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Aug 24 2021
Train to be a dolphin watch volunteer
Do you love dolphins and getting out on the Bay
Dolphin Watch Training…
become a trained dolphin watch volunteer
Attend our FREE training evening and…
– Learn more about the Australian Snubfin Dolphin
– How to identify dolphins with your free Finbook
– How to record sightings in a new Smartphone APP
– Apply your knowledge gained in the training session on Yawuru Nagulagun and in the Snubfin Dolphin Census in April 2022
– A draw for a door prize – a free dolphin watch cruise
Where Lotteries House 20 Cable Beach Rd Broome
When Tuesday 7th September 5.30-7.30pm
Free Gold coin donations welcome
More info www.roebuckbay.org.au or gracemaglio@outlook.com
Apr 30 2021
Soil Health and Compost
Soil Health and Compost
Presenter Jardine Macdonald
Presenter Jardine Macdonald is a hydrogeologist and Program Manager for Rangelands NRM, and a passionate advocate for soil health and regenerative agriculture.
Jardine will explain how to make compost and get the rewards in your garden and Roebuck Bay.
Kandy Curran will also speak about a FREE garden book produced by Roebuck Bay Working Group, Coastal Gardens A planting guide for Broome on the Dampier peninsula
The size of a mini iPad, the book provides practical advice on growing a waterwise garden that benefits your wallet and Ramsar listed Roebuck Bay. Coastal Gardens online is smartphone friendly »
The local coastal plants (endemics) selected, thrive in Broome soils and climate, most are cyclone resistant, require less water than introduced plants and resistant to tropical pests. The book includes plants to avoid – with many weeds in Broome, escaped garden exotics.
All participants have the opportunity to win a a Tumbleweed Cafe plus 1,000 earthworms – donated by Bunnings Broome
Where Hall 2, Lotteries House
20 Cable Beach Road East, Broome
When Thursday 11th May 5.30-7.00 pm
Free Gold coin donations welcome
www.roebuckbay.org.au
Oct 8 2019
State & Territory Coastcare Award
Roebuck Bay Working Group has won the 2019 State & Territory Virgin Coastcare Award
The award focused on the collaborative Keep Our Bay Clean campaign (2005-19) to reduce anthropogenic nutrient sources contributing to Lyngbya majuscula blooms which threaten Roebucks Bay’s biodiversity, indigenous heritage and economic values. The entry is now a contender for a 2020 National Coastcare Award.
Some of the awesome members of the Roebuck Bay Working Group, with Kandy Curran and Dr Alexander Watson (Chairperson) in the foreground.
Thanks to the RBWG Management Committee members who supported the Keep Our Bay Clean projects and grants and Yawuru Rangers who have been involved in all Keep Our Bay Clean projects, along with staff at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Moreover, the Shire of Broome for their collaboration on the McMahon Reserve project to plant the riparian zone of an upper catchment drain with a bush tucker trail.
Special thanks to Grant Pearson who coordinated the first Lyngbya Forum and got Dr Sora Estrella on board to undertake post doctorate studies on the effects of nutrient enrichment on toxic blooms of Lyngbya and benthic invertebrates and migratory shorebirds of the Roebuck Bay Ramsar site. Hydrogeologist Dr Ryan Vogwill, who helped run the Lyngbya forums and supervise four post graduate studies on groundwater and surface water nutrient inputs to Roebuck Bay.
School children planted hundreds of native plants along the McMahon walkway and stormwater drain with help from Yawuru Ranger Curtis Robinson. Kandy Curran
These independent peer reviewed studies were critical drawing attention to RBWG concerns regarding; nutrient seepage into groundwater from the unlined ponds at Broome South Waste Water Treatment Plant, adjacent golf course irrigated with treated wastewater; and the aging network of stormwater drains discharging into Roebuck Bay.
Thank you to our Sponsors: the Shire of Broome who sponsored travel for Kandy Curran to attend the awards, Rangelands NRM with support from the Federal Government National Landcare Program, Inspiring Australia and State NRM.
Sep 3 2019
Mud & Saltwater Film Fest Premiere
Book tickets now and feel the excitement of the 2019 Mud and Saltwater ‘Premiere Night’ Friday September 13, 2019 (always books out), with the short films on the big screen for the first time. Filmmakers will have a chance to win the ‘Muddy Award’ for the Best in Fest, but… there are so many fantastic films this year!
Sun Pictures is perfect to screen the short films about Roebuck Bay, Broome and the Kimberley region, with the Kimberley rugged scenic and rich in natural heritage and cultural values, there are fascinating, and at times hilarious and perilous stories to be relived through films. What is especially unique about the short films, is that they almost all made by filmmakers who live in the Kimberley region, so its a unique insight into our way of life and values. You may also meet some of the film crew and actors from Mystery Road!!
