On Sunday 10 August, 2025 at 4.30am when most people are cuddled up under the blankets, 20 dedicated citizen scientists from all over Brisbane will descend on 3 creeks in the Opossum Creek catchment in Greater Springfield to observe the presence or absence of platypus. Grab your binoculars and register to be part of this memorable experience in the great outdoors.

Springfield Lakes Nature Care is hosting its annual Platypus Watch event. This event is conducted every year and open to only 20 people. After the Platypus Watch observation is finished at 7.30 am, volunteers will return to a free thank you breakfast at Robelle Domain & opportunity to learn about these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat.

This activity is not suitable for children as it is a monitoring activity as opposed to a sight-seeing activity. We are looking for expression of interest from people who want to get up early, sit in the dark until first light to observe if a platypus comes into view & record the time & direction of platypus travel or how long it stayed in view. Your own transport is essential as there is no public transport to the observation sites. 

We will meet Robelle Domain in Springfield Central at 4.30am to provide a short WH & S induction, & explain the site you will be allocated to on the day. Please note there are no platypus at Robelle Domain this is just the meeting point.  Only people who have completed the registration for a ticket and have returned the Participant Participation form will be allocated a site to observe platypus. So it is imperative that you register via the Eventbrite link to be included in the Platypus Watch event.