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Teachers recognised in Ribbons of Blue 20th anniversary celebration

Nine Western Australian teachers will receive special awards from Ribbons of Blue this month in recognition of the outstanding work they have done with the environmental education program.

On Friday four teachers - from Perth, Kwinana, Northam and Geraldton - received their awards at the Australian Sustainable Schools end of year event in Perth which also marked the 20th anniversary of Ribbons of Blue.

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Ribbons of Blue in 2010

To start 2010 RIbbons of Blue will not have the same level of support from Regional Coordinators for school and community groups as we did at the beginning of last year.  Loss of funding has meant a loss of coordinators in some regions.  However the State Team is attempting to secure funding for Regional Coordinators though every possible source.

The Ribbons of Blue State Team and Regional Coordinators in Swan Canning, Warren, GeoCapes and Midwest will continue their operations.  A South West Regional Coordinator will operate out of  GeoCatch in Busselton.

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Ribbons of Blue is 20 years old!
Ribbons of Blue began in 1989 as a school water monitoring project in the Swan and Avon catchments.  During its history it has grown to have regional coordinators servicing many parts of the State.
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Water quality data going into WIN database

Ribbons of Blue water quality data can now go into WIN database

Water quality data collected by school and community groups can now be entered into the WIN (Water Information) database managed by the Department of Water.

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