Last year, the Swimmable Birrarung project enjoyed an exciting but completely unplanned viral media moment. We responded well, but were caught off guard. Here, Charity Mosienyane explains how we did things differently when the same thing happened this February. 

Over three weeks in September, the second-ever Riverfest took place along the banks of the Birrarung River. The event was organised by the Yarra Riverkeeper Association and Regen Melbourne was privileged to play a role in the event’s success. Here, Charity Mosienyane, Lead Convenor for the Swimmable Birrarung project, reflects on an incredible celebration of Melbourne’s life force.

With global attention on the Paris Olympics (and a swimmable Seine river), the newly launched Swimmable Cities Charter aims to harness this momentum for the good of our global rivers. Swimmable Birrarung Lead Convenor Charity Mosienyane explains. 

If we want the Swimmable Birrarung to be realised, we need a couple of things: a shared, collaborative vision and some damn good stories. Swimmable Birrarung Lead Convenor, Charity Mosienyane, shares two recent reflections around communications and community that she has been hearing time and time again within the broader Birrarung collaborator ecosystem.

As the Swimmable Birrarung project readies to shift gears in 2024, Lead Convenor Charity Mosienyane dives into everything that’s giving her hope and energy for the year to come. 

A one-month festival to connect people to the life-force of the Birrarung.

Navigating the possibilities for a systems finance approach in service of a Swimmable Birrarung.

6 months of listening to and learning from the river.