Dams are well-known features of farming landscapes. They are also valuable natural assets. ANU’s Sustainable Farms project works with farmers, land managers, NRM agencies, industry groups and Landcare towards a common goal: healthy farms, healthy farmers and healthy profits. They offer a range of great resources: a farm dam poster, life in a farm dam activity sheet, […]
Reimagining Bendigo Creek Installation video
A short video montage from an art installation in the Bendigo Conservatory celebrating what Bendigo Creek habitat provides and what it could provide in future.
Aussie Backyard Bird Count
The Aussie Backyard Bird Count is an annual citizen-science event held in National Bird Week (October). It is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard no matter where your backyard happens to be — a suburban backyard, a local park, a patch of forest, down by the beach, or the main street […]
Waterbug Discovery video
Join Deirdre and Kristen from Corangamite CMA for a great introduction to waterbugs in the Corangamite region. Get to know your regional River Detective staff, how to conduct a sampling session and the creatures you might find. For lower primary students, pause the video to read the text slides aloud. The Now and Then resource referred to […]
Catchment to tap video
This video has been produced by Central Highlands Water but the majority of content is relevant to all areas of the state. It features simple explanations of a catchment, the water cycle, how water is shared between users and how water is treated to make it safe in our urban water system.
Water Cycle Meditation no. 2
This guide is useful if you would prefer to step your own class through a water cycle meditation. Teacher notes include a mindfulness colouring sheet and instructions to make a calming jar. Alternatively you can play an audio of the meditation thanks to Barwon Water.
Edible aquifer video and experiment
Join Meg Humphrys, author and illustrator of ‘When Water Lost Her Way’ (see Photo/Story Book section of Resource River Bank) for a wonderful edible aquifer experiment students can do to understand groundwater and the water table. Delicious and educational at the same time !
Sharing culture across Wadawurrung country video
ABC’s ‘This Place’ project invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Bryon Powell takes us on a journey across Wadawurrung country, sharing some of the stories behind its place names. His country stretches from the mountains to the sea. It includes […]
Sharing culture at Barengi Djul (Wimmera River) video
ABC’s ‘This Place’ project invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. The Wimmera River is known as Barengi Djul in Wergaia language spoken by the Wotjobaluk people. Along the water, not far from the township of Dimboola is a special place […]
Seeing the land from an Aboriginal canoe video
This 10 minute video gives a wonderful insight into the way 19th century European settlers depended on Aboriginal navigators and canoe builders to transport goods, stock and people. This short documentary film explores the little known contribution Aboriginal people made in colonial times across the river systems of Victoria. It features interviews with the historian Associate […]
