News & Events

Here is a summary of our Waterwatch activities for May and June. It's good to see the river water starting to get a bit clearer following less rain, though it would be nice to lose some of the fine silt that is everywhere.

Pelican 1 (NICA boat) was back on the water today following recent engine repairs. Ran well for its age, spritely and swift. New front seat arrangement, sturdy and comfortable. Little water in bilge despite extended lay-up.

This is the 11th year we have been travelling to the island, but we think the end is in sight.

Big thanks to Melanie and Jarrah for their work as NICA's Resource Recovery Auditors diligently auditing our Riverwatch collections and logging that information into the AMDI database.

NICA  recently attended 2 festivals. The World Environment Day event at Doonan Creek Environment Reserve on 8th June and the Noosa Festival of Water on 13th June. The Friends of Kinaba group recently celebrated 10 years since their formation a local community volunteer group.

Thanks to support from Sandy Bolton MP through the 2021 Community Connect grant program, NICA is pleased to announce its new drone, a Mavic Air-2, is now in flight. The new NICA drone offers outstanding HDR camera capabilities in still and video format.