Menindee
Millions of native fish wash up dead near Menindee in outback NSW
The deaths have most likely been caused by low oxygen levels as floods recede, a situation made worse by fish needing more oxygen because of the warmer weather.
- by Stephanie Gardiner
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River managers fight to save Menindee Lakes from flood of deadly blackwater
A flood peak laden with deoxygenated water is pouring into the Menindee Lakes system in Far West NSW, site of the catastrophic fish kills in 2019.
- by Mike Foley
Deadly black water event triggers mass fish deaths on Parramatta River
And a fish kill warning has been issued for the Darling River, with up to a million native fish at risk of being swamped by floodwaters.
- by Laura Chung and Mike Foley
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Water
‘Fish don’t respect borders’: Move to bolster Menindee Lakes reserves
The Berejiklian government has told other states it wants the operating rules of one of the Murray-Darling Basin’s biggest lake systems changed to cut the risks of mass fish kills on the Darling River.
- by Peter Hannam
From desert to inland sea as 800 billion litres flows into Menindee Lakes
Menindee Lakes, one of the largest lake systems in the Murray-Darling Basin, are filling fast with the biggest inflows in five years, allowing releases into the Baaka-Darling River downstream.
- by Peter Hannam
Big inland flows to fill Menindee Lakes for first time in five years
Residents of far-western NSW are gearing up for the arrival of floodwaters down the Barwon-Darling, giving Menindee Lakes its first big fill in five years.
- by Peter Hannam
‘World of hurt’: Toxic blooms take over Lower Darling River as dam debate ramps up
A red-alert for toxic cyanobacterial blooms has been issued for almost the entire Lower Darling River, with fears another big fish kill is imminent without significant new flows.
- by Peter Hannam
Opinion
Irrigation
Menindee Lakes: Site of massive fish-kill still being mismanaged
The Menindee Lakes, 1000 kilometres west of Sydney, need urgent protection to avoid another ecological disaster.
- by Jane MacAllister
Berejiklian says NSW is emerging from drought as fish returned to Darling River
More than 60,000 Murray cod were returned to the Darling River near Menindee after hundreds of thousands of fish were killed two years ago.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Darling disaster
Two million fish to be released into Murray-Darling system
After massive fish death events in multiple locations across the basin over the past 18 months comes a welcome restocking.
- by Lisa Visentin
'Like a kid at Christmas': Menindee Lakes finally start to fill again
Residents of far-western NSW are celebrating the arrival of the first major river flows to reach the Menindee Lakes since 2016.
- by Peter Hannam
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