Volunteering
Sep 6 2021
Welcome news
The Roebuck Bay Working Group continues to amaze during the Covid 19 pandemic, continuing their work, with a funky fun Science on the Broome Coast series, a wildly popular Mud and Saltwater Short Film Fest, a cool as can be sign on the foreshore of Roebuck Bay and a Coastal Garden book that is creating a positive trend to pretty native plants in the coastal town of Broome.
Read all our news in the latest Roebuck Bay Working Group e Newsletter »
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
Aug 24 2021
Snubfin Dolphins or Roebuck Bay
Snubfin dolphins of Yawuru Nagulagun Roebuck Bay
Presenter Alex D’Cruz
Yawuru Nagulagun/Roebuck Bay in Broome northwest Australia, hosts the highest density of any studied snubfin dolphin population. This presentation draws on data collected by cetacean researchers over 13-years to determine the importance of the area for individual dolphins and the population.
Alex recently finished Honours at Edith Cowan University exploring the ecology and population dynamics of snubfin dolphins in Yawuru Nagulagun/Roebuck Bay. The results from this study contributes important insights into the ecology of a highly valued species and supports continuous effective joint management of the snubfin dolphin population in Yawuru Nagulagun.
Register by September 1, 2021 to Holly Raudino
Holly.Raudino@dbca.wa.gov.au or phone 97246177
Where Lotteries House 20 Cable Beach Rd Broome
When Wednesday 8th September 6.00-7.30pm
Free Gold coin donations welcome
More info www.roebuckbay.org.au or gracemaglio@outlook.com
DOOR PRIZE Absolute Ocean Charter Snubfin Dolphin Cruise for 2 people
Feb 18 2021
Seagrass Volunteers Wanted
Seagrasses are one of the most important plants on the planet. They are the basis of the food web in the ocean, absorb nutrients from runoff and stabilise sediment. Seagrass is food for turtles and dugongs and habitat for thousands of smaller marine animals, playing a vital role in sustaining fisheries.
Jan 18 2021
2021 Seagrass events
The Broome Seagrass Community Monitoring Project will be running events in 2021, although are unable to provide any official Seagrass-Watch training events due to travel uncertainties for Seagrass-Watch scientists to travel from Queensland. We hope this situation changes soon!
Until then we ask if any of you who have experience or previous training to let me know if you are likely to be able to attend any of the scheduled dates so we can continue to support the inexperienced members of our community that are interested in participating.
Please find the latest October 2020 Roebuck Bay Seagrass-Watch Report Card »
Thanks for your care and support of amazing Roebuck Bay!
Sep 20 2018
Microblitz: Citizen Science To Dig
September 26, 2018
MICROBLITZ: CITIZEN SCIENCE TO DIG!
With the help of MicroBlitz citizen scientists, Professor Andy Whitely is mapping the biodiversity, abundance and distribution of microbes in WA’s ancient and unique soils.
Professor Whiteley will discuss the purpose and potential of the MicroBlitz project, then show a chapter of Deborah Koons Garcia’s film, ‘Symphony of the Soil’. Drawing on ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, ‘Symphony of the Soil’ gently unfurls the miracles and mysteries of the ground beneath our feet.
Where The Hall, University of Notre
Dame, 88 Guy St Broome
When Wed Sept 26, 6 – 7:30 pm
Free Gold coin donations welcome
More Info www.roebuckbay.org.au/science-on-the-broome-coast-series/list-of-presentations-from-the-2018-series/
Oct 7 2016
Tackling litter
There is positive momentum (monthly clean-ups) to reduce debris in Roebuck Bay. To keep the momentum, RBWG and Tangaroa Blue are holding a Litter and Pollution Reduction Workshop to reduce marine debris. As Heidi Taylor from Tangaroa Blue said, “If all we do is clean-up, that’s all we’ll ever do. Understanding where litter and marine debris is coming from, enables us to tackle the release at the source, reducing the amount of litter entering the beautiful Broome environment in the first place.”
FREE WORKSHOP coordinated by Heidi Taylor from Tangaroa Blue
October 20, 9-1pm
Morning tea and lunch provided
RSVP info@roebuckbay.org.au
Sep 27 2016
Remarkable animals in the mudflats
Recognising the intertidal mud ats of Roebuck Bay/Eighty Mile Beach as critical for up to 200,000 wintering migratory shorebirds, Professor Piersma and his team collaborated with DEC (then) to establish research projects to understand these biodiverse wetland wonders. From the research undertaken since 1997, what has been discovered about these invertebrates?
‘The remarkable animals of Roebuck Bay and Eighty Mile Beach’, University of Notre Dame Multipurpose Hall, Thur Oct 6, 6pm.
FREE event, gold coin donations welcome
Sponsored by Inspiring Australia, Rangelands NRM through the Federal Government Landcare Program, Western Australia Government’s State NRM Program, supported by Royalties for Regions, WA Marine Science Institution, Department of Parks and Wildlife and The University of Notre Dame.
The Science on Broome Coast series is put on by Roebuck Bay Working Group and the Yawuru Land and Sea Unit.
Sep 22 2016
Let’s cleanup Roebuck Bay Sun 25 Sept
Join Environs Kimberley and Broome Chamber of Commerce this Sunday, 25 September for a public clean up along the foreshore of Roebuck Bay. Meet at Streeter’s Jetty at 7:00am and bring your gloves, hat and water bottle. We’ll provide water, fresh fruit and delicious cakes… oh and bags, too. No need to register, just turn up. For more info call Jules on 9192 1922 or email »
May 26 2016
Sea turtles and their reproduction
Dr Scott Whiting, Principal Research Scientist with Parks and Wildlife together with a Yawuru Ranger, will share their knowledge about the turtles of Roebuck Bay and the Kimberley coast and their reproduction.
Sea Turtles: Iconic ambassadors linking marine habitats… University of Notre Dame Multipurpose Hall, Wednesday, June 8 at 6pm.
Free event: Gold coin donations welcome.
Science on Broome Coast is sponsored by Inspiring Australia, Yawuru Land and Sea Unit, WA Marine Science Institution, University of Notre Dame, Department of Parks and Wildlife, Rangelands NRM through funding from the Federal Government Landcare Program.
This innovative science series is put on by Roebuck Bay Working Group and the Yawuru Land and Sea Unit.
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