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River Guardians are friends of the Swan and Canning rivers
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| | | | River Guardians Autumn River Festival Photo CompetitionOn 28 March 2010 the Autumn River Festival, a fun and entertaining family-oriented community festival will be held at Riverside Gardens Bayswater surrounding the shores of the beautiful Swan River.
The Swan River Trust's River Guardians program is coordinating a photographic competition for the event, open to all amateur photographers.
The theme of the competition is: Perth's iconic rivers - show us what you love about the rivers
Prizes will include:
First prize - $350 Camera Electronics voucher
Second prize - $150 Camera Electronics voucher
Thirty submitted photographs will be on display in the River Guardians marquee at the Autumn River Festival. The winning entries will also appear on the River Guardians website.
The photography competition opened on 18 January 2010 and closes 12 March 2010.
For entry forms and Terms and Conditions please call or email Shannan 9278 0927 or shannan.beal@dec.wa.gov.au
| | | Swan River dolphin deaths investigated - 23 November (update) The Trust together with the Department of Environment and Conservation are working in collaboration with Curtin and Murdoch universities to investigate six dolphin deaths in the Swan Canning Riverpark during the past four months.
Post mortem investigations are not conclusive but indicate the dolphins had suppressed immune systems and bacterial, fungal and viral infections.
Two dolphins suffered entanglements from fishing line and hooks and had an ongoing infection as a result – an important reminder to anglers not to discard fishing line carelessly in the Riverpark.
Recent media reports have linked the deaths to elevated levels of the banned pesticide dieldrin in the dolphins; while it is possible long-term exposure to contaminants may have contributed to the deaths, research is continuing to investigate the cause.
The Department of Health has advised that there is no public health risk associated with the deaths of the dolphins.
How you can help
The public can play an essential role in monitoring this iconic species. The Trust’s River Guardians program manages Dolphin Watch, where volunteers record details of dolphin sightings in the rivers. The project aims to provide key information on dolphin ecology and interactions with human activities in the Swan Canning Riverpark.
The public can help care for our dolphins:
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Keep your distance – never approach a wild dolphin and make sure you keep at least 30 metres away if you’re in the water or 100 metres if you’re in a boat.
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Brake for dolphins - dolphins often form resting groups in the middle reaches of the estuary, so keep an eye out for dolphins, and slow down if you spot any.
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Never feed dolphins – it is illegal and leaves them vulnerable to entanglement, boat strikes, and disease.
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Fish responsibly - dolphins, particularly calves, can get tangled in fishing line. Make sure you dispose of unwanted monofilament line carefully and consider the use of biodegradable fishing line. More information on fishing is available on the Swan River Trust website.
For more information about the dolphin deaths visit:
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| | | | Becoming a member of River Guardians gives you opportunities to learn more about the important indigenous history of Western Australia. There are many fantastic stories of their creation in the Dreaming, and you can listen and view them from the following texts, DVDs and websites.
Noel Nannup, Aboriginal Heritage Officer and Noongar elder provides DVDs in partnership with the Swan Catchment Council, telling the stories of The Carers of Everything and When the Sea Rose.
Copies of these can be obtained by contacting the Swan Catchment Council.
- Len Collard, a Whadjuk/Balardong Noongar and senior lecturer and Program Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies at Murdoch University, captures the essence of Noongar culture in his DVD - Kura Yeye Mila Boorda - (From the past to the present and tomorrow). He provides stories about the Noongar Rainbow Serpent or Waakal - the creator of Nyoongar boodjar or country, moort or family and katitjin or knowledge. The story tells of how the Swan River or Derbal Yarragan is the home of the Whadjuk Nyoongar. The DVD can be obtained from Kulbardi Productions, phone (08) 9360 6469/6468 or email kulbardiproductions@murdoch.edu.au
- www.mcc.murdoch.edu.au/multimedia/nyungar
This website provides Nidja Beeliar Boodjar Noonookurt Nyininy. A Nyungar interpretive history of the use of boodjar (country) in the vicinity of Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
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