International Riverfoundation Media

2009 Media Releases

4 February 2009 -  Riverprize 2009 calls for nominations

16 March 2009 -  $1 million funding boost for Riverfoundation 150.45 Kb

1 April 2009 -  Riverprize nominations 2009 closing soon 171.83 Kb

2008 Media Releases

1 September 2008 -  Lake Macquarie announced as national winner 2008 

1 September 2008 -  St Johns River Basin announced as international winner 2008 

28 August 2008 -  IRF launches "River Journeys"  

25 June 2008 -  Tweed River announced as finalist 

25 June 2008 -  Lake Macquarie announced as finalist 

25 June 2008 -  Swan River announced as finalist 

25 June 2008 -  Derwent Estuary announced as finalist 

25 June 2008 -  National Thiess Riverprize finalists announced  

25 June 2008 - International Thiess Riverprize finalists announced 

15 May 2008 -  Water quality: Commitment the critical issue

3 March 2008 - Thiess Riverprize nominations close soon 

1 February 2008 - Thiess Riverprize nominations open

Media Coverage

23 October 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald
Tweed generosity brings clean water to slum

Media Images 

The new 2008 Thiess Riverprize Winners celebrate with past prize winners and finalists the 10th anniversary of the award at International Riversymposium

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International Thiess Riverprize Winner 2007:
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), Austria

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National Thiess Riverprize Winner 2007:
Murray Wetlands Working Group (MWWG), Australia


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2007 Media Releases

5 September 2007 - National Riverprize Announced
5 September 2007 - International Riverprize Announced
29 August 2007 - IRF Report release 290807
29 August 2007 - IRF River Heroes Report Release Western Australia
30 August 2007 - IRF River Heroes Report Release New South Wales
30 August 2007 - IRF River Heroes Report Release Victoria
30 August 2007 - IRF River Heroes Report Release Queensland
21 August 2007 -  IRF plays critical role in Alexander River 
2 July 2007 -  International Thiess Riverprize Finalist (New Zealand) 
2 July 2007 -  International Thiess Riverprize Finalist (China) 
2 July 2007 -  International Thiess Riverprize Finalist (Canada) 
2 July 2007 -  International Thiess Riverprize Finalist (Austria) 
29 June 2007 -  International Thiess Riverprize Finalists 
29 June 2007 -  National Thiess Riverprize Finalists (National) 
29 June 2007 -  National Thiess Riverprize Finalists (NSW) 
29 June 2007 -  National Thiess Riverprize Finalists (SC and QLD) 
21 March 2007 -  Thiess Riverprize money increased 
5 March 2007 -  Final Call for Thiess Riverprize
12 January 2007 -  Thiess Riverprize nominations now open 

2006 Media Releases

5 September 2006 -  Torbay Catchment Thiess Riverprize Winner 
5 September 2006 - Sha River Thiess Riverprize Winner 2006
30 August 2006 -  Meewasin Valley Thiess Riverprize Finalist 
24 August 2006 -  Sha River Thiess Riverprize Finalist 
15 August 2006 -  Kissimmee River Thiess Riverprize Finalist 
15 August 2006 -  Lake Macquarie Thiess Riverprize Finalist 
15 July 2006 -  National Thiess Riverprize Finalists 
15 July 2006 -  International Thiess Riverprize Finalists 

Enquiries

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