Shoalhaven Riverwatch goal is to:
Improve the health of the Shoalhaven River by working in partnership with Government and the Community.​

What is Shoalhaven Riverwatch?
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Next Working Bee

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Subject to the weather, the next working bee is planned as follows:
When: Tuesday 2 October 18 
Time:   9am - noon
Where: Wogamia
What:   We plan to clear lantana, construct a sand sausage, plant trees if it happens to rain before then, and relocate Phragmites along the foreshore. We will have 2 boats operating on the day.
Bring: Water, hat, gloves, sturdy shoes, long sleeves to ward off the lantana.
New Volunteers: New volunteers will be taken on a guided tour down the river to see work that has been completed at Riversdale in the past 12 months. 
​Lunch:  BBQ
​​​For further details please email shoalhavenriverwatch@gmail.com

​Also check our Calendar for working bees and other functions and events.

Volunteers Wanted

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If you would like to be a Riverwatch volunteer, or just like more information about Riverwatch in the Shoalhaven, please complete the form on our Contact Us webpage.
Generally our half day working bees are held on the Shoalhaven River on a weekday and include planting mangroves, fencing and weeding. They always include a barbecue lunch.
​This social aspect is an important part of our working bees and brings together people from all walks of life.

Fish Habitat Innovation Recognition & Shoalhaven/Illawarra Muster Award

Shoalhaven Riverwatch has been recognised with a Fish Habitat Innovation Award, for its work in developing the Shoalhaven Sand Sausage at the 2017 NSW Landcare Awards.
Riverwatch has also been awarded a Champion of the Catchment award at the 2018 Shoalhaven/Illawarra Landcare Muster. 
​For more information see:
South Coast Register Article
Local Land Services Website
Landcare NSW Website
Letter from local NSW member Shelly Hancock.

​Shoalhaven Riverwatch volunteers do their bit for Clean Up Australia in 2018.

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​See the South Coast Register's News Article for more information.

Our Sponsors

PicturePeter Hanson (Shoalhaven Riverwatch), Wayne Kennedy (North Nowra Butchery) & Daniel Regnault (North Nowra Friendly Grocer) Ron Cowlishaw, Ian Bice and Peter Jirgens (Shoalhaven Riverwatch).
Shoalhaven Riverwatch are proud to announce that we have received sponsorship from North Nowra Friendly Grocer and the North Nowra Butchery to supply food for our working bee barbecue lunches.
​If anyone is interested in sponsoring Riverwatch, please contact us on our Contact Us webpage.

Shoalhaven River Information

Links to the following sites with useful information:
South Coast Rainfall and River Conditions.
Greater Sydney Dam Levels.
NSW Dam & River Levels.

Blue Carbon & Value of Mangroves

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Have you heard of Blue Carbon and the carbon capture value of mangroves? 
Check out our Publication Page

Shoalhaven River rehabilitation--
​Charlie Weir, a life’s work 

One of the founders and strong supporter of Riverwatch.
Charlie's leadership and bank restoration initiatives has saved many kilometers of Shoalhaven River banks from erosion.
Shoalhaven Rivers Catchment Management Authority Case Study link.

Riverwatch undertakes Bank Restoration work on the Yowaka River

With shovels in hand, Sapphire Coast Wilderness Oysters (SCWO) farmers and Shoalhaven Riverwatch took to the banks of the Yowaka River on May 8-9 for a two-day “sand sausage” working bee to combat erosion.
​See the press articles on our Media Page.

The Shoalhaven Sand Sausage

Shoalhaven Riverwatch has developed the Shoalhaven Sand Sausage to reduce riverbank erosion.
​The sausage is a continuous sandbag that blocks wave action undercutting the soft riverbanks thereby providing a stable area for planting mangroves and other trees.
Also check out this great video put together by ABC Illawarra about the sand sausage at Riversdale.
https://www.facebook.com/abcillawarra/videos/1583060651739782/

Healthy Estuaries, Healthy Oysters - Australia's Oyster Coast

PFAS contamination: EPA issues fish consumption warning for Shoalhaven River

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The NSW Government has released dietary advice about Luderick, Sea Mullet, Sand Whiting, Dusky Flathead and Silverbiddy fish caught in the Shoalhaven River, after testing found elevated levels of PFAS in these species. This dietary advice recommends that fishers in the local area limit their personal intake of these fish.
For further information see:
EPA Investigation Summary and Dietary Advice.
The ABC News Item.
SCR News Article.

Aerial Videos

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 Riverwatch has been utilising the use of a drone for aerial videos of our work.
While in the initial stages, the videos give a different perspective to our work.
Some videos which may be of interest are:
Bank Restoration work at Numbaa. (7.7MB)
Bank Restoration work on Numbaa Island. (11.7MB)
For more videos see our Nikon ImageSpace website.
Note that the videos are in an AVI format to reduce size. 
Replay Resolution maybe affected.
​Full resolution videos are available upon request.
Updated on: 25Sep18
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