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Upcoming Events

Picnic for Nature

Picnic for Nature is a statewide initiative by the Nature Conservation Council of NSW. Save our Macleay River are delighted to have secured a stall at the Gladstone Riverside Markets.

Come and visit our stall on the riverbank and meet those who are committed to saving the beautiful Macleay River, seeking to raise awareness of the current and potential future pollution in the Macleay River Catchment.

Please join us and why not have a picnic in the park while you are there. You can bring your own or fill your picnic basket with all the market has to offer.

The market hosts quality, local, hand-picked stallholders featuring artists, ceramics, photographer; gourmet/fine foods including jams, local farm-fresh produce, preserves, chutneys and locally made muesli style products; as well as handmade soaps and locally produced organic body products, native plants and coffee.

There will be entertainment provided by talented, local musicians and performers. Come and enjoy the atmosphere and meet with your local environment group on the riverbank in the unique, historical village of Gladstone.

We hope to see you there on Sunday 20 October from 9am

Paddlers parked at Gladstone Markets
Last year some locals took the opportunity to paddle on the river before joining the picnic

Water Quality Forum

SOMR with Southern Cross University and the University of New England will present results of long-term monitoring focused on arsenic and antimony in the Macleay River at Bellbrook.

At the Forum, scientists from Southern Cross and New England University will discuss the seasonal behaviour of arsenic and antimony, answering questions such as how much is being transported downstream, when, in what form, and what are key controls that regulate that transport.

They will also examine the impacts of the catastrophic 2019 bushfires on water quality in the Macleay River and look at how the river recovered from this extreme event.

7th August, 5:00 pm for a light supper, talks from 6-8pm at the Anglican Church Hall, 30 Kemp Street, West Kempsey