What's on

25 Jul 26

Platypus Month - Platy Party launch event

  • Time: 9am - 1pm
  • Location: Jerrabomberra Wetlands
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
Welcome to the Platypus Month 2026 Launch! Join us to kick off the month-long celebration of these unique creatures throughout August including walks, surveys, celebrations and Waterbug displays. Immerse yourself in platypus-themed activities, workshops, and presentations across the month. Join Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch at the Platypus month launch event and join in on a Platypus Walk to find out all about how to spot these elusive creatures that live in our waterways. Come along to enjoy platypus themed activities for the whole family, enjoy the Jerrabomberra Wetlands, find out about upcoming Platypus events and enjoy some morning tea and live music.
02 Aug 26

Guided Mulanggang Meander at Namarag Nature Reserve

  • Time: 8am
  • Location: Namarag Nature Reserve
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
Celebrate Platypus Month by attending a walk with Ngunnawal elder Tyronne Bell and Waterwatch. This year, Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch is delivering a morning Platypus walk at the Namarag Nature Reserve in partnership with Tyronne Bell from Thunderstone Aboriginal Cultural Services. The Ngunnawal word for Platypus is Mulanggang. Mulanggang are a significant totem for Ngunnawal and their presence indicates healthy and abundant landscapes and waterways. The walk is about 2km return. If you have mobility issues, our other platypus walks are probably a better fit as they have easier river access. The walk will go for around an hour and a half, you are then welcome to continue enjoying the river and keep a lookout for Platypus and Rakali. Bookings are essential.
04 Aug 26

Platypus Month - Point Hut Crossing surveys

  • Time: 6:30am to 8:30am
  • Location: Point Hut Crossing
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
There are platypus and rakali living in the rivers and creeks of the Upper Murrumbidgee region. Platypus and rakali are top predators in these waterways. By keeping track of how many there are, we can learn how healthy the water is. Waterwatch runs group surveys in August at selected rivers across the ACT region. You can join as many surveys as you like, and you don’t need any experience. Each survey takes about 2 hours. This includes meeting at the site, getting a short briefing, walking to the spotting area, watching for platypus for 1 hour, and then returning to hand in your data sheet. These surveys help us learn more about our platypus and rakali populations.
05 Aug 26

Platypus Month - Jerrabomberra Wetlands surveys

  • Time: 4pm to 6pm
  • Location: Jerrabomberra Wetlands
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
There are platypus and rakali living in the rivers and creeks of the Upper Murrumbidgee region. Platypus and rakali are top predators in these waterways. By keeping track of how many there are, we can learn how healthy the water is. Waterwatch runs group surveys in August at selected rivers across the ACT region. You can join as many surveys as you like, and you don’t need any experience. Each survey takes about 2 hours. This includes meeting at the site, getting a short briefing, walking to the spotting area, watching for platypus for 1 hour, and then returning to hand in your data sheet. These surveys help us learn more about our platypus and rakali populations.
06 Aug 26

Platypus Month - Namarag Nature Reserve surveys

  • Time: 6:30am - 8:30am
  • Location: Namarag Nature Reserve
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
There are platypus and rakali living in the rivers and creeks of the Upper Murrumbidgee region. Platypus and rakali are top predators in these waterways. By keeping track of how many there are, we can learn how healthy the water is. Waterwatch runs group surveys in August at selected rivers across the ACT region. You can join as many surveys as you like, and you don’t need any experience. Each survey takes about 2 hours. This includes meeting at the site, getting a short briefing, walking to the spotting area, watching for platypus for 1 hour, and then returning to hand in your data sheet. These surveys help us learn more about our platypus and rakali populations.
08 Aug 26

Guided Platypus Walk at the Tidbinbilla Sanctuary

  • Time: Midday - 1pm
  • Location: Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
  • Cost: Included in reserve entry fee
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
Celebrate Platypus Month by attending a walk with Waterwatch to discuss these elusive mammals that live in our waterways and hopefully spot some. This year, Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch is delivering a midday Platypus walk at the Tidbinbilla Sanctuary. The walk is about 2km return and is accessible for anyone including those with mobility aids. The walk will start go for around an hour. You are then welcome to continue enjoying the river and keep a lookout for Platypus and Rakali. Bookings are essential. While the walk itself is free, entry fees to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve will still be required.
11 Aug 26

