Swan River Trust Explained

Agency Name:	Swan River Trust
Formed:	1989
Jurisdiction:	Government of Western Australia
Chief1 Name:	Rod Hughes
Chief1 Position:	general manager
Parent Agency:	Swan River Trust

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The Swan River Trust was a Western Australian state government statutory authority defined by the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006. The Trust reported to the Minister for Environment.

It was preceded by the Swan River Management Authority (1977–1989) and earlier Swan River Conservation Board (1959–1976).It was established in 1989 to protect and manage the Swan and Canning rivers.

The Trust had several community engagement programs that allowed the Perth community to be involved in caring for the Swan Canning Riverpark including River Guardians,^[1] the Dolphin Watch Project,^[2] and Ribbons of Blue.^[3]

On 1 July 2015,^[4] the staff and functions of the Swan River Trust were merged with the Department of Parks and Wildlife.

See also

• Department of Conservation and Land Management
• Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)

External links

• Swan River Trust corporate website
• Swan River Trust Facebook Fan Page
• Follow Swan River Trust on Twitter
• Department of Parks and Wildlife

Notes and References

1. http://www.riverguardians.com Home | River Guardians
2. http://www.riverguardians.com/projects/dolphin-watch Dolphin Watch – Projects – River Guardians | River Guardians
3. Web site: Home - DEC Education . education.dec.wa.gov.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120706094148/http://education.dec.wa.gov.au/ribbons-of-blue.html . 2012-07-06.
4. Amalgamation of the Swan River Trust with the Department of Parks and Wildlife, Minister for Environment media release, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 11:24.