Waterwatch Queensland - Communities caring for catchments

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Regional contacts

Map of regional NRM bodies Murray Darling regional NRM body South West Queensland regional NRM body Desert Channels regional NRM body Southern Gulf regional NRM body Northern Gulf regional NRM body Torres Strait regional NRM body Cape York regional NRM body Wet Tropics regional NRM body Burdekin Dry Tropics regional NRM body Mackay Whitsunday regional NRM body Fitzroy regional NRM body Burnett Mary regional NRM body South East Queensland regional NRM body South East Queensland regional NRM body Condamine regional NRM body Condamine regional NRM body

Queensland is divided into 14 natural resource management regions with the boundaries generally organised around river system catchments. To find out more about community-based waterway monitoring in your region, refer to the contact details below. If no contacts are listed for your specific sub-region/catchment, contact your region-wide person.

Burdekin Dry Tropics

Region-wide

Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM
Contact: Diana O'Donnell - Program Coordinator, Water
Phone: 07 4724 3544
Mobile: 0407 317 316
Email: diana.odonnell@bdtnrm.org.au  
Web: www.burdekindrytropics.org.au

Townsville-Thuringowra

Creek to Coral Program
Contact: Adam King – Coastal Education Officer (based in Conservation Volunteers Australia)
Phone: 07 4721 4077
Mobile: 0429 418 884
Email: aking@cva.org.au
Web: www.soe-townsville.org/creektocoral

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Burnett Mary

Region-wide

Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management (BMRG)
Contact: Graeme Esslemont – Water Quality & Equitable Use Program Coordinator
Phone: 07 4181 2999
Mobile: 0400 462 140
Email: graeme.esslemont@bmrg.org.au 
Web: www.burnettmarynrm.org.au

Lower Mary & Burrum catchments

Coastal Water Quality Alliance
Contact: Coastal Water Quality Officer (based in Wide Bay Water)
Phone: 07 4194 7721
Mobile: 0427 974 102
Web: www.widebaywater.qld.gov.au

Mary Catchment

Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC)
Contact: Steve Burgess – Waterwatch Coordinator
Phone: 07 5482 4766
Email: mrccc@ozwide.net.au
Web: www.mrccc.org.au

Mary Local Government Cluster (MLGC) Resource Centre
Contact: Glenda Pickersgill
Phone: 07 5482 4766
Email: pickerg@bigpond.com

Burnett catchment – South

Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Managment (BMRG) – Wondai Office
Contact: Larry Ford – Water Quality Officer, Burnett Inland South Government Cluster
Phone: 07 4169 0730
Mobile: 0488 001 739
Email: waterquality@wondaishire.com

Burnett catchment – East

Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Managment (BMRG) –Bundaberg Office
Contact: Derani Sullivan – Water Quality Officer, Burnett East Government Cluster
Phone: 07 4181 2999 (ext. 107)
Mobile: 400 462 151
Email: Derani.Sullivan@bmrg.org.au  

Burnett catchment – North

Burnett Catchment Care Association (BCCA)
Contact: Marion Denholm – Water Quality Officer, Burnett Inland North Government Cluster (Central)
Phone: 07 4165 5431

Monto Shire Council
Contact: Brad Peel – Water Quality Officer, Burnett Inland North Government Cluster (North)
Phone: 07 4166 9919
Mobile: 0427 669 919
Email: Brad@monto.qld.gov.au

Tannum-Agnes (coastal/marine)

Central Queensland University - Gladstone campus
Contact: Kelly Jacobs
Email: k.jacobs@cqu.edu.au

Miara-Woodgate (coastal/marine)

Contact: Liz Tanner
Phone: 07 4150 5473 
Mobile: 0400 684 924
Email: burrumriver@mpz.com.au

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Cape York

Region-wide

Department of Natural Resources and Water - North Region
Contact: Gordon Johnston - Senior Project Officer, Community Engagement
Phone: 07 4039 8343
Mobile: 0428 114 206
Email: gordon.johnston@nrw.qld.gov.au

Sourthern Cape York catchments

Sourthern Cape York catchments
Contact: Jason Carroll - Coordinator
Phone: 07 4069 6890
Email: catchment@cooktown.com  
Web: www.cook.qld.gov.au

Coastal and marine

Cape York Marine Advisory Group (CYMAG) Environmental Inc
Contact: Christina Howley
Phone: 07 4069 5229
Email:  chowley@bigpond.com  

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Condamine

Region-wide

Condamine Alliance
Contact: Lucy Larkin - Science and Evaluation
Phone: 07 4620 0115
Mobile: 0402 082 137
Email: lucy.larkin@condaminealliance.com.au
Web: www.condaminealliance.com.au

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Desert Channels

Region-wide

Desert Channels Queensland
Contact: Sue Gardiner - Information Systems Officer
Phone: 07 4652 7817
Email: sue.gardiner@dcq.org.au  
Web: www.dcq.org.au

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Fitzroy

Region-wide

Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA)
Contact: Nathan Johnston - Regional Coordinator, Water Quality
Phone: 07 4999 2819
Mobile: 0400 221 055
Email: nathan.johnston@fba.org.au  
Web: www.fba.org.au   

Boyne-Calliope and Dawson catchments

Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA)
Contact: Rachel Bryan - Water Quality Officer, Calliope
Phone: 07 4975 6555
Email: rachel.bryan@fba.org.au  
Web: www.fba.org.au

