What’s been happening?
Ceramic Art Burrows for Hobart Little Penguins
Our own DEP ecologist Ellie Green has been collaborating with three others on a fascinating arts and science project in service of our Little Penguins.
Mon 20 Apr 2026
Rod Surface Elevation Tables to measure ground level changes in the estuary
We have been collaborating with NRM South and Australia’s Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) to install Rod Surface Elevation Tables (RSETs) into Tasmanian saltmarshes.
Mon 20 Apr 2026
Clean up Australia Day
A massive thank you to everyone who attended our Clean Up Australia Day event at Prince of Wales Bay on 12 March 2026.
Mon 20 Apr 2026
Australian Water Association – Tas Water Awards
At the recent Tasmanian AWA Water Awards we were honoured to have been named the winner in the Infrastructure Project Innovation award category!
Mon 5 Jan 2026
The 2025–26 summer Beach Watch season opens
At the end of November the Beach Watch water quality monitoring program was launched in time for summer (even though it is feeling like summer is taking a little while to get started!).
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Update from the AGM
In November the DEP held its annual general meeting. At the meeting we held our annual election of our independent Board of Directors, who volunteer their time and expertise to guide the…
Mon 5 Jan 2026
The DEP joins Recycle Rewards
The Derwent Estuary Program has joined Recycle Rewards! We are aiming to raise funds to create Little Penguin burrows and Spotted Handfish spawning habitat.
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Real-time Nutrient Analyser Project
We recently concluded our three-year Real-time Nutrient Analyser Project, trialling Eco Detection analysers to address a critical challenge for the Australian water industry: monitoring and…
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Australian Water Association Tasmanian Awards
After wrapping up our Real-time Nutrient Analyser Project it is now in the running for an Australian Water Association Infrastructure Project Innovation award.
Tue 21 Oct 2025
