In 2015 the TEER Program launched the Water Quality Improvement Plan that provided a whole-of-catchment picture of water quality in the catchment, drivers of water quality issues, actions to address them, and identified priority activities. Resulting from this piece of work, over $140 million was secured from state and federal governments, the City of Launceston and TasWater to deliver the River Health Action Plan, which aimed to reduce pathogens in Zone 1 of the Kanamaluka / Tamar estuary by 40 per cent.
The project has contributed to significant and measurable improvements to water quality and across the landscape, demonstrating how a consistent and strong partnership over close to 20 years, supported by trusted science, can deliver tangible on-ground results.
