Connecting to Country, Reviving our Rivers.

OZ Fish Unlimited and Landcare NSW have been working in partnership since 2020 to scale-up habitat restoration and improve the health of our waterways. While Mid Lachlan Landcare may have joined the party a little late, we’ve certainly made up for it over the last couple of months with a successful Carp Muster, a collaborative riparian restoration day with Little River Landcare in Cumnock to support the Purple Spotted Gudgeon & a Riparian restoration afternoon along the Belubula with Canowindra Gardening Club.

Inspired by that I recently took a holiday out to the Macquarie Marshes – If you look closely you’ll see cattle grazing in this paddock. Also if you turn up the volume you’ll hear the marshes frogs!

The view from the other side of the track.

and then onto the Brewarrina fish traps & Bourke where I got to sit under the shade of some of the largest River Red Gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) I’ve ever seen.

The Brewarrina Fish Traps being enjoyed by the local Stork population
Grazing the Macquarie Marshes
Mays Bends Bourke
One of the giant River Red Gums I hugged on my trip
Giant trees & Ancient rivers
River Red Gum on the banks of the Kalari river at Condobolin
Looking up at the trees

Coinciding with my outback adventure was a regional tour by Australian artist Dobby & the Sydney Youth Orchestra performing his latest masterpiece ‘Warrangu; River Story’. Do take some time to have a listen – you can find an introduction to it below and the whole album on Spotify.

After which, ask yourself am I the road back to the country or is the country the road back to me…