Media

Waterway Ecosystem Research Group

Newspaper

  • Yung En Chee (& Euan Ritchie), The Guardian: Australia’s ‘green Wall Street’ is failing to launch. Threatened species deserve better than the nature repair market. May 2026.
  • Monbulk Creek Smart Water Network, The Age;  Rain tank scheme aims to  save threatened platypus population. April 2026.
  • Joe Greet, The Age; In the shadow of roadworks, preserving the last remaining billabongs in Melbourne. March 2024.
  • Tim Fletcher and Sarah Bekessy, The Age; Why we should shatter Melbourne’s concrete creeks. February 2023.
  • Joe Greet (Yellingbo), The Age/Sydney Morning Herald; State’s controversial vegetation policy bad news for environment, scientists say. February 2017.
  • Chris Walsh on ABC News; Chris made his home stormwater smart and saved money in the process. He says you can too. January 2020
  • Chris Walsh, The Age; Not so Merri reputation for creek. 2011.
  • Little Stringybark Creek, Leader Newspaper 2008; Priority to improve creek health and 2013; A storm in your watertank

Radio

  • Tim Fletcher on The Conversation Hour, ABC Melbourne; Yarra River talkback forum. April 2017.
  • Chris Walsh on RNZ; Using roof stormwater to make your garden thrive and save water. January 2020.
  • Tim Fletcher on ABC Darwin (30/7/2021), Pulse FM (Geelong, 3/8/2021), 3RRR Breakfasters (12/8/2021) and ABC 774 Melbourne (The Weekend Life, 21/8/2021) discussing the Monbulk Creek Smart Water project.
  • Tim Fletcher on ABC Mornings (North & West, SA) with Tom Mann; discussing: How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy (article in The Conversation). February 2026. (Listen)
  • Kathy Russell on ABC Tasmania (Evenings, 936 Hobart) with Helen Shield; discussing: How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy (article in The Conversation). March 2026. (Listen @1:35)

Reusing stormwater could save you money and help the environment at the same time

Chris Walsh and Tim Fletcher on ABC News; January 2020.

The Conversation

  • Stephanie Lavau & Debbie Gonzales Canada: Empathy in conservation is hotly debated. Still, the world needs more stories like My Octopus Teacher. October 2020
  • Yung En Chee: Would a nature repair market really work? Evidence suggests it’s highly unlikely. February 2022
  • Yung En Chee, Euan Ritchie, Jack Pascoe, Kirsty Howey & Terry Hughes. 5 things we need to see in Australia’s new nature laws. November 2023.
  • Yung En Chee, Euan Ritchie  & Megan Evans. Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual. April 2024.
  • Kathy Russell, Alison Miller, Darren Bos, Rhys Coleman & Tim Fletcher.  How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthy. February 2026

Pursuit

  • Kathy Russell: We can do more to restore our freshwater ecosystems. April 2023
  • Tim Fletcher, Matthew Burns, Stephanie Lavau, Christopher Walsh, Kathy Russell, Beth Wallis, Rhys Coleman, and David Bergman: Saving Melbourne’s platypus with smart water storage. July 2021

Online and other

  • The Grand Challengers Podcast (Episode 20). Stormwater control measures, healthy waterways, battleships and karate at the riverside camp. Belinda Hatt. November 28th, 2023.

Improving urban water quality

Chris Walsh, Tim Fletcher & Stephanie Lavau for EPA Panel Discussion; on the topic Improving urban water quality. March 2021.