Thank you to our major Sponsors: Rangelands NRM with support from the Federal Government National Landcare Program, Sobrane Gallery, Cygnet Bay Pearls, Inspiring Australia and State NRM.
Thank you to donors Broome Betta Electrical, Big Broome-Haa, Broome Bird Observatory, Broome Whale Watching, Camera Electronic, Fitzgerald Photo, Good Cartel, Murranji Photography, Press Play, Shinju Matsuri, Unbound Sound.
Organiser: Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest
Book tickets www.shinjumatsuri.com.au/program/
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All the 2019 entries will be screened with the exception of Saving Seagrass at historic Sun Pictures, and the award winning short film ‘The Secrets of the Kimberley’ shown for the first time in Broome. Audiences will be inspired by the cinematography and photography, and opportunity to see the Kimberley region through the eyes of the people who live in this incredibly beautiful, and at times, tough part of the world. On that note, what is especially unique about the short films, is that they almost all made by local filmmakers who live in the Kimberley region, so its a unique insight into our way of life and values.
Organiser: Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest
Book tickets www.shinjumatsuri.com.au/program/
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Aug 21 2019
Seagrass: Invisible thread that weaves Roebuck Bay together
The Broome Seagrass Monitoring Program is Broome’s most successful citizen scientist program gathering vital information on seagrass health in Roebuck Bay.
Program coordinator, Fiona West and her team will share information and experiences. An informative and entertaining evening guaranteed. Join the team for muffins, tea and coffee at the end of the presentation BYO keep cup.
The Science on the Broome Coast event is an initiative of the Roebuck Bay Working Group and Yawuru Land and Sea unit and sponsored by Inspiring Australia, Rangelands NRM with support from the Federal Government National Landcare Program, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, University of Notre Dame, Broome Community Resource Centre and National Science Week.
Where: The Hall, University of Notre Dame, 88 Guy St Broome
When: Thursday 22, 6 – 7:30pm
Free: Gold coin donations welcome
Aug 16 2018
Birdlife Australia Congress Campout
September 8-9, 2018
BIRDLIFE AUSTRALIA CONGRESS & CAMPOUT
As part of the Broome Bird Observatory’s 30thanniversary celebrations, there is a wonderful event coming up that will be unashamedly, all about the southwest Kimberley coastal environment, but not solely about shorebirds.
The majority of speakers will be local but there will also be some excellent visiting presenters as well.
Please come and support the Broome Bird Observatory in their 30th year.
Birdlife Australia Congress
Where The Mangrove Hotel
47 Carnarvon Street, Broome
When September 8, 2018
Register broome@birdlife.org.au
(08) 9193 5600
Mar 29 2018
Spectacle Hare-Wallaby Discovery
APRIL 4, 2018
Rediscovering the Spectacled Hare-Wallaby
Until recently this spectacled wallaby was thought to be extinct in the Kimberley, however in 2015 researchers with the World Wildlife Fund together with Yawuru rangers discovered the rare marsupial again. Hear the remarkable story behind the discovery, about the marsupial’s unique biology and what’s being done to protect it into the future.
Where The Hall, University of Notre Dame, 88 Guy Street, Broome
When Wednesday April 4, 2018 from 6 – 7.00pm
Feb 12 2018
March in Seagrass Meadows
Did you make a new year’s resolution to do some volunteering in 2018?
Well here is a great opportunity for you and your family…
Seagrass monitoring in Roebuck Bay March 2, 3 and 4, 2018 – here are the details. Have fun and make a valuable contribution to the management of Roebuck Bay 🙂
Feb 5 2018
Roebuck Bay in Wetlands Australia
The 2017 Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest attracted 870 people – wow. © Kevin Smith
Roebuck Bay Working Group’s innovative work to ‘infotain’ the masses has been published in Wetlands Australia 2018 publication. Read the story written by Kandy Curran, the Project Manager for the award winning group.
Feb 19 2015
Year to volunteer
Seagrass monitoring is an awesome experience of real science. © Kandy Curran
Roebuck Bay Working Group members organise and participate in a variety of community based research projects in and around Roebuck Bay. These projects provide baseline data to assist in the protection and management of the extraordinary environmental and cultural values of Roebuck Bay. Seagrass, benthos, shorebirds, turtles, dolphins, coastal debris – Broome is special because there are so many opportunities to get involved in science projects that are rewarding, lots of fun, educational and good for Roebuck Bay!
Download the 2015 Broome Coastal Volunteering Program here »
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