Water Watch Radio

Your weekly deep dive into life, culture and the big issues on Australia’s waterways. 6.30pm Thurs (AEST) on the community radio network & on your podcast apps.

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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

[Sarah McConnell @SarahJMcConnell]

Water authorities are keeping a close eye on oxygen levels, particularly around Menindee, as fears grow for another potential mass fish kill. https://t.co/2VMdCQqnh7 via @ABCaustralia

[Watershed AllianceAU @watershedallyAU]

#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!

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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

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#watermarket #murraydarling

[Scott Hamilton @SDHamiltonVIC]

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 freshwater eels journey from ocean depths to rivers, lakes, and backwaters—then back again? Dr. Malcolm Johnson, a passionate eel advocate from Lutrawita/Tasmania, shares their epic story on this week’s pod. 🎧 Dive in wherever you get your podcasts!

[Environmental Justice Australia @EJ_Aus]

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.

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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

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@EJ_Aus @EnviroCentreNT @GraftonQuentin We’d love to know what you think!
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Hello we’ve been away from X for a while but still making great programs on Water Watch.

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@EJ_Aus @EnviroCentreNT 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

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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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@MicheleScheffl1 @drianwright Hey Michele can you DM us about this?
Keen to chat, Megan