Rottnest Island

WA 

Phone : 9372 9762

Melinda Wild

Seaweek Teachers Expo (March 12 )

As part of Seaweek the Rottnest Island Authority organises and hosts the Seaweek Teachers Expo with the inaugural event held in March 2001. It is the State''''s premier event to acknowledge Seaweek and this year is proudly sponsored by Capricorn Kayak Tours and Rottnest Island Underwater Explorer II .

Teachers have a choice of exciting workshops, which in previous years have included activities such as snorkelling a wreck site, a live marine animal touch pool, a mock lifesaving rescue, an intertidal zones adventure, and sea kayaking.

This event is funded through FISHCARE WA, an initiative of the Western Australian Government.

More information at [http://www.mesa.edu.au/seaweek2004/events01.asp]

St Mary Star of the Sea

Johnston Street
CARNARVON
WA 6701

Phone : 08 9941 1328

Wendy Landwehr

Beach Monitoring (Thursday 11th March @ 11.30am)

Students are going to the Town Beach (right in the center of town!)and will meet up with Inez Stemp from the Department of Environment. We will be monioting the PH levels of the sea, comparing it to the water we drink at school and the water striaght from a hose. We will also be testing the turbitity and salinity of the sea water. We will complete a site analysis of Town Beach and at the end of activities, we will complete a clean up of the area.