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Nutrients explained Our annual Townsville Dry Tropics Report Card shows which local waterways have excess levels of nutrients. Here, we answer your 5 quick questions: 1. What are ‘nutrients’? Nutrients are the essential building blocks of life! They are elements or compounds that are critical for maintaining the balance and health of ecosystems. Their availability can influence the abundance and...
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In Conversation

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'Environmental data can’t tell its stories sitting in spreadsheets.' Diane Tarte is a name well known to many concerned with the changing state of the Great Barrier Reef and the coastal and catchment areas that affect its future. A campaigner for greater data- and science-based decision making for Queensland’s reefs and wetlands in the pre-digital 70s, Di was a founding...
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March 2023

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Upcoming Around Townsville — March 2023 Our community is busy connecting and working towards healthier waterways. The following are opportunities and events of interest on our radar: Opportunities The Port of Townsville $50,000 Community Fund is open now for applications. Get info Townsville City Council’s 2023 Our Townsville event will be held on 10 and 11 June, including zones for...
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February 2023

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Join us in the Townsville Community Action Plan (CAP) Want to contribute to the development of a project to benefit our local waterways and Reef? We're keen to hear from you. As part of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Community Action Plan (CAP) Program and with Reef Ecologic we’re co-leading a Townsville CAP that will see community- and Traditional Owner-led...
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News and Articles

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Upcoming Around Townsville — May/June 2023 Our community is busy connecting and working towards healthier waterways. The following are events and opportunities of interest on our radar: Upcoming events May 10: ReefClean — Alva Beach Community Clean-up. May 13: ReefClean — Pallarenda Dog Beach Community Clean-up. May 18 and 19: The 2023 Australian Coastal Restoration Network symposium at JCU. June...
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January 2023

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Partnership welcomes new Executive Officer and Independent Chair This month the Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters has welcomed both a new Executive Officer in Kara-Mae Coulter-Atkins, and a new Independent Management Committee Chair in Dr Keith Noble.     With the two leaders come decades of land and water management experience, and a passion for Townsville, the Great Barrier Reef,...
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