At Watergum, we believe that building informed and empowered communities are essential for effective environmental conservation, which is why we offer a variety of education and engagement pathways.
Through delivering workshops, school programs and community events, we strive to raise awareness about local ecosystems and biodiversity. By fostering a deeper understanding and connection to nature, we inspire individuals of all ages to take active roles in protecting and preserving our natural landscapes.
Environmental workshops and presentations
Watergum’s environmental workshops offer hands-on learning experiences including creating hollow homes for wildlife, establishing frog habitats, and engaging in curriculum-based activities.
These workshops provide students and community with practical skills and knowledge to support local biodiversity and foster sustainable practices.
Watergum also offers environmental presentations to educate and inspire communities by providing in-depth insights into local ecosystems, conservation efforts and topics such as the importance of citizen science.
Stakeholder engagement and facilitation
We believe in collaborating for a greener future.
Meaningful stakeholder engagement has the power to drive effective change, through collaboratively addressing challenges and seeking environmental solutions.
Bringing together diverse stakeholders isn’t always an easy task, and that’s where we can help.
The Watergum team offer stakeholder engagement and facilitation services, so you can focus on driving outcomes for your organisation.
Community events
Watergum’s community events, including our popular BioBlitzes and the Biggest Tree Planting Days, unite volunteers and nature enthusiasts in hands-on conservation efforts.
These events offer unique opportunities to engage with local biodiversity, participate in scientific research, and contribute to habitat restoration. By joining our events, you make a positive impact on the environment.
Future featured events will be advertised on our website as well as our events calendar.
Current workshop offerings
- Frog hotels and habitats
- Hollow homes
- Controlling cane toads
- The life of a Platypus
- Turtles of the Gold Coast
- Cane toad resources for schools
Join us for this hands-on workshop to learn all about our native frogs and what you can do to help them in your garden!
Australia is home to more than 240 species of frogs that come in many different shapes and sizes. They are a favourite visitor in gardens, and it doesn’t matter where you are or how big your outdoor space is, you will surely have frogs living nearby.
This workshop, that both kids and adults will thoroughly enjoy, includes an introductory presentation that will help you to identify your hopping friends and learn all about their specific needs. You’ll also be guided through how to make a frog hotel. Workshops can include a large frog hotel to be left in the environment, or individual smaller kits for individuals to take home with them.
Many Australian animals rely on hollows for homes and require different types of habitats to survive.
At this workshop you will learn all about the habitat requirements of Australian native wildlife, the importance of hollow homes. You will create your own possum drey to take home for the wildlife that live in your backyard.
This workshop is suitable for all ages over 5. Materials are included in the workshop cost.
Cane toads are an invasive species in Australia, and many communities are unsure how to effectively and humanely control populations in their local area.
In this informative workshop, we will talk about the impacts of cane toads and teach you everything you need to know about identifying and controlling cane toads at every life stage.
This workshop can be followed by a Watergum-led toad bust or tadpole trapping demonstration. Please note on ground control activities are only available in cane toad breeding season (approximately October – March, but varies each year).
Learn about this unique and mysterious Australian animal that lives in our local waterways in this engaging, educational kids workshop.
Children will learn about what makes the Platypus so special, including their origin, habitat, behaviour and threats. They will also learn how they can look after Platypus populations. Fun interactive activities include building a platypus habitat and crafting a platypus bookmark of their own they can take home!
Learn all about Sea Turtles and their big life journey! From hatching out of their nests on the beach at full moon, to growing into adults that can live to 100 years old!
This workshop includes an interactive presentation where children will learn all about these sea animals that call Australia home, from how mother sea turtles navigate to our beaches to lay their eggs to the challenges these hatchlings face as soon as they emerge from their nest. Fun activities include building a turtle habitat and crafting a take home turtle!
We are now offering a variety of educational resources to assist you in delivering your school curriculumn. Our programs align closely with the Australian Curriculum’s “Science as a Human Endeavour,” aiming to deepen students’ understanding through engaging presentations and discussions facilitated by experts.
We offer:
- individually sexed and bagged frozen cane toads for dissections (accredited by the Queensland Government Animal Ethics Committee).
- complimentary worksheets available with dissection specimens, on topics of reproduction, respiration and digestion.
- guest speaking services on related topics including invasive species management, community engagement, and citizen science for conservation.
- online resources, including video courses and quizzes.
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Whether you’d like to book in a workshop or have an idea for a tailored program, please fill in the form below and one of the Watergum team will be in touch.
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