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25.01.2022 Our team have been busy updating our Water Sampling and Monitoring Guide to make it easier for keen citizen scientists, community and school groups to monitor the health of their local waterways. The new guide has updated steps, information and great new local fish ID pages courtesy of the I believe in a sustainable CQ team, making it easier to sample and upload your results to our MyWater portal. Get in touch to secure your free copy, or book in a session with our Science Officer who can demonstrate how to sample a local waterway safely. Find out more - https://riverhealth.org.au/request-education-session/

22.01.2022 Christmas is almost upon us, so we would like to take this opportunity to wish our valued partners and friends a safe and happy festive season. At Fitzroy Partnership for River Health we know that healthy waterways are critical for human use, for industry and for agriculture, but also for recreational use. We hope the holiday season gives many families the opportunity to rest and recuperate and possibly get out on the water for some fishing and relaxation. Who knows, you may even spot Mindi the Barramundi while you're out there, but remember to leave her alone during the closed barra spawning season! Please note: our office will be closed from Friday 18 December 2020 and will reopen on Monday 4 January 2021.

22.01.2022 Fitzroy Partnership wishes our valued partners, stakeholders and friends a safe and happy Easter. We hope the Easter weekend brings rest and relaxation, despite it looking a little different to what many had expected. Please stay safe everyone, and if you can't socially distance, be like Mindi's mate here, and wear a mask - it's the law!

19.01.2022 We thank the Rockhampton Photography Club and their talented members for supporting our recent photo competition, seeking quality waterway images to be featured on the 2019-20 Fitzroy Basin Report Card due to be released in August 2021. With a significant number of beautiful photos it was certainly a hard task to select winners, however the images chosen were awarded for their fit for use on our Report Card and other promotional products. Congratulations to Mark Collins an...d Anthony Hall for their images of local waterways, which were chosen by staff and our partnership group for first, second and third prize. These gentlemen will soon receive vouchers to support their ongoing photography pursuits. We've included a selection of entries here to showcase the talent of members and the absolute beauty of the Fitzroy Basin region! First prize: Yeppen Lagoon by Mark Collins Second prize: Fitzroy Reflections by Anthony Hall Third prize: Fitzroy River Pink Lily by Mark Collins.

19.01.2022 We invite you to explore our inaugural Stewardship Report featuring water stewardship initiatives underway in the Fitzroy Basin. Discover the work of BHP, a valued partner, being the change that is needed for a better water future in the region - https://riverhealth.org.au/water-stewardship/

18.01.2022 We congratulate HeART of the Basin Scholarship recipient Julie-Ann Malan on her recent graduation from CQUniversity Australia with her Masters degree. Julie-Ann was awarded the $2,000 HeART of the Basin Scholarship in 2017/2018 to assist with expenses for her research, 'Off Stream watering points for cattle as a method of riparian restoration'. We thank Julie-Ann for her contribution to better understanding waterway health in the region. The 2021 HeART of the Basin Scholarshi...p is now open and we invite CQUniversity research students studying Honours, Masters by Research or PhD to consider applying so we can support you to progress your learnings in a research topic relating to waterway health in the Fitzroy Basin. Applications close on 29 January 2021, so visit our website today for full details - https://riverhealth.org.au/scholarships/ See more

17.01.2022 The Fitzroy Partnership team is back on deck for 2021 and looking forward to a big year. We welcome Braden Mitchell to the team as our new Science Project Officer in 2021. Braden has recently made the move from Western Australia to Central Queensland and is looking forward to having a positive impact on both Fitzroy Partnership for River Health and the local community. He is excited to explore the beaches and rivers in the region, join one or more sporting clubs and enjoy s...ome quality fishing in the Fitzroy! Braden will work to reinvigorate our community engagement and citizen science activities this year, as well as support the data analysis and reporting for our tenth waterway health report card, the 2019-20 Report Card, due to be released mid-year. If you know of a class, school or community group who would like to get involved in citizen science this year, then please get in touch - https://riverhealth.org.au/contact/

