Community Involvement
"Our Valuable Estuaries"
August 2006
Teaching kids about where healthy seafood comes from and how to maintain a healthy catchment is the aim of OceanWatch Australia’s latest project “Our Valuable Estuaries”.
The NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Hon. Ian Macdonald launched OceanWatch Australia’s environmental educational CD for primary schools, “Our Valuable Estuaries” on Monday 15 May as part of National Education Week.
OceanWatch Australia, supported by the Myer Foundation and the NSW Department of Primary Industries has produced this innovative and interactive environmental education resource to help primary school teachers and students learn about the importance of healthy catchments for healthy and productive estuaries and fisheries, and how to keep these environments healthy (focusing on the NSW Human Society and It’s Environment Syllabus).
“Our Valuable Estuaries” was distributed to all public primary schools in coastal catchments of NSW and has been exceptionally well received by teachers, students and environmental education specialists.
OceanWatch Australia has received considerable interest in the CD from other States particularly Vic and SA, and is currently seeking sponsorship to adapt and distribute the resource nationally.
For more information, please contact Monique Needham on 9660 2262.
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