Forgotten River

About Forgotten River

The Darling River wends its way through 1500 kilometres of Australian Outback. To the Barkindji people of far western New South Wales, the river channel marks the course of the Naatji -- the rainbow serpent. It has sustained cultures and communities for thousands of years. But the River is in danger, and the people along its course face an uncertain future. In a four part series Voice of Real Australia takes you up the Darling River, the Forgotten River, and introduces you to the people who are fighting for its life.

Publisher

Voice of Real Australia

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Aug 2021

Latest episode

10 Nov 2021

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Nov 2021

   What's killing our Snow Gums, and more stories from Voice of Real Australia

   The iconic Snow Gum is dying out. Scientists believe a beetle is killing off the trees in the Snowy Mountains and throughout the...

2. 

   15 Sept 2021

   Episode 4: There's money in mud

   It's been nearly a decade since the river at Kallara Station broke its banks and Justin McClure had to get around his property by boat....

3. 

   15 Sept 2021

   Episode 3: Where will the river people go?

   The fate of the Barkindji is tied to the fate of the river - the Barka. When it is flowing, the mostly Aboriginal town of Wilcannia i...

4. 

   15 Sept 2021

   Episode 2: Piggy in the middle

   Caught between thirsty cash croppers upstream and down, the people who live along the Darling/Barka are fighting a battle on two...

5. 

   15 Sept 2021

   Episode 1: Dead fish and an empty lake

   The sudden death of over a million fish around the Menindee Lakes focused international attention on the plight of the Darling River....

6. 

   5 Aug 2021

   Introducing Forgotten River