Central Highlands and Three Rivers catchments

Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA)
Contact: Nick Kirby - Water Quality Officer, Emerald
Phone: 07 4982 2956
Email: nick.kirby@fba.org.au  
Web: www.fba.org.au

Fitzroy River and coastal catchments

Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA)
Contact: Chantelle James - Catchment Field Officer
Phone: 07 4921 0573 
Web: www.frcc.org.au       

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Mackay Whitsunday

Region-wide

Mackay Whitsunday NRM Group
Contact: Carl Mitchell - Research Officer, Water Quality Improvement Plan
Phone: 07 4944 7840
Mobile: 0448 856 297
Email: carl.mitchell@epa.qld.gov.au

Department of Natural Resources and Water - Central West Region
Contact: Luke Galea - Project Officer (Community Waterway Monitoring)
Phone: 07 4967 0873
Mobile: 0439 782 436   
Email: luke.galea@nrw.qld.gov.au   

Sarina catchment

Sarina Landcare Catchment Management Association
Contact: Healthy Waterways Project Officer - Sarina 
Phone: 07 4956 1388   
Web: www.mwnrm.org.au/cma/slcma/

Whitsunday catchment

Whitsunday Catchment Landcare
Contact: Healthy Waterways Project Officer - Whitsunday
Phone: 07 4945 0262   
Web: www.whitsunday.qld.gov.au/Sites/WhitsundayCatchmentLandcare

Pioneer catchment

Pioneer Catchment & Landcare Group Inc
Contact: Healthy Waterways Project Officer - Pioneer
Phone: 07 4955 8674   
Web: www.pioneercatchment.org.au

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Northern Gulf

Region-wide

Northern Gulf Resource Management Group
Phone:
Email: ngrmg@bigpond.com
Web: www.northernbulf.com.au

Mitchell catchment

Mitchell River Watershed Management Group
Contact: Deborah Eastop – Project Officer
Phone: 07 4031 3432
Mobile: 0439 665 202
Email: deborah@mitchell-river.com.au
Web: www.mitchell-river.com.au

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Queensland Murray-Darling

Region-wide

Queensland Murray-Darling Committee (QMDC)
Contact: Paul Webb - Water Projects Officer
Phone: 07 4637 6235
Mobile: 0429 644 421
Email: paulw@qmdc.org.au
Web: www.qmdc.org.au

Border Rivers

Queensland Murray-Darling Committee (QMDC)
Contact: Melissa Cundy - Water Quality Technical Officer, Goondiwindi
Phone: 07 4671 7900
Mobile: 0427 745 005
Email: melissac@qmdc.org.au
Web: www.qmdc.org.au

Stanthorpe

Stanthorpe Water Assessment Monitoring Project (SWAMP)
Contact: Harley West - Coordinator
Phone: 07 4684 5184
Mobile: 0408 276 094
Email: hwest@halenet.com.au

Maranoa-Balonne

Queensland Murray-Darling Committee (QMDC)
Contact: Kate Reilly – Water Quality Technical Officer, Roma
Ph: (07) 4622 7801
Mob: 0429 056 448
Email: kater@qmdc.org.au
Web: www.qmdc.org.au

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South East Queensland

Region-wide

SEQ Catchments
Contact: Joadie Hardy - Regional Community Water Quality Monitoring Manager
Phone: 07 3816 9717
Mobile: 0409 006 532
Email: jhardie@seqcatchments.com.au
Web: www.seqcatchments.com.au

Brisbane catchment

Brisbane City Council
Phone: 07 3403 88882
Web: www.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Maroochy catchment

Maroochy Waterwatch
Contact: Cerran Fawnes - Coordinator
Phone: 07 5476 4777
Mobile: 0416 031 8232
Email: info@maroochycatchmentcentre.org.au
Web: www.maroochycatchmentcentre.org.au

Mooloolah catchment

Mooloolah River Waterwatch and Landcare
Contact: Jan Kesby - Coordinator
Phone: 07 5494 7653
Mobile: 0407 641 327
Email: janmrw@cust.caloundra.net

Noosa catchment

Noosa Waterwatch
Contact: Vanessa Moscato – Coordinator
Phone: 07 5485 2155
Email: waterwatch@noosalandcare.org

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Southern Gulf

Region-wide

Southern Gulf Catchments
Contact: Mark Van Ryt - Regional NRM Facilitator
Phone: 07 4743 1888
Mobile: 0419 7525682
Email: srf@southerngulf.com.au
Web: www.southerngulf.com.au

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South West Queensland

Region-wide

South West NRM
Contact: Ric Newson – Information Manager
Phone: 07 4656 8526
Mobile: 0427 220 138
Email: information@southwestnrm.org.au
Web: www.southwestnrm.org.au

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Torres Strait

Region-wide

Torres Strait Land and Sea Management Unit
Phone: 07 4069 07002
Email: info@tsra.gov.au
Web: www.tsra.gov.au/the-tsra/land-and-sea-management.aspx

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Wet Tropics

Region-wide

Terrain (previously FNQ NRM)
Contact: David Hinchley – Manager, Community Engagement
Phone: 07 4061 9754
Mobile: 0408 205 561
Email: davidh@terrain.org.au
Web: www.terrain.org.au

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Last updated 07 February 2008