5.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project would not have been possible without the support of many people. We would therefore like to thank the following people and organisations. First of all, our supervisors, Mrs Rosemary Holness and Ms Anne Burke, without whom the project could not have been undertaken. Their assistance with the research, laboratory and field work and write-up was invaluable. We would also like to thank Mrs Catherine Woodberry and Mr James Vandenberg for their assisstance in setting up the Website; Mr Jim Nelson and Dr Bob Mesibov who were kind enough to share their knowledge of E. yabbimunna with us; Dr Alastair Richardson for advising on suitable traps and Peter Loring for his assistance in the construction of the "Norrocky" traps,;Mr Michael Cassidy for permission to use the Waterwatch Tasmania data record sheets and the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service for granting us permission to handle E. yabbimunna, the Burnie City Council for supplying us with the GIS maps used in this project and, finally, Mr Bob Boland and other land holders along the creek for allowing us access to their properties.