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Nearly 6000 Mary River cod were released last December. “Any endangered species or recovery programs are supposed to be driven by the federal government but the feds have never done anything about the Brisbane River cod,’’ he said. “So we picked the ball up. We said we need to do something on the Upper Brisbane. We’ve got about 150km of river up there with no apex predator in there since their extinction in 1938-1940. “We ran a program, accepted by the Queensland Government and Federal Government, and it was the first program like this driven by a community group.’’ The curre...

Premium Content Subscriber only WHETHER you were camping with family or friends, sleeping in your ute or checking out the "Big Red'' QT bus, the Kirkleagh Klassic was a fun weekend. The fishing competition was one of Australia's most popular and successful freshwater events for more than a decade. It was organised and conducted by active volunteers on the Somerset and Wivenhoe Fish Stocking Association, formerly called the Brisbane Valley Fish Management Committee. Sadly, circumstances caught up with organisers who had done a fantastic job putting on secret weight and catch and release co...