12.01.2022 Our Executive Officer Leigh Stitz and Independent Science Panel Coordinator Cassie Jones recently presented at the Central Queensland Mining Rehabilitation Group (CQMRG) meeting at CQUniversity, giving an update about our existing projects, how our governance works, our future directions and how our annual waterway health report card grades are calculated. CQMRG was established 20 years ago to support Environmental Officers in the region and after this meeting, attendees lef...t with a better understanding of how their data might be used to inform our Report Cards. Fitzroy Partnership regularly presents at community events, workshops and conferences. If you work in the environmental science, citizen science or education space and there is an opportunity for Fitzroy Partnership to give an overview of our work in the region, we'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch - https://riverhealth.org.au/contact/ See more

11.01.2022 Fitzroy Partnership is now calling for applications for its $2,000 HeART of the Basin Scholarship. Open to CQUniversity Australia research students studying Honours, Masters by Research or a PhD in 2021, the scholarship will support expenses to progress the student's learnings in a research topic relating to waterway health. Executive Officer Leigh Stitz said the Scholarship was important to advance understanding of waterway health topics in the Fitzroy Basin. "Previously fu...nded scholarship research has included the development of a toolbox for fish health assessment, off-stream stock watering research to protect streambanks and improve water quality and the most recent project, studying the quantity of microplastics in water in the Rockhampton and Livingstone water supplies," Dr Stitz said. "We commend all of our students for their contribution to waterway health research, including Evan Chua, Julie-Ann Malan and Tiffany Brown who has just completed her PhD on microplastics in late 2020." (Tiffany is pictured with Leigh Stitz and Fitzroy Partnership Chair Dan Yates after presenting her research at a recent Partnership meeting.) Further information and application details can be found on our website - https://riverhealth.org.au/scholarships/

09.01.2022 We congratulate the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership on the launch of their 2020 Stewardship Report - Above and Beyond recently, and acknowledge the great work happening in that region to protect and restore their waterways and the Great Barrier Reef. We are looking forward to the launch of our inaugural Stewardship Report in early 2021 and can't wait to tell the stories of our partners and friends creating change and working together for a better water future for the Fitzroy Basin.

07.01.2022 Today is World Water Day and we thank the community members who came along to our World Water Day event on Saturday 20 March 2021 at Kershaw Gardens, North Rockhampton. We hope to get out and about to more community events during 2021 to spread the word about waterway health and how important it is that our partnership continues to report on the health of the Fitzroy Basin and its catchments year after year. If you have a community or school event coming up that you would ...like us to attend, please get in touch. The UN World Water Day celebrations this year asked the question, 'How do you value water?' Is it important to you for your health, your livelihood, your culture or your recreation? Read more here - https://riverhealth.org.au/news/ #worldwaterday #Water2Me #riverhealth See more

07.01.2022 The countdown is on to the new year and if you have your notebook out to write down your New Year's resolutions, we've got some ideas for you! Water is our most precious resource, so why not try and make a difference in 2021 to change your habits or get involved with environmental activities to improve the ecosystem health of your local waterways? We take this opportunity to wish our valued partners and friends a safe, healthy and prosperous 2021. Visit our website to see our water wise tips or find a community group to support near you - https://riverhealth.org.au/make-a-difference/

01.01.2022 22 April is Earth Day and a fitting day for Fitzroy Partnership for River Health to launch our inaugural Stewardship Report: 'Being the change that is needed' celebrating water stewardship initiatives underway in the Fitzroy Basin. As many organisations and individuals around the world focus on the 2021 Earth Day theme 'Restore our Earth', we recognise our valued partners who are making changes for a better water future for our region. We encourage you to explore the Stewar...dship Report on our website to find out the commitment of our partners to being the change that is needed for a better water future for the Fitzroy Basin - https://riverhealth.org.au/water-stewardship/ Special thanks to our inaugural contributors: CQG Consulting, BHP, Anglo American, Stanmore Coal, Cotton Australia, Fitzroy Basin Association I believe in a sustainable CQ, Rockhampton Regional Council, Origin Energy, Australian Government and Queensland Government.