The Rivers Project

We're winding our way today along two kinds of river: the real river and its environment and people, the Daly River in the Northern Territory; and the imagined or remembered river as contributed by ABC RN listeners to the (now defunct) citizen storytelling site, Pool. Rich and full-flowing, the Daly River has for over a century been a kind of fantasy river for the visionaries of the south, as a potential food bowl for the nation. But as we discover, the Daly is not for damming. Nor is it much for irrigating or clearing, and contemporary policy is ensuring this river will remain pristine for generations to come. And alongside our exploration of the Daly we hear your stories, of rivers lost and rivers remembered, reminding us of other less healthy waterways. Guests Biddy Lindsay Yingguny Malak Malak traditional owner whose country is around the Daly River Crossing area. Mark Kennard Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Harold Sinclair Daly River resident Gary Higgins CLP candidate, Gary also runs the Mango Farm at Daly River Crossing Stuart Blanche Coordinator of the Environment Centre of the Northern Territory Chris Makepeace CEO Amateur Fisherman's Association, Northern Territory (AFANT) Rob Lindsay Co-ordinator of the Malak Malak land management group. Joye Maddison Co-ordinator for the Wangamaty (Lower Daly) Landcare Group Brad Pusey Senior Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Peter Kyne Fish ecologist, Charles Darwin University