Tag Archives: Fish kill

The water is back, the lakes are full but unless the rules change the people of the Darling fear catastrophe is just over the horizon.

After historic fish kills and what seemed like endless drought, the Menindee Lakes by Monday will hold more than three Sydney Harbours worth of floodwater — and locals couldn't be happier.

Those who live alongside the Darling have watched one of Australia's grandest rivers recede under withering drought — but their resilience sees them through.

Acting Water Minister Richard Wynne will be asked to take urgent action to avoid a fish kill at Greens Lake when he meets with State Member for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed next week. Ms Sheed said she would share the concerns of local fishing groups regarding the need for more water …

NO-ONE likes to see a fish kill like the recent sad sight near the Churchbank Weir. Hundreds of fish were found dead in the tranquil waterway south of Ipswich along the east branch of Warrill Creek. However,

Canegrowers to finally have India dispute heard A staunch advocate for Mackay and Proserpine canegrowers said they fought like "terriers" to finally bring India to an international court for "blatantly" breaching trade rules to unfairly subsidise sugar producers.

Gladstone Ports Corporation says it is aware of dead fish washing ashore in waterways inside its jurisdiction this week. GPC responded after Nathan Fitzpatrick sent in photo evidence of the dead fish washing ashore in an estuary off Hopper Rd,

Mackay council has revealed its plan to prevent future fish kills after identifying source of 30 fish carcasses

Last Friday at around noon a woman walking on the beach at Lennox Head discovered what the NSW Department of Primary Industries says is probably not anything to worry about.