3CR's Megan Williams returns to the infamous site of the Menindee fish kills and the drying Murray-Darling basin.

Supervising production from Richard Dinnen. Training from the Community Media Training Organisation. Distributed by the Community Radio Network.

Produced for the 2020 CBAA National Features and Documentary Series.

In January 2019, millions of native fish perished in a mass fish kills that made headlines around the globe.

The demise of the Darling-Barka River is one of the greatest man-made disasters in Australia’s history, but little has changed since this disaster rocked the little town of Menindee.

In Murky Waters is an exploration of how river management has gone up the creek in the past 100 years. It zeros in on the shock of the 2019 Menindee fish kill.

Future episodes coming in 2021 can be found at inmurkywaters.com.au

Specials Thanks

• Giordana Cauto training and assistance
• Richard Dinen for mentoring and supervision
• Michael O’dwyer for the original music
• Anne Marie Taberdo for the original artwork
• Kate McBride, Tolarno Station
• Badger Bates, Barkindji man
• Alan Whyte, water junkie

• And everyone that has been interviewed to date!

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