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.
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 ofGeoCatch in Busselton.
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.
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.
Long-necked Turtles are common in the south-west. They breathe air and females leave the water in spring and summer to lay their eggs on land. They eat crayfish, shrimps, insects, molluscs and fish.
