This year, the waterways report card will be revealed at a free community breakfast in Bulahdelah on Saturday, November 10.

Everyone is welcome to attend the breakfast and bookings are essential.

Following the breakfast there will be an exclusive opportunity to take a tour of the Bulahdelah Plain Wetland, led by environmental experts. 

In the weeks following the report card release, council is hosting a number of free community activities and events to showcase the great work being undertaken to improve the waterway health. 

Events will take place from Monday, November 12 until Saturday, November 24:

To book spots in any of the events, visit www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/reportcard.

Healthy waterways and catchments keep Great Lakes towns and communities thriving, and the waterway and catchment report card is an opportunity to share the results of this annual health check.

Each year, council teams up with experts from the Office of Environment and Heritage to independently assess our waterways.

"These results help us keep track of the effectiveness of the many water quality projects we undertake each year with our community and partners," council's manager of natural systems, Gerard Tuckerman said.

This year's report card highlights some of the projects being undertaken to protect our waterways, such as Forster’s Arlington constructed wetland which is helping to protect Wallis Lake from urban runoff.

Bulahdelah Plain Wetland is a significant conservation and water quality protection site, and local community groups and government agencies are working together on a litter clean-up project in Taree’s Browns Creek. 

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