As one of the judges for the Australian Riverprize I am delighted to let you know about the finalists for this year.
Last week the International RiverFoundation announced the finalists of the 2011 Australian Riverprize for outstanding achievements in sustainable river management as:
- Project Catalyst, Qld (Coca-Cola Foundation, WWF and Reef Catchments NRM)
- Sunshine Coast Rivers Initiative, Qld (Sunshine Coast Council)
The finalists of the 2011 Thiess International Riverprize, are:
- Charles River, Massachusetts. USA
- Mattole River, California. USA
- Yarra River, Victoria. Australia
The winner of the 2011 Australian Riverprize and the Theiss International Riverprize will be announced at the Riverprize Gala Dinner on Tuesday 27 September, 2011, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, during the 14th International Riversymposium (26-29 September, 2011).
Visit the International RiverFoundation website for further details.
Siwan
More and more, the importance of ecologically healthy urban waterways is being recognised as influencing the health and liveability of cities around the world.
Remediating degraded systems is no easy task due to the deep connections to historical, infrastructure, governance and social complexities of urban areas. Effective actions are required at various scales and from a range of disciplines and perspectives.
Phillip Birtles from the Sydney Metropolitan CMA has provided us with resources and links to quality information and interesting perspectives on the topic. He was motivated to do so because he want to help others working in urban waterway restoration. Phillip says his “hope is that it will provide some guidance to those looking to gain ideas and management options to gain holistic view on urban waterway remediation projects.” Read more….
Thank you Philip!
Siwan
The last edition of HNRRP e-news discussed how the Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program is meeting one of its key objectives – the prevention of an estimated 48.2 tonnes of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) entering the Hawkesbury-Nepean river system each year. In the June 2011 edition of HNRRP e-news we look at our other key objective – securing 7.24 gigalitres (billion litres) per year for additional environmental flows in the Hawkesbury-Nepean river system. You can also read about the HNRRP projects and how they are progressing as the program nears completion.
The last two weeks have been spent focusing on helping the Border Rivers-Gwydir CMA, and the Office of Hawkesbury Nepean, with ideas and approaches for engaging with their communities. I spent a great day at Sydney Airport (very quiet due to the ash cloud) with Amanda Bigelow and Wendy Miller from the Border Rivers-Gwydir CMA, brainstorming ways to ensure that their upcoming Catchment Action Plan consultation processes really ‘hits the mark’ in terms of getting people involved in thinking about and planning for their catchment’s future.
Following my meeting with the Border Rivers-Gwydir team, Nerida finally got back from Los Angeles where the ash cloud had meant an extra two day stay (!), and we were off to the Office of Hawkesbury Nepean, based in Penrith. We had a good day facilitating and working with the Office of Hawkesbury Nepean’s new Stakeholder Committee, exploring how this group of committed individuals can work together as a team and effect real change in their catchment. We developed a number of different strategies and actions with the Committee that will ensure the group can be an effective advisor, communicator and knowledge broker with the Office of Hawkesbury Nepean.
If you want to know more about the work we have been doing in the area of community and stakeholder engagement, drop us a line. We also intend to develop some new resources for you as a result of these meetings, so stay in tune for more knowledge sharing ARRC style!
Siwan and Nerida
This photographic competition is run by the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and has just opened for new entries. The goal is to capture your place and share your story to represent your region and it’s communities with pictures of people, places, wildlife, landscapes and nature.
The competition page can be accessed here. This is fantastic opportunity for all Australians to enter a national competition to show just what your region is all about.
You can also vote on the photos which have already been submitted. Judges include Steve Parish, OAM; Deborah Mailman; Fenella Kernebone and Don Norris.
Entries close on the 30th of June 2011. Please let us know if you have any lovely river restoration photos you would like to share, as we are about to start a new part of the website devoted to ‘inspiring images’.
Nerida
As one of the judges for the Australian Riverprize I am delighted to let you know about the finalists for this year.
Events, News | Melissa Gabelle | 
4 July 2011 9:55 am | 
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