RiverSmart Australia Ltd is a registered not-for-profit organisation - ABN 52 134 395 636
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What we do
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RiverSmart's slogan of 'Rivers for people, wildlife and sustainability' conveys the key message of this initiative: mobilising people to take a more active role in revitalising our ailing rivers and floodplains.
Every Australian, irrespective of where we live, has an impact on the health of our rivers. We've called this your 'river footprint®'.
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Every Australian can also play a role in seeing our rivers and streams rehabilitated.
RiverSmart aims to offer these opportunities, whether it be in your home, your workplace, your farm or your school.
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How can you and your family
get riversmart ?
It's simple - click on the links below to find out how to become a RiverSmart:
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How you can support our work
RiverSmart's Blue Bucket
Fund gains status as a
tax deductible gift recipient
On 16 December 2009 RiverSmart Australia Ltd was added to the Government's Register of Environmental Organisations and can now offer prospective supporters of our work tax deductibility for their donations. Any donations must be directed to our 'Blue Bucket Fund' and from there will be used for supporting our work, especially community-based projects in our current project areas (see at right for further details). Alternatively you could ask for your donation to support one of our 'SponsorShop' projects submitted by a community organisation. Contact us for details.
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Meet Macca's mate Muzza
A few weeks ago we introduced you to our cartoon river icon Macca the platypus. Well now he's been joined by Muzza the Murray cod and together they'll be bringing you some important messages about river health over the coming years.
Thanks again to Gary Clark for his artwork.
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Are you made of money ? No, well try these tips to save our precious water and your hip pocket.
Check the watering restrictions in your area before watering. It may not be allowed, or your day to water may be tomorrow.
If you do water:
Try watering after dark, and don't over-water.
Lawns and gardens don't need a drink for several days after good rain.
Don't forget to turn off your automatic watering system during wet periods.
Use a tap timer so you don't forget the hose is on.
If hand watering use a hand-gun type spray nozzle.
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Canberra Raiders and RiverSmart team up
On 26 February, Josh Miller from the Raiders senior leadership group was announced as the newest of RiverSmart's ambassadors. The full press release can be found here. Josh hails from Forbes on the Lachlan river and is a keen angler.
RiverSmart is delighted to welcome Josh to our 'team'. We look forward to him helping us get our key messages out to the broader community.
Follow this link to see how Macca the mascot regretted not giving Josh his RiverSmart T-shirt !! And, lots of photos of Macca at the Raiders-Bulldogs trial game in Dubbo on Saturday 27 February.
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Macquarie RiverSmart - your chance to get involved
RiverSmart's campaign on the Macquarie River is now moving to establish action groups along the river to get things moving at the local scale.
In particular we want to hear from local organisations and business operators interested to come on board to support river festival events and local projects in Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, Warren and in the Macquarie Marshes. Contact our Macquarie RiverSmart Facilitator if interested (details via here).
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World Wetlands Day (2 February)
dedicated to Jerrabomberra wetland - help create and realise a vision for the site
Each year this day is celebrated as World Wetlands Day marking the day the international wetland convention, otherwise known as Ramsar, was enacted.
To mark World Wetlands Day this year we decided to dedicate it to Jerrabomberra wetland in heart of our national capital. Right now this site needs help....see the photo below of accumulated litter and a declared weed species, blackberries. The site is also over-run with rabbits, has lots of carp when it has water and there are weeds everywhere. Cattle are allowed to access the wetland and its source creek. We believe the site is also threatened by a current development proposal which the ACT government has under consideration, as well as that age old problem, the 'tyranny of small decisions'.
RiverSmart is putting forward a vision for this site which would see it look a bit different to now ! So follow this link to see what we think should happen. We're keen to get your views so we can take them to the government to consider.
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RiverSmart Shop now open for business
You can now help promote and support our work at the same time through the RiverSmart shop. See link above to visit and buy T-shirts featuring the design below and another one we can't mention here !
RiverSmart's regional initiatives
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(Central NSW - click the photo to find out more)
A relaxing paddle on the Macquarie River at Wellington
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(Canberra-Queanbeyan region - click on the photo to find out more)
Australia Day at the National Museum
RiverSmart took part in the Australia Day events at the National Museum coinciding with their great H2O = Life exhibition. Macca was a big hit and so too were our trademark blue buckets. About 500 families went home with one plus our advisory info about how to reduce their 'river footprint'.
Canberra is currently overshooting its daily target by up to 50 megalitres so come on you Canberra-ites let's use those buckets and each aim to save ten of them every day. That's 90 litres each...easy to do !
Corporate social responsibility
We especially want corporate Australia to get behind this new approach, just as much as government. This is the chance for corporate Australia to demonstrate social responsibility and help fund the work of RiverSmart. For opportunities to do this follow this link.