Windermere Bay project update
On Wednesday 8 July 2026 we officially opened the boardwalk and the milaythina rayakana Palawa cultural saltmarsh trail at the saltmarsh restoration at Windermere Bay in cooperation with…
Tue 28 Jul 2026
What’s been happening?
Beach Watch update
The 2026 long-term water quality ratings for greater Hobart’s beaches and bays have shared the results of testing 38 beaches and bays each week between New Norfolk and Kingborough.
Tue 28 Jul 2026
State of Timtumili Minanya / Derwent symposium
Our Science Week symposium will be held on Thursday 27 August 2026 at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre.
Tue 28 Jul 2026
The State of the Derwent Report launch shows great progress in parts of the estuary
We launched the 2025 State of the Derwent Report in March at our Clean Up Australia event.
Mon 20 Apr 2026
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
