Katarapko: Images from interview with Todd Goodman
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/12803' target='_blank'>Captive breeding</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/2485' target='_blank'>Endangered species</a>
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-09-30
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Upper Condamine: Oral History of Dave Johns
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/867' target='_blank'>Water resources</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85027414' target='_blank'>Coalbed methane</a>
<a href='http://dharmae.research.uts.edu.au/items/show/402' target='_blank'>Water allocations</a>
Dave Johns engaged in an informal (unrecorded) interview and was happy for it to be made available on the public record. Handwritten notes from the interview are stored at the State Library of New South Wales in collection ML OH 647/1-130.
In his interview Dave discusses changes to Oakey Creek on the Darling Downs and the fight for water allocations in lieu of the new mines. Dave expresses frustration with the lack of attention given to the issue of water resources and allocation and the possible effects of coal gas extraction on the greater region.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-09-28
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Murray: Oral History of J.O. Langtry - Afterthoughts
A document written by J.O. Langtry a few months after his oral history interview for the Talking Fish research project.
He reflects on the balance between maintaining healthy river flows and the needs of irrigators, in the context of sustainably feeding a growing population.
He believes the key to balance and sustainability lies beneath the surface, through rehydrating landscapes and recharging aquifiers. JOL discusses how this might be achieved based on the strengths and weaknesses of the Murray and Darling River systems.
J.O. Langtry
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-12-01
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"Talking Fish" Radio documentary, Hindsight, ABC RN
The 'Hindsight' program on ABC Radio National presents the radio documentary "Talking Fish" (produced by Hamish Sewell). Interviewees in this program include Interviewees in this program include: Uncle Roy and Aunty June Barker from Lightning Ridge (talking about the Barwon River); John Koehn from the Arthur Rylah Institute (Victoria) speaking of the Murray; Garry Hera Singh on the Coorong (SA); John Aston from Renmark (SA); Paul Wheeler and Colin Leigo from the Paroo (Qld); Tracy Bye in Loxton (SA),Tud Murphy and Dougie Macgregor from Cunnamulla (Qld), Brian Schulz in Murray Bridge (SA), Sam Bonner speaking of the Condamine River in Warwick (Qld), Bryan Pratt from Belconnen recalling the Upper Murrumbidgee.
Hamish Sewell
ABC Radio National
Sunday 14 August 2011 2:00PM
Lorena Allam (Presenter)
Andrei Shabunov (Sound Engineer)
Other contributors: Terry Korodaj, Native Fish Strategy Senior Program Coordinator with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority; Greg Ringwood and Zafer Sarac from Fisheries Queensland; Scott Nichols and Cameron Lay from NSW Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries); Jodi Frawley and Heather Goodall from the University of Technology in Sydney; Phil Duncan (Ngnulu Consulting); Fern Hames, Pam Clunie and Steve Saddlier from Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria; Virginia Simpson from Rural Solutions SA; Jonathan McPhail from Primary Industry and Resources (SA). and to Jason Higham from Department of Environment and Natural Resources (SA) and the kids from Riverview in Victoria.
Linked Resource
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/hindsight/talking-fish/2930120
"A web of Aboriginal water rights: examining the competing Aboriginal claim for water property rights and interests in Australia"
Dr Virginia Marshall's 2014 doctoral thesis is a recommended resource for researchers of water rights, particularly those of indigenous peoples. Marshall notes that an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) perspective on water differs fundamentally from the way that water has been constituted in Australian national water reforms as separable from land and governed by property rights.
