Dave Doyle

2 months ago | backcountrybulletin.app | Barbara Quayle |Dave Doyle |Clare Hooker

A new state-of-the-art tube fishway technology called the “Fishheart” has been launched at Menindee Lakes, located on the Baaka-Darling River, New South Wales. By Clare Hooker, Barbara Quayle, Dave Doyle, Reakeeta Smallwood via The ConversationThe technology – part of the NSW government’s Restoring the Darling-Baaka program – will allow native fish to move past large barriers, such as dams, weirs and regulators, when they need to.

2 months ago | theconversation.com | Claire Hooker |Barbara Quayle |Dave Doyle |Reakeeta Smallwood

A new state-of-the-art tube fishway technology called the “Fishheart” has been launched at Menindee Lakes, located on the Baaka-Darling River, New South Wales. The technology – part of the NSW government’s Restoring the Darling-Baaka program – will allow native fish to move past large barriers, such as dams, weirs and regulators, when they need to. It’s hoped this will help the fish reproduce and survive, and reduce the risk of mass fish deaths in the Baaka.

Oct 18, 2023 | theconversation.com | Amy Mosig Way |Dave Doyle |Barbara Quayle

Just as people bury their pets today, First Nations groups across south-eastern Australia often buried their companion dingos. These companion animals were given ancestral burials – similar to family members. Last week, at the request of the Menindee Aboriginal Elders Council, a group of researchers from the Australian Museum, University of Sydney and the Australian National University excavated a dingo burial.