Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers - TEER Program

20/10/2026

🛥️ See the Australian Maritime College's autonomous vehicles up close, including Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Uncrewed Surface Vessels on display at the wharf. Weather permitting, kids can even try remotely operating a Wave Adaptive Modular Uncrewed Surface Vessel (WAM USV) from a mobile control centre.

📅 Saturday 24 October (This Saturday!)
🕐 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
📍 Seahorse World, Beauty Point

Thanks to your amazing response, tickets are now sold out, but you can still join the waitlist on Humanitix👇 https://events.humanitix.com/kanamaluka-tamar-discovery-day-2026

Got a ticket but can’t make it? Please let us know at [email protected] so we can pass your spot to someone on the waitlist.

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This event is proudly sponsored by Petuna Aquaculture, Bell Bay Aluminium and
Seahorse World.

19/10/2026

🪶 Discover the bird species that call the Kanamaluka / Tamar estuary home, with hands-on displays and info from BirdLife Australia.

📅 Saturday 24 October (This Saturday!)
🕐 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
📍 Seahorse World, Beauty Point

Thanks to your amazing response, tickets are now sold out, but you can still join the waitlist on Humanitix👇 https://events.humanitix.com/kanamaluka-tamar-discovery-day-2026

Got a ticket but can’t make it? Please let us know at [email protected] so we can pass your spot to someone on the waitlist.

It’s going to be a great day!

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This event is proudly sponsored by Petuna Aquaculture, Bell Bay Aluminium and Seahorse World.

19/10/2026

🌿 A glimpse beneath the surface of Kanamaluka / Tamar during the TEER Program’s fourth-quarter seagrass monitoring!

Seagrass meadows provide vital habitat for marine life and play an important role in healthy estuaries.

🎧 Want to learn more? Listen to Kelsie Fractal from Friends of Seagrass Tasmania discussing these remarkable underwater habitats on ABC Radio Hobart. Click to 1:14 at https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/hobart-your-afternoon/afternoons/107147350.

19/10/2026

🌊Three immersive, hands-on activities. Watch tiny aquatic creatures come to life under the microscope, become a water-quality detective using real monitoring equipment (crack the clues and win a prize!), and duck into the mysterious wetland box with a UV torch to reveal hidden creatures and surprising facts.

📅 Saturday 24 October (This Saturday!)
🕐 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
📍 Seahorse World, Beauty Point

Thanks to your amazing response, tickets are now sold out, but you can still join the waitlist on Humanitix👇 https://events.humanitix.com/kanamaluka-tamar-discovery-day-2026

Got a ticket but can’t make it? Please let us know at [email protected] so we can pass your spot to someone on the waitlist.

It’s going to be a great day!

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This event is proudly sponsored by Petuna Aquaculture, Bell Bay Aluminium and
Seahorse World.

15/10/2026

🐦 Be part of the 2026 Aussie Bird Count!

Join a bird survey in the Tamar Valley during the Aussie Bird Count, 19–25 October. No previous birding experience required!

The TEER Program is working with Tamar NRM and BirdLife Tasmania to grow a community of local birdwatchers across the Tamar Valley. By getting more people involved in bird surveys, we can build our knowledge of local bird populations and better understand how the birds of Kanamaluka / Tamar are faring over time.

Interested in joining a local survey? Register your interest with the Tamar Estuary Bird Observers Group:
https://www.tamarnrm.com.au/kanamaluka-network-groups/tamar-estuary-bird-observers-group

Or sign up for the Aussie Bird Count:
https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/

15/10/2026

Five photo posts and counting!

Our fifth Repeat Photo Project post has been installed at the Tamar Island Wetlands Visitor Centre, in partnership with the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service! 🌿

The new post gives visitors another opportunity to become citizen scientists, helping us track environmental changes across the Kanamaluka / Tamar estuary, one photo at a time.

🎉 To celebrate, we've launched an updated Repeat Photo Project space on the TEER Program website! Since the project began in 2022, community members have contributed hundreds of photos at our original four locations. Our updated webpages showcase these images and reveal some fascinating environmental changes captured over time, from shifting vegetation to erosion and habitat recovery.

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed photos so far. Your snapshots are helping us build a valuable long-term record of our changing estuary.📱 Next time you're at Tamar Island Wetlands, look out for the new photo post, snap a picture and become part of the story.

🔗 Explore the updated Repeat Photo Project webpages on the TEER Program website.
https://www.teer.org.au/repeat-photo-project

14/10/2026

Work with us!

We're on the hunt for an experienced skipper to join us on the water. Is it you, or someone you know? 👇

🚤 We’re hiring a Skipper to join our Tamar Estuary and Esk Rivers - TEER Program team.

You’ll join a team that helps deliver the TEER long-term environmental monitoring programs. The role suits someone with experience skippering, operating and working on and around small vessels, who can work collaboratively on a vessel and within a team.

Learn more and apply by clicking the link below 👇
https://nrmnorth.org.au/job-vacancies/tamar-estuary-and-esk-rivers-teer-program-skipper

12/10/2026

Fresh look, same important job! 🚤

The TEER Program monitoring vessel has been given a fresh new look with our updated branding. Keep an eye out for us on the Kanamaluka / Tamar as the team continues its regular monitoring of water quality and estuary health.

If you're curious about the work we do, click the link below 👇
https://www.teer.org.au/water-quality-monitoring

06/10/2026

🚤A shout-out to MTWAC Tebrakunna Rangers Braden Brown and Anneka Wells, who joined us aboard the TEER monitoring vessel for our September estuary water quality sampling.

It was great to have Braden and Anneka lend a hand with sample collection and to catch up on all the fantastic work the Rangers are doing on Country in Tasmania’s north-east.

Thanks for coming aboard. We look forward to having you out with us again!

Learn more about the Tebrakunna Rangers here 👇
https://mtwac.org.au/programs/tebrakunna-rangers/

Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation

05/10/2026

🌊Free family fun, one day only

The Kanamaluka / Tamar Discovery Day is back on Saturday 24 October at Seahorse World!

A FREE family day packed with hands-on activities, our favourite face painting and colouring competition, and hours of discovery for the kids.

➕ Plus, free ticket options for Seahorse World and Platypus House (limited spots, so get in early).

Have a look at all the stallholders by clicking the link below 👇
https://events.humanitix.com/kanamaluka-tamar-discovery-day-2026


BirdLife Australia Australian Maritime College Platypus House Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation Tamar NRM Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service West Tamar Landcare Inc. Rethink Waste Tasmania
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This event is proudly sponsored by Petuna Aquaculture, Bell Bay Aluminium and
Seahorse World.