The largest water quality monitoring citizen science program in NSW, Australia.
What is water quality monitoring?
Our Water Quality Monitoring program sees community members, school and partners working together to test monthly water quality data, rain, hail or shine.
Our data is shared to inform river management actions and support the recovery of the Bellingen River Snapping Turtle and other threatened species.
Award-winning program
Bellingen Riverwatch received two River Basin Management Awards in 2023.
This program has been going strong for six years and sees 40 volunteers, 4 schools and 14 steering committee partners work together to test and interpret water quality data for the Bellinger and Kalang catchments at 25 sites monthly.
BELLINGEN RIVERWATCH WQM VOLUNTEERS
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Fiona M.
Marco M.
Pat B.
Cath E.
Ben W.
Stuart S.
Pauline K.
Helen D.
Peter F.
Lesley F.
Bec O.
Toni W.
Frank C.
Keith C.
Pennie K.
Bruno K.
Cass V.
Nicole R.
Henare D.
Jonathan W.
Bec B.
Joanna D.
Volunteer with us!
Bellingen Riverwatch Water Quality Monitoring Program
The rivers of the Bellinger and Kalang catchments are unique and some of the healthiest rivers in Australia.
Ongoing monitoring is an important part of maintaining pristine rivers. Join the largest water quality monitoring citizen science program in NSW!
Thora, Repton, Raleigh or Bellingen | 18+
So far, our wqm volunteers have conducted over 8000 tests.
This dataset is now the largest water quality monitoring dataset in NSW.
Ongoing water quality data is important for monitoring the rivers’ health, identifying priority areas for management actions and educating the community on how to reduce the impact they may be having on their environment.
We thank our water quality monitoring volunteers wholeheartedly for their dedicated work in this program.
Bellingen Riverwatch Steering Committee
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Dr Melissa Giese
Senior Team Leader, Ecosystems and Threatened Species (North East), Biodiversity Conservation and Science, Department of Planning and Environment
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Dr Nakia Belmer
Scientist - Estuaries and Catchments, Science Division, Department of Planning and Environment
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Dean Kelly
Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation
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Adrian Dickson
Senior Scientist River Assessment – Estuaries and Catchments Science, Science, Economics and Insights, Department of Planning and Environment
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Daniel Cain
Senior Project Officer - Threatened Species, Biodiversity and Conservation, Department of Planning and Environment
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Asheley Goodwill
Senior Land Services Officer, Natural Asset Protection, North Coast Local Land Services
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Celeste Lymn
River and Biodiversity Officer, Bellingen Shire Council
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Andrew Yager
Project Manager, Bellinger Landcare
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Justine Elder
Elder Enviro
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Shane Ruming
Threatened Species Officer, Saving our Species, Department of Planning and Environment
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Chris Ormond
Threatened Species Officer, Saving our Species, Department of Planning and Environment
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Sue Lennox
Co-Founder, OzGREEN
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John Schmidt
Senior Coast and Estuary Officer, Biodiversity and Conservation Division
Water, Floodplains & Coast (North East), Department of Planning and Environment
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Ingrid Garland
Apex Enviro Solutions, NSW Waterwatch
