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A group of scientists and traditional owners is carrying out a complete audit of one of Australia's most vulnerable rivers.
A Timaru man was urged to seek legal advice after electing to represent himself when he appeared in the Timaru District Court.
Pest fish population explodes in Gold Coast waterways A week of heavy rain on the Gold Coast has led to an explosion in the population of a pest fish species in local waterways. Fisherman have been reeling in huge amounts of Tilapia after flash flooding occurred in parts of the region. Southport biology teacher and keen fisherman Leigh Holtsbaum was fishing on the Nerang River yesterday when he started dragging in an unusually large number of the introduced species. Southport biology teacher and keen fisherman Leigh Holtsbaum (Nine) "The net sort of erupted and I knew something was good in t...
heavy rains and Gold Coast residences and businesses. Gold Coast, Queensland residents devoted the morning to cleaning their surroundings after the torrential rains had passed and caused flooding in low-lying locations yesterday. A week of torrential rains (Photo : Pixabay) In Queensland, residents were plagued with heavy rains and floods, inundating Gold Coast residences and businesses. Within two hours, there were 122 millimeters of rain experienced by Oyster Creek residents, which left roads, homes, and businesses flooded at the nearby areas of Tallebudgera and Currumbin. Steve, a...