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'Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children.'

A Kenyan Proverb

The Rotary Murray-Darling School of Freshwater Research is a project of the Rotary Club of Albury in co-operation with the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Charles Sturt University and La Trobe University.

The Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre at Thurgoona, NSW is the focus for pure research into freshwater issues such as blue-green algae, the effects of river regulation and the role of billabongs and wetlands in floodplain ecology. It is (through being a part of CSIRO), a major partner in the Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology and has satellite laboratories in Mildura and Goondiwindi. The MDFRC has become increasingly involved in and supportive of the RMDSFR.

This project is proudly supported by the Murray-Darling Basin Commission, CSIRO, and Norske-Skog Albury.

The mission of this Rotary project is:

To involve Rotary in a worthwhile environmental project of importance to our country.
Demonstrate active Rotary concern for the environment.
Involve as many Rotarians and Rotary Clubs as possible in a major environmental project.
Establish a community 'window' to promote the work of the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre.
Create opportunity for year 11-12 students to experience environmental science and the opportunity to work alongside world class scientists at the MDFRC.
Give students an insight into the opportunities that exist in the field of environmental research as a possible direction for their future education.
Establish an international environmental educational exchange of youth.