Kids, companies & creeks acknowledges the following key organisers:

Blackmores is an Australian company which has led the way in natural, drug-free health care for over 60 years. It produces herbal, vitamin and mineral supplements and beauty products, which contain natural ingredients and are consistent with their firm stance against animal testing. Blackmores believes that forward thinking about environmental concerns and business is shaping the company's future. Contact: Blackmores Lid, 23 Roseberry Street, Balgowlah, NSW 2093. Phone (02) 9951 011 1, fax (02) 9949 1954.

Oz GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network - Australia Inc) is a non-profit organisation working to meet critical water resource challenges through an innovative combination of global communications and environmental education. A GREEN is an educational clearing house for students, professionals, and community groups dedicated to finding and sharing solutions to environmental concerns. Taking a problem-solving and action-based approach to issues affecting water quality, it presently operates in 125 nations around the world. Contact: Sue and Col Lennox, Oz GREEN, PO Box 57, Harbord, NSW 2096. Phone (02) 9971 4098, Fax (02) 9981 4956.

Manly Environment Centre is a unique example of local government, community and corporate cooperation. The centre showcases the man environmental solutions available to everyone providing over 4,500 resources, including brochures, posters, videos and stickers to detailed research on most environmental areas. Contact: Judy Reizes, Director, Manly Environment Centre, 41 Belgrave St, Manly, NSW 2095. Phone (02) 9976 2842, fax (02) 9976 3849.

Streamwatch is a school based water quality monitoring and environmental education program that is run by both Sydney Water and the Department of Land and Water Conservation. It operates in over 260 school and community groups throughout NSW. Results of water quality tests are sent to the agencies via an electronic mail network known as Key link, sponsored by Testra Australia. Contact: Sydney Water Streamwatch, PO Box A53, Sydney South, NSW 2000. Phone (02) 9350 5395, Fax (02) 9350 5543; or Department of Land and Water Conservation Streamwatch, PO Box 3720, Parramatta, NSW 2150. Ph (02) 9895 7115, Fax (02) 9895 7102.

Special Thanks

kids, companies & creeks offers special thanks to the following:

Environment Committee, Blackmores Ltd:

Anna Dernocoure, Diana Dalton, Chere Morgan

Monica Johnston, Andrew Gunst, Rob Walden

Sue and Col Lennox, Oz GREEN

Judy Reizes, Manly Environment Centre

Geoffrey Smith, Streamwatch

Kathy Ridge, Sydney Water Northern Region and Streamwatch

Maureen Hart , Mackellar Girls High School

David Hart, Stella Maris College

Participating schools-Freshwater High, Mackellar Girls High, Balgowlah Boy High, Stella Maris College, St Pauls College, St Mary's Primary, St Cecilia’s Primary, Manly Vale Primary and visiting country schools Forest High and Muswellbrook High

Sue Lennox, Oz GREEN and Caroline Ford, NSW EPA for writing the manual.

This publication has been produced with the assistance of the NSW Environment Protection Authority.