as very good. For full report, go to https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/

15.01.2022 PARTNERING FOR OUR FUTURE: The Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters is supported by many industries and organisations across our community. Marissa Wise from Port of Townsville Limited explains why the collaboration is so important.

13.01.2022 COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE: This ABC North Queensland radio interview provides an in-depth look at the results of the 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card. To hear more from Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters Chair Di Tarte, click on the link below.

13.01.2022 VALUING OUR WATERWAYS: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card wouldn’t be possible without our incredible Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters Partners. Thanks to WIN News Townsville for the story.

12.01.2022 It’s nearly time!! Keep your eye out tomorrow for our Report Card launch! The Report Card provides our community with an independent picture of the health of our waterways and Great Barrier Reef, Australia and is a must read for those interested in better understanding any environmental impacts of the 2019 Flood Event. #partneringforourfuture #drytropicsreportcard2019 #healthywaterwayshealthytownsville #townsville #troipcalnorthqueensland... Photography Credit | Tourism and Events Queensland / Budd Photography

11.01.2022 THANK YOU: Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters would like to thank every single one of the amazing volunteers in our community who help to improve the health of our waterways. Jacob Hancock from Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc. discusses some of the incredible work being done to support the Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card.

09.01.2022 DATA COLLECTION: Did you know that the Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card incorporates information from Partners including community, industry, education, science and government organisations? Find out more about us here: https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/

08.01.2022 COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card provides an annual snapshot of the health of the region’s waterways. Thank you to ABC North Queensland for this comprehensive story and helping the Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters team to get the word out.

05.01.2022 HEALTH OF HALIFAX BAY: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card indicated that Halifax Bay was in a relatively poorer condition compared with the other regions being graded. The bay’s habitat was given a moderate grade, with moderate water quality due to poor nutrient concentrations. Litter abundance increased in Halifax Bay, and was graded as poor due to large quantities occurring in Picnic Bay and South Beach. With a wide range of very poor to very good scores for the ma...cro algae and hard coral composition, the overall grade for coral was found to be in moderate condition. For full report, go to https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/

03.01.2022 TOWNSVILLE DRY TROPICS REPORT CARD LAUNCH Are you interested to see how Townsville’s waterways have fared following the 2019 monsoon flood event? To find out more, follow the link to the 2019 Dry Tropics Report Card. https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/2018-2019-report-card... #DryTropicsReportCard2019 #PartneringForOurFuture See more

03.01.2022 HEALTH OF BLACK FRESHWATER BASIN: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card indicated that Black Freshwater Basin’s habitat and water quality were both in good condition despite high nutrient concentrations recorded in the area. There was not enough information available to provide a grading for litter. Between 2013-17, 52 hectares of wetland vegetation and less than one hectare of riparian habitat were lost which meant the progress toward the management target of no net loss was graded as good. For full report, go to https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/

03.01.2022 HEALTH OF CLEVELAND BAY INSHORE: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card indicated high nutrient concentrations, with highly turbid waters in the enclosed coastal waters. Coral reef habitats ranged from poor to moderate condition, while litter decreased at all sites around Magnetic Island except Alma & Geoffrey Bays. The high levels of marcolagae and low recruitment of coral larvae were the reason the coral reefs were graded only in a poor to moderate condition.... The February 2019 flood is thought to be the reason why the seagrass biomass at coastal meadows are not returning to ‘typical’ peak season levels. For the full Report, go to www.drytropicshealthywaters.org

02.01.2022 TOWNSVILLE WATER HEALTH: The Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters 2019 Report Card shows that overall, most of the region’s waterways are in moderate to good condition. The full Report can be found by clicking the below link. #DryTropicsReportCard2019 #PartneringForOurFuture

01.01.2022 COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: The 2019 Dry Tropics Report Card into the waterway health of Townsville is made possible through our many partner organisations. Marissa Wise from the Port of Townsville Limited discusses the benefits of working together. The full Report can be found here https://drytropicshealthywaters.org/ #DryTropicsReportCard2019 #PartneringForOurFuture

01.01.2022 HEALTH OF BLACK ESTUARY: The 2019 Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card indicated that the Black River Estuary water quality & habitat were both in good condition, while there was not enough information to provide an accurate grade for litter in the area. Despite high nutrient concentration levels in the Black River, Bluewater Creek, Crystal Creek Estuary & Rollingstone Creek Estuary, the overall water quality was in a good condition. Between 2013-2017, less than one hectare of ...mangrove & salt marsh habitat was lost which means the progress toward the management target of no net loss was graded as good. For full report, go to www.drytropicshealthywaters.org