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Each third week of October is National Water Week! Water is something that we all too often take for granted, but next time you fill up your water bottle with good old tap water, remember that it’s a privilege.

This year, the Australian Water Association is calling for us to accelerate action to address water’s vital role in our daily lives and for a sustainable future.

Since 2021, the Agnico Eagle Australia Community Partnership Program has been partnering with North Central Catchment Management Authority, to fund the development of an innovative educational program called River Detectives.

Participants ‘adopt’ their local waterway and learn how it is an integral part of a healthy catchment, healthy ecosystem and healthy community.

The program enables students to understand, appreciate and care for their local waterway through engaging, cross-curricular, citizen-science activities including water quality testing, water-bug sampling and habitat surveys.

At Bridgewater Primary School, this initiative has flourished into an innovative outdoor classroom along the Loddon River, where students engage in water bug sampling and habitat surveys, learning about catchment health and sustainability.

Agnico Eagle is very pleased to be supporting this project. Click here to check out the video to see why!