<p>By contrast, ATSI peoples do not see water and land as separate; for example, the ocean is regarded as a part of country or ‘sea-country’. Water is particularly significant to Aboriginal cultural identity, for example, people are characterized as 'saltwater-people', 'fresh-water people' or 'bitter-water people'.</p>
<p>Marshall surveys a wide range of policy documents and legal instruments and finds little to prevent the 'unfettered discretion' of bureaucracy or to support the water rights of Indigenous Peoples conferred in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Articles 25 and 26).</p>
<p>She also notes the absence of a water ethics discourse or social and environmental risk management framework (such as the Equator Principles) to address responsibility for risks such as water systems contamination, rates of water extraction or intergenerational social responsibilities. She makes several recommendations to address the situation.</p>
Dr Virginia Marshall
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Linked resource:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA)
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA) is a specialised trusted research data management facility for Australian Indigenous research data and is managed by the UTS Library. ATSIDA is a thematic archive within the Australian Data Archive (ADA) with its datasets stored securely at the Australian National University's National Computational Infrastructure (NCI).
<a href="http://www.atsida.edu.au/">ATSIDA</a>
State Library of New South Wales
A world-leading library and centre of digital excellence, the State Library of NSW informs, educates, inspires and surprises online, onsite and on tour. The Library’s rich heritage collections, contemporary print and digital materials, partnership with the public library network and vibrant collaborations enable Australians to interrogate our past and imagine our future.
<a href="http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/publications/annual_reports/2012/slnsw_annual_report_2011-12_collection_additions.pdf">Library Council of NSW 2011–12 Annual Report - Collection additions</a> (see Talking Fish)
<a href="http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/">State Library of New South Wales</a>
First Peoples' Water Engagement Council (FPWEC)
The First Peoples' Water Engagement Council (FPWEC) was established to provide advice to the National Water Commission (NWC) on national Indigenous water issues, a priority envisaged under the National Water Initiative (NWI).
<a href="http://www.nwc.gov.au/organisation/partners/fpwec"> First Peoples' Water Engagement Council - Partners - National Water Commission </a>
Goulburn: Oral History of Rolf Weber
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/1455' target='_blank'>Fisheries</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048775' target='_blank'>Fishes--Identification</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85102861' target='_blank'>Plants--Identification</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5257' target='_blank'>Wetlands</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87004578' target='_blank'>Restoration ecology</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048629' target='_blank'>Fish habitat improvement</a>
An interview with Rolf Weber, a senior biodiversity officer with Fisheries and Wildlife, who came to Shepparton Victoria in 1981.
Rolf talks about: wetland vegetation; role of plants in providing protection for fish and their eggs; Myriophyllum (Water Milfoil) plant species, and the few locations it is found; role of plant bacteria and algae in plant ecosystems; Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act, 1988; change in focus from wildlife to habitat management; lack of information about wetland vegetation; process of species identification.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-11-17
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
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Goulburn: Oral History of Kevin Smith and Fern Hames
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048775' target='_blank'>Fishes--Identification</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/6272' target='_blank'>Floods</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5366' target='_blank'>Droughts</a>
<a href='http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94007041' target='_blank'>Riparian areas</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/3312' target='_blank'>Environmental flows</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/5493' target='_blank'>Ecotourism</a>
<a href='http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/scot/1049' target='_blank'>Ecological sustainability</a>
Kevin Smith is a policeman and farmer. His grandparents have lived on the ‘Riverview’ property at Tatong since 1912. Kevin has a deep interest in ecological preservation and our relationship with the environment. Fern Hames is the Victorian Native Fish Strategy Co-ordinator, and shares memories of growing up along Hollands Creek. Hollands Creek is a tributary of Goulburn River.
Kevin and Fern talk about: changes they have seen at Hollands Creek over decades; droughts and recent floods in Tatong; force of flood waters on habitat e.g. rock, tree deposits; new habitats and flows created by floods; eco-preservation and eco-tourism; Hollands Creek Demonstration Reach.
Mention of unspecified fish species: trout, galaxias.
Heather Goodall
Jodi Frawley
Hamish Sewell
University of Technology, Sydney
2010-11-16
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
NSW Department of Primary Industries - NSW Fisheries
Copyright University of Technology, Sydney
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