A Christmas quacker
Our Christmas gift this year goes to our native ducks. We’re shining a light on the best ways to care for and enjoy them to help keep them healthy and safe.
Fri 15 Dec 2023
What’s been happening?
Dive into the Derwent this summer
The Derwent Estuary Program’s Beach Watch program is up and running for summer! This coming season will also see a daily forecasting trial for the Beach Watch swimming sites.
Thu 7 Dec 2023
State of the Derwent 2022
This ‘Report Card’ summarises monitoring data collected by the DEP and our partners, as well as other relevant…
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Beach Watch – long-term ratings revealed
The water quality ratings for 42 beaches and bay sites across greater Hobart were released in June this year.
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Greater Hobart Trails website upgrade
We were thrilled to launch the refreshed Greater Hobart Trails website in June, which makes finding accessible tracks and trails in Southern Tasmania a whole lot easier!
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Urban Flooding Breakfast and Urban Water Symposium, July 2022
Across Tasmania, agencies continue to work together to assess, investigate and improve how we manage our stormwater and respond to flood events.
Fri 26 Aug 2022
State of the Derwent – 2021 Update
As we all continue to adjust to a new way of working and living through 2021, we are proud of what we have achieved at the Derwent Estuary Program.
Mon 23 May 2022
Celebrating new partners
We are delighted to announce we have new partners for the Derwent Estuary Program – NRM South and the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Tasmania.
Mon 23 May 2022
Grant funding to revolutionise river water quality monitoring
Our understanding of river water quality is about to be boosted with a trial of real-time water quality analysers in the River Derwent.
Wed 20 Oct 2021
State of the Derwent – 2020 Update
Despite the challenging year, we are delighted to share with you our five yearly State of the Derwent Report.
Mon 21 Dec 2020
