The Latest Breaking News from Menindee

New NSW premier Chris Minns commits to investigation into Menindee mass fish kill

Locals happy to see Labor ministers visit town days after election and are hopeful they will help stop destruction of Darling-Baaka River

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2023

Premier speaks to locals 'devastated' by mass fish kill

NSW Premier Chris Minns says the state needs to protect its waterways as he assesses the fallout from a mass fish kill in Menindee.

AAP · Mar 29, 2023

NSW Premier Chris Minns says Menindee mass fish deaths will be investigated

Chris Minns and Acting Water Minister Penny Sharpe heard from locals about the impact of the event and vowed to try to prevent similar incidents from happening.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Experts slam river management after millions of fish die in the Darling

Low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water caused up to 20 million fish to die at Menindee last week, authorities said.

The New Daily · Mar 23, 2023

From Menindee to New York, Mina Guli has run 200 marathons to put water on the global stage

Mina Guli's body is broken and battered after she completed her 200th marathon in a year, traversing 8,440 kilometres across the world and arriving at the first UN Water Conference in 46 years.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023

Calls for royal commission after Menindee fish kill

The NSW Greens want a royal commission to investigate the management of the Murray-Darling Basin, including whether water policies address climate change.

AAP · Mar 22, 2023

Millions of dead fish cleared out as Menindee awaits results of drinking water tests

Millions of rotting fish carcasses are starting to be cleaned up in far west New South Wales, prompting additional water-quality monitoring downstream.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023

Menindee residents ask officials to drink town’s water as reassurance after massive fish kill

WaterNSW testing shows drinking supply passes Australian cleanliness guidelines but community remains unconvinced about river management

The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2023

Fish kill clean-up finally underway at Menindee, a week after creatures began clogging up river

The clean-up of millions of stinking, rotting, dead fish is finally underway, almost a week after an unprecedented fish kill affected a far-western New South Wales town.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

Menindee locals have 'no faith' in fish kill response

Menindee residents are frustrated and angry after living through the second major fish kill on the Darling-Baaka River in four years.

AAP · Mar 21, 2023