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A risk of #fishkills over coming weeks in Menindee is “high”.
Good to see the government proactively communicating, but sorry to see the river in such a state.
@RoseBJackson there’s no major drought or flood, this time the river is stuggling with a bit of rain.
#Auspol
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Water authorities are keeping a close eye on oxygen levels, particularly around Menindee, as fears grow for another potential mass fish kill. abc.net.au/news/2024-12-16/f… via @ABCaustralia
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#BGA #BluegreenAlgae #waterquality #heatwave #nativefish #SaveOurDarling #Baaka #SaveOurMLS #murraydarling
"Water shouldn't be green … not our water." - V. Quayle, Barkandji Ranger, Menindee
Far West #fishkills should NOT become annual summer event!
abc.net.au/news/2024-12-16/f…
Large fish kills spotted near the Barwon & Namoi Rivers junction in Walgett. 📸 Algae blooms on the Darling-Baaka signal worsening water quality. Locals fear a summer crisis looms. #DarlingBaaka #WaterCrisis
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This week we speak water markets with author and adjunct professor @SDHamiltonVIC
Listen online or wherever you get you podcast by searching “water watch radio”
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#watermarket #murraydarling
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Privileged to be interviewed today by Megan Williams @WaterWatchRadio about #SoldDownTheRiver @text_publishing & #ABetterAus @MUPublishing 📚 w/ @StuartKells & John Brumby #MDB #watermarkets
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Did you know the Vic government wants to do expensive artificial engineering works on fragile Murray floodplains? Our client - Friends of Nyah Vinifera - says the Victorian government must respect the river.
📻 EJA senior lawyer Nicola Silbert on the @waterwatchradio podcast.
Checking out the Sofala Carp Blitz with local angler and organiser Col. Biggest catch is 9 kilos but the truck loads of campers are about to roll in
Hello we’ve been away from X for a while but still making great programs on Water Watch.
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And before that @GraftonQuentin spoke to us about his new book “retelling Australia’s Water Story”
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The finalists for Audio Long, supported by @mcgrathnicol are: @FarrellPF, the Background Briefing Team, @abcnews, Background Briefing; Charlotte King, Andy Burns, @abcnews, Background Briefing; Megan Williams, Dan Schulz, 2DRY FM, Community Radio Network. #walkleys
This week on Water Watch we cover PFAS contamination in the Blue Mountains water supply w/ @drianwright . Also known as ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS are harmful to human & animal health and it was discovered in possibly unsafe levels in the catchment.
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This week we spotlight NT’s water crisis with @kirsty_howey. Lax laws, unchecked irrigation, & fracking threaten sacred Mangarrayi springs & the Roper River. Traditional Owners & enviro groups were in Canberra last week calling for @tanya_plibersek to take action.
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Tonight on Water Watch: Birds of Menindee Lakes area with Geoff Looney.
Geoff has watched the Birds at Menindee for 30 years and long been a walking encyclopedia, but now he’s published a book.
Tune in to hear his stories on 2DRY FM or waterwatchradio.com
