Phytoplankton experts in the Aquatic Science Branch continue to elevate their knowledge, with scientists attending both national and international courses to strengthen the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s (DWER) capability in phytoplankton monitoring. Harmful algal blooms can have significant ecological, economic, and public health impacts, making accurate monitoring and identification essential … Read More
A year of Bay OK action in the Geographe
Throughout 2025, GeoCatch and Revitalising Geographe Waterways worked with residents, community groups, schools and businesses to protect the Vasse-Wonnerup catchment from their own backyards. Bay OK is a flagship sustainability program focusing on reducing nutrient pollution from urban gardens through practical, waterwise gardening techniques. A Bay OK garden conserves water, … Read More
Join the estuary enthusiast community this November!
Healthy Estuaries WA, in collaboration with local catchment groups, is inviting community members to come along to annual community estuary science forums across the South West and South Coast this November 2025. These free events are a great opportunity for locals to: This year’s forums are especially exciting as we … Read More
The next phase of restoration begins for Yakamia Creek
A new project is beginning for South Coast Natural Resource Management (South Coast NRM) as they continue their restoration efforts into the upper catchment area of Yakamia Creek in the City of Albany. South Coast NRM will lead the four-year project in partnership with the Australian Government, Department of Water … Read More
Healthy Estuaries WA celebrates eight years of estuary impact
More than 100 stakeholders met in Mandurah on Wednesday, 3 September to mark another chapter in State Government’s Healthy Estuaries WA program. Building on the Regional Estuaries Initiative (2016-2020), Healthy Estuaries WA continues as a unique collaboration to protect and restore the health of our south-west estuaries. This conference provided … Read More
Community estuary forums celebrate project success
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s Healthy Estuaries WA team, along with partner catchment groups, is inviting community members to estuary forum events scheduled for October and November 2024. Jennifer Stritzke, Healthy Estuaries WA coordinator, shared that these events will feature updates on the latest scientific findings from estuary … Read More
Great science in the Great Southern
The Healthy Estuaries WA team have been connecting with Great Southern high school students to share the exciting science that happens in and around their local estuaries. More than 400 high school students attended Scitech’s STEM Regional Festival in last month where the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation revealed … Read More
Celebrating World Seagrass Day
In celebration of the first United Nations-recognised World Seagrass Day, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s seagrass team ran a field exercise with a group of year 12 students on the banks of the Leschenault Estuary. The students from Manea Senior College were excited to learn how to identify … Read More
Talking water quality with estuary enthusiasts
More than 260 community members from Mandurah to Albany joined us to learn about estuary water quality and catchment management at a series of community science forums in late 2022.
Small but mighty aquatic species in focus at conference
Hidden underwater plants including microalgae, seaweed and seagrass are the foundation of aquatic ecosystems like estuaries. The passionate community of scientists who study these small but mighty species recently came together at an international conference in Perth.