New fish kill event at lakes

Thousands of dead bony bream at Mendinee Lakes this week. Picture: Dan Schulz
Camina Drummer

MORE than 100,000 dead bony bream were found at Lake Menindee on Monday evening, stretching about three kilometres along the northern shoreline. Sunset Strip resident and former vice-president of the Darling River Action Group, Darryn Clifton, was looking for a place to fish when he came across dead animals. “When I got closer I realised […]

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