Platypus Month - Point Hut Crossing surveys

  • Time: 6:30am - 8:30am
  • Location: Point Hut Crossing
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
There are platypus and rakali living in the rivers and creeks of the Upper Murrumbidgee region. Platypus and rakali are top predators in these waterways. By keeping track of how many there are, we can learn how healthy the water is. Waterwatch runs group surveys in August at selected rivers across the ACT region. You can join as many surveys as you like, and you don’t need any experience. Each survey takes about 2 hours. This includes meeting at the site, getting a short briefing, walking to the spotting area, watching for platypus for 1 hour, and then returning to hand in your data sheet. These surveys help us learn more about our platypus and rakali populations.
12 Aug 26

Platypus Month - Namarag Nature Reserve surveys

  • Time: 4pm - 6pm
  • Location: Namarag Nature Reserve
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
There are platypus and rakali living in the rivers and creeks of the Upper Murrumbidgee region. Platypus and rakali are top predators in these waterways. By keeping track of how many there are, we can learn how healthy the water is. Waterwatch runs group surveys in August at selected rivers across the ACT region. You can join as many surveys as you like, and you don’t need any experience. Each survey takes about 2 hours. This includes meeting at the site, getting a short briefing, walking to the spotting area, watching for platypus for 1 hour, and then returning to hand in your data sheet. These surveys help us learn more about our platypus and rakali populations.
13 Aug 26

Platypus Month - Jerrabomberra Wetlands surveys

  • Time: 6:30am - 8:30am
  • Location: Jerrabomberra Wetlands
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Book through Eventbrite
There are platypus and rakali living in the rivers and creeks of the Upper Murrumbidgee region. Platypus and rakali are top predators in these waterways. By keeping track of how many there are, we can learn how healthy the water is. Waterwatch runs group surveys in August at selected rivers across the ACT region. You can join as many surveys as you like, and you don’t need any experience. Each survey takes about 2 hours. This includes meeting at the site, getting a short briefing, walking to the spotting area, watching for platypus for 1 hour, and then returning to hand in your data sheet. These surveys help us learn more about our platypus and rakali populations.
16 Aug 26

Ribbiting Frog Facts – Young Rangers Program

  • Time: 10am – 12pm
  • Location: Jerrabomberra Wetlands office, 2 Dairy Road Fyshwick
  • Cost: $21.32 per child
  • Bookings: Book events for Young Rangers Program
  • Max. numbers: 25
  • For ages: Suitable for ages 7-15

Have you ever asked yourself any of these questions: Are frogs’ cannibals? Do tadpoles have teeth? Why do frogs croak? Why are frogs so important?

Come along to learn more about our amphibian friends and the toad ally awesome things that they can do!

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Acknowledgement of Country

Dhawura nguna ngurumbangu gunanggu Ngunnawal.
Nginggada dindi dhawura Ngunnawalbun yindjumaralidjinyin.
Mura bidji mulanggaridjindjula.
Naraganawaliyiri yarabindjula.

This country is Ngunnawal (ancestral/spiritual) homeland.
We all always respect elders, male and female, as well as Ngunnawal country itself.
They always keep the pathways of their ancestors alive.
They walk together as one.

We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as Canberra’s first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians. We recognise the special relationship and connection that Ngunnawal people have with this Country.

Prior to the displacement of Ngunnawal people from their land, they were a thriving people whose life and culture was connected unequivocally to this land in a way that only they understand and know and is core to their physical and spiritual being. The segregation of the Ngunnawal people from Culture and Country has had long-lasting, profound, and ongoing health and well-being effects on their life, cultural practices, families, and continuation of their law/lore.

We acknowledge the historic interruption of the Ngunnawal people of Canberra and their surrounding regions. We recognise the significant contribution the Ngunnawal people have played in caring for Country. For time immemorial they have maintained a tangible and intangible cultural, social, environmental, spiritual, and economic connection to these lands and waters.