10 YEARS OF ESTUARYWATCH

2007 2008 Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) launches a citizen The EstuaryWatch Online Database (EWOD) is launched, science program called EstuaryWatch. Four pilot Estuarywatch groups are allowing EstuaryWatchers to enter their data online. established, Anglesea River, Painkalac Creek, and Spring Creek. The development of the program was funded by the National Action EstuaryWatch is a Finalist for the Innovation Award, Plan for Salinity and Water Quality funding, The Victorian Government’s Victorian Coastal Awards for Excellence, Victorian Our Water Our Future Action Plan and a contribution from ALCOA. The first Coastal Council. EstuaryWatch Coordinator is Kate Wynn.

The first EstuaryWatch datasheet to be submitted is an estuary mouth condition data sheet from the Anglesea River estuary on the 17th of April 2007.

2009 EstuaryWatch is the winner of the 2010 Community Action Award, Clean Beaches The Corangamite CMA receives funding from the Department of Sustainability Awards, Keep Beautiful . and Environment to pilot their EstuaryWatch program in other CMA regions. In 2010 there are EstuaryWatch groups established on the (West The first Estuaries Unmasked night seminar Gippsland CMA), and (Glenelg Hopkins CMA). was held in Anglesea. Presentations were Estuary structure and function by David EstuaryWatch is the winner of the Community Government Partnerships Tiller and Native fish of the Corangamite Award, Clean Beaches Awards, Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria. Region by Tom Ryan. The 1000th EstuaryWatch data sheet submitted is a physical and chemical data sheet from the Gellibrand River estuary.

2013 2012 EstuaryWatch is a finalist for the Clean 100th person to sign up to EstuaryWatch was Lucy Beach Award, Tidy Towns Sustainable Jones of Spring Creek EstuaryWatch. Communities Awards, Keep Australia Melbourne Water adopt the EstuaryWatch Beautiful Victoria. program and establish groups on Merricks Creek EstuaryWatch is a finalist for the and Balcombe Creek on the Mornington Peninsula. Government Partnerships Award, Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards, Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria. 2014 2015 Gellibrand River EstuaryWatch EstuaryWatch Victoria published group is a Finalist for the Natural The Plan for EstuaryWatch - a plan Environment Category, Victorian that provides the direction for the Coastal Awards, Victorian future of the state-wide program. Coastal Council.

2017 2016 Merricks Creek EstuaryWatch is the winner of the Mornington EstuaryWatch Victoria go live on Twitter Peninsula Heritage Award for their citizen science conservation twitter.com/EstuaryWatchVic and Facebook monitoring of the Merricks Creek estuary. www.facebook.com/EstuaryWatchVic EstuaryWatch celebrates 10 years! Volunteers receiving a 10 Launch of the new EstuaryWatch Victoria year certificate of appreciation are Alain Purnell, Carol Fulford, web portal www.estuarywatch.org.au Carole Webley, David Webley, Jenny Cerins, Judy Spafford, Phil and Waterwatch Victoria web portal Lawson, Ros Gibson and Ulric Orr. www.vic.waterwatch.org.au