EcoMarines Foundation

24/09/2026

to Townsville Making Waves from 2025! EcoMarines schools highlighted their achievements throughout the year and got hands-on with our partnered workshops and presentations with Healthy Waters Partnership for the Dry Tropics, Ergon Energy Network, Townsville City Council, Plastic Free Townsville, HANDS ON WILDLIFE, and JCU Turtle Health Research.

Making Waves is right around the corner for 2026, and we’re holding our Townsville Making Waves event at an exciting new location; Riverside Gardens Community Centre! EcoMarines Ambassadors have the exciting opportunity to be guided by industry specialists through the community centre and its unique surrounding ecosystems.

Tickets are still available for the 13th of October, so make sure to secure your schools spot before they’re gone!

Don't miss out on the chance to meet and network with other like-minded schools, share ideas, and learn from EcoMarines sponsors and partners who help make the program possible!

Ready to book? Enquire with EcoMarines on socials, or email 📧[email protected] to register your school for Making Waves now!

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24/09/2026

It was the perfect start to our day learning about the magic of composting with the Mini Marines over at Avenues Early Learning Centres!💚💚

We're sure your new worm friends will be hard at work using scraps to make worm tea for your sustainable gardens! 🪱🌿

22/09/2026

Learning has never looked this fun, but with the EcoMarines program it can! 💚💚

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20/09/2026

Whether you have two legs or four, everyone can make waves with the EcoMarines program!

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18/09/2026

"If children don't grow up knowing about nature and appreciating it, they won't understand it..."

Inspiring the next generation of environmental champions, one EcoMarines Ambassador at a time. 💚🌊

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17/09/2026

Coolnwynpin State School's EcoMarines Ambassadors are ready to be water conservation champions after their recent successful workshop! 💦💧

Next Up: Spreading this knowledge throughout the school and paving the way for everyone to get involved. 💚💚

16/09/2026

💚 Stuartholme School Year 5 Sustainability Summit! 💚

What an inspiring day! Recently, EcoMarines joined 16 groups of Year 5 students at Stuartholme School (official) as they presented their incredible projects tackling Food and Water Waste, Fast Fashion, Recycling, Plastic Pollution, and Deforestation. EcoMarines Program Coordinator Latisha was even lucky enough to present to the cohort.

Students blew us away with interactive activities, games, QR codes, custom logos, matching shirts, and even an impressive selection of eco-slogans that stick in your head.

“Chop the habit, Not the Trees”

“The right taste is saying NO to waste”

Show your compassion & stop fast fashion”

Recycle for the life cycle”

🥇 EcoMarines Choice Winner

Congratulations to “Drip Drop, Water Stop!”, our selected EcoMarines Choice Winner demonstrated how much water is wasted from taps, and shared fantastic water-saving actions to practice.

❇️ Other Standout Projects:

It was very difficult to pick an EcoMarines Choice winner! Here are some other projects we want to spotlight.

Muffin Making Monday: Collecting unwanted fruits and veggies to turn into delicious muffins.

Restoration Robot: A robot design that plants seeds and combats deforestation.

Fast Fashion Initiatives: Focusing on repairing, repurposing, and donating clothes.

We want to say a massive thank you to Stuartholme School for giving these young environmental champions a voice! Well done Year 5’s!

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15/09/2026

💚Your EcoMarines Adventure Starts Here!💚

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14/09/2026

Heads up to our Townsville EcoMarines schools!
This is the perfect opportunity to chip in for the community. ⬇️

Get ready to to contribute to the health of our local waterways, hone your fishing skills, and make a difference this coming school holidays at "Tilapia Takedown!"

Thanks to our dedicated EcoMarines partners for hosting and supporting this free event, we hope to see our community signing up and help reel in this invasive pest! 💚🎣

🎣 Ready to help tackle Townsville’s most unwanted fish?

Join us at the Tilapia Takedown - a family-friendly fishing competition.

Cast a line, catch as many tilapia as you can, and help reel in this invasive pest that harms the health of our waterways. Then explore information stalls, grab a snag from the BBQ and see who takes home prizes for the longest tilapia!

Every fish caught makes a difference. Tilapia removed during the Takedown will be recycled through Townsville City Council’s Healthy Soils program.

🎫 Free, but bookings essential via 🔗 in the comments.

This event is delivered by the Healthy Waters Partnership for the Dry Tropics, OzFish Unlimited and Townsville City Council, with prizes supported by Design Works Apparel, Magnetic Island Ferries, Northern Beaches Leisure Centre, and Tackle World Townsville.

Please note, fishing is not allowed in Anderson Gardens at any other time.

12/09/2026

💧💦 EcoMarines Ambassadors Making a Splash with Water Conservation! 💧💦

The team at EcoMarines has loved seeing our incredible EcoMarines Ambassadors taking charge of sustainability at school! Coolnwynpin State School, Riverside Adventist School and Capalaba State College are only some of the passionate EcoMarines schools whose EcoMarines Ambassadors have started making waves with our Water Conservation Workshops.

At Coolnwynpin, students formed into teams; the creatively named “Sea Cucumbers” and “Ocean Potatoes”, to investigate water waste at school. They calculated water volume released from taps and bubblers in order to conduct a full water audit.

These passionate EcoMarines Ambassadors are now getting ready to present their findings at a school assembly. They’ll be sharing these vital water-saving statistics to their peers and encouraging them to take responsibility around taps, bubblers and school bathrooms. The EcoMarines Ambassadors are even planning to launch school-wide posters around these water sources to remind students not to waste water.

Great job to all of our participating schools for diving into water conservation with us, and inspiring real change at school!

🌐➡️ Stay Connected with EcoMarines:
https://www.ecomarines.org/