Blitzing the Great Southern BioBlitz

There were 19 local citizen scientists who joined the Great Southern BioBlitz over the four day event.

The theme of the Greater Hume BioBlitz was “Love your Creek” and we also asked people to join the longer term ‘Refreshing Rivers Upper Billabong” iNaturalist project so we can share our observations in the catchment and build a great database of the plants, animals and other organisms that live here.

We blitzed the Ten Mile Creek at the Ian Geddes Bush reserve with the local schools – we even found a squirrel glider in one of the nest boxes!

The St Pats kids pulled a carp gudgeon out of the creek on Friday – great to see this small native fish still surviving.

You can view the results here https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2023-greater-hume

Watch this space for more citizen science activities with Refreshing Rivers, and join our iNaturalist groups to start recording today!

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/refreshing-rivers

Latest news and events

October 22, 2025

Operation Platypus

In pursuit of Platypus! We've been eDNA sampling along the Billabong Creek in the Upper Billabong Project Target Area, looking for the presence of Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in the system.

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October 17, 2025

Hollows as Homes: Tumut

Join Riverina Local Land Services and Landcare for a hands-on workshop and explore the intriguing world of tree hollows and their importance to wildlife.

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October 9, 2025

Woomargama National Park Wildflower Walk

We have some fantastic events coming up for the Upper Billabong Refreshing Rivers BioBlitz! These are all free events and everyone is welcome!

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