Gold Coast Waterwatch Program – City of Gold Coast QLD
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
by Natura Pacific
Natura Pacific successfully coordinated the Gold Coast Waterwatch program from 2009 to 2016, teaching thousands of students from early childhood through to senior high school about the importance of our waterways and catchments. Natura Education’s efforts included lifting participation rates from an average of 1,700 students per annum to 3,096 in the first year to
Waterways Field Guides now available at Gold Coast Libraries
Thursday, 23 June 2016
by Natura Pacific
Some exciting news this week for the many people who have shown interest in the recently released Waterways Field Guides – they are now available at the many branches of Gold Coast Libraries. In fact we were very excited to receive a photograph of a display set up by the Southport Branch Library showcasing these
A new species of water bug on the Gold Coast
Monday, 13 June 2016
by Natura Pacific
Here at Natura Education we are very privileged to be working with a team of educators and scientists that are not only skilled in delivering a variety of education programs to students of all ages, but are also experts in their respective fields. John Pumpurs is Natura Education’s resident frog and water bug expert and
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We are 2016 Healthy Waterways Awards Finalists!
Wednesday, 01 June 2016
by Natura Pacific
We are very excited to share that our recently released Waterways Field Guide has been nominated as a finalist for the 2016 Healthy Waterways Awards, in the category of Sustainable Education. These guides were developed as an initiative of Gold Coast Waterwatch, which was supported and undertaken by both the City of Gold Coast Catchment Management
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Waterways Field Guide – Series 2 to 4 are here!
Friday, 27 May 2016
by Natura Pacific
In December last year, Natura Pacific and City of Gold Coast released the first in a series of field guides titled “Waterways Field Guide, Series 1: Water Bugs”. Take a look at our article on this here. Being an initiative of Gold Coast Waterwatch, the Water Bugs guide was quickly heralded to be a success by
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VIDEO: Kids in Nature – Making the most of your experience
Friday, 20 May 2016
by Natura Pacific
Getting outside with your children or the children in your care is not only lots of fun but has also been shown time and again to have significant benefits for childhood development. So how do you really make the most of your time with kids in nature? In this video Dionne Coburn, an Educator and
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VIDEO: The Catchment Journey – Series 1 What is a catchment?
Friday, 22 April 2016
by Natura Pacific
So what is a catchment? Is it something important and does it affect you and me? Adam from Natura Education explains the vital importance of our local catchments and how e can all help to keep them healthy into the future.
Wildlife of the Gold Coast
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
by Natura Pacific
On Sunday 2nd November last year one of our team members attended a book launch for what looks to be an exciting new resource for anyone with an interest in our local wildlife – professionals and laymen alike! “Wildlife of the Gold Coast” is a great new book which has been produced by the Loders
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Damian White, Doug White, Ed Meyer, gold coast, Loders Creek Catchment Association, Narelle Power, Wildlife
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