Crays back in our river
BACK in the floods of 2022 our Murray crays were walking up the bank to escape the blackwater event that hit our local rivers.
Those that could be were relocated into better water.
Our Edward was fine above the junction of our mighty billabong but there are not many crays above Moulamein. Unfortunately.
The mighty billabong went septic and killed plenty of fish at my place from 20cm to 120cm long, also killing plenty of fish and crays downstream of the junction at Moulamein
This was a natural blackwater event – not a man-made one like in the past.
It’s been happening for centauries but unfortunately we had to witness this one.
I think these crays were caught at Tocumwal and shifted back to a few different locations.
They would have not been the same ones that were taken away from Moulamein, so this will give our local crays a bigger gene pool.
Mind you, we have done okay in the last few decades as there have been crays bought back from most destinations that our local poachers have visited and put into the Edward.
This time it is our mate Professor John who has organised this, and we thank him for that.
There were about 15 crays put into our Edward this week at a secret location, some with eggs.
There will be more returned to our Edward in the future and we thank those in charge for that.
Yarran Creek To Flow Again
YARRAN Creek just south of Moulamein is getting an upgrade.
If you have noticed those big square blocks on the side of the road near the Yarran, they will be put into the creek to provide the landowners with crossings to access both sides when it is flowing.
The Yarran has hardly flowed in the last 30 or so years so this will keep any trees that are still alive thriving and get a heap more growing.
Let’s just hope they do not make it flow so often that it just becomes a cumbungi swamp.
Chicks In The Sticks
I THINK around 45 chicks turned up to this great event at our Moulamein Bowling Club.
They were entertained, educated and well fed by our gallery girls.
It sounded like a great day out organised by our YACTAC organisation.
Thank you to all those involved.
More rain
WE had about another 8mm or so this week.
We may get a bit more on Thursday.
By the time you read this we will know how much.
Footy-netball at home
THIS week is the NADOC Round and we get to host Ultima at home.
Unfortunately, I cannot get there, but I will be thinking of all our teams and checking the scores all day.
Good luck to all our teams this week.
Hay heading south
THIS is a unusual situation.
I have always seen plenty of hay trucks heading north, as it gets dry up there quite often.
This year the hay is going south.
If you can spare a bit of your haystack it is worth a few quid this year.
My shed is emptying fast.
Check your stack and work out what you might need.
One rain in the spring down south and they will not want to know us and they will be sending hay back up here next year.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
GOT in to see the Mr, still hoping he has the smallest camera.
They are so casual about what I have never been through before.
Got to see the anaesthetist who will be putting me to sleep.
Told him I died back in 1966 under aesthetic – obviously they got me back.
Been under twice since.
Didn’t care because I have been under twice and this one will only make me sleepy, not out to it.
With the SS Enterprise camera going where no man, or woman, has been before, I think I would rather be asleep. I think I will skip these notes next week when I have to do the dreaded prep.
It cannot be good.
But by the time I finish this process I think I will know how a Muscovy duck feels.
If you do not hear from me in a fortnight you will know I died again and didn’t come back.
See you on the other side.
Do your test so you do not meet me there.
River levels
OUR Edward has steadied off at around 1.4 metres and just over 1100 megalitres a day
Our Edward will be around this level or lower for the foreseeable future.
