Local history]]>
The images span the late 1930s to 1950s. They show Murray Cod caught from the infamous 'Garden Hole' spoken about during the interview, located south of E.J. Beardmore Dam.
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Droughts]]>
Riparian areas]]>
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Surfing for women]]>
Family life]]>
Communities]]>
Tourism]]>
Marine protected areas]]>
Fishing]]>
Aboriginal culture]]>
Seashore]]>
Landcare]]>
Litter (Trash)]]>
Environmental conservation]]>
Marine parks]]>
Water pollution]]>
Marine ecosystems]]>
Environmental stewardship]]>
Environmental responsibility]]>
She comments on how different the culture is from when she, as a girl, would go to the beach and just lie in the sun. Now daughters of friends are engaged in the action: surfing, spear-fishing, diving. She surfs with other mums in her area and her husband's colleague encouraged her to join the Board Riders club. At first she was reluctant, having seen how competitive board riding was when growing up in the Wollongong area, and how the boys made fun of the girls, who had just recently got involved in the competition. But she went along and loved the supportiveness. She speaks of the charity work the club does, usually to support women or coastal communities. She describes the unique feeling of surfing, tuning into the ocean, how a friend told her surfing can be anti-depressant.
She talks about her young son's relation to the beach and ocean, mixed love and awe. They loved the Council’s Marine Debris Challenge which encouraged everyone to pick up as much plastic rubbish debris as they could find washed up, and then take photos of it, for the Council website. Debris is known to wash up from ships as well as littering on land, and is noticeably worse in holiday seasons.
Other topics included fishing exemptions in sanctuary zones and special permissions for Aboriginal peoples to conduct net fishing. Organisations and events mentioned: Nature Coast Marine Group; Clean Up Australia; Marine Debris Challenge; Landcare.]]>
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Fish populations]]>
River engineering]]>
Floods]]>
Water resources]]>
Environmental conservation]]>
Water allocations]]>
Fisheries--Equipment and supplies]]>
Born in 1937, Tom grew up sustained by the Ovens River. He talks about fishing crowds at Post Office Lane, a popular spot to catch Redfin after the spring floods. He goes on to describe diverse fishing techniques, from trawling and spinning to tethering and springing, as well as the waxing and waning of different fish populations. He recalls the introduction of outboard motors, and discusses river management, floods, pest and weed control, water allocations and forest stewardship.
Mention of Yurrawonga Wier, Hume Wier, Dartmouth Wier
Mention of 'greasies', Murray Cray, yabbies, bardie grubs, wild ducks, rabbits, Tiger snakes, water rats, platypus Ornithorhynchus, fox, cats, kangaroos, wallabies, blackberries, english broom,
Mention of Victorian Environmental Assessment Council, Murray Darling Basin Authority, Friends of Wonnangatta]]>
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Fishing--Australia]]>
Bait fishing]]>
Fishing nets]]>
Stream flow]]>
Water levels]]>
Water quality]]>
River engineering]]>
Stream restoration]]>
Riparian restoration]]>
Fishes--Speciation]]>
Depressions--1929--Australia]]>
Gary grew up in Gunbower and has spent most of his life on the Murray. He talks about how to lure and bait different types of fish and describes the river conditions that make for good fishing and eating. He also shares his experience with aeroplane spinners, floppies (lures), drum nets, gill nets, cross lines and springers. He recalls selling bait to tourists with his brother and talks about his father selling fish during The Great Depression.
Gary discusses man-made and environmental changes in water quality, river flows and and river height and talks about their effect on fish and crayfish behaviour. He says that the Willow has an outsized effect on the shape and path of the river and talks about his efforts to replace them with native plants. He goes on to talk about the hybridisation of Murray Cod and non-native cod.
Mentions 'greasies', galaxiids, bardi grubs, deer, cypress, phragmites
Mentions of Myrtleford Sewerage Farm, timber industry, pulp mill, sulphites, phenols (chlorophenol wood preservative), algae, Catchment Management Authority (CMA), Murray River Trust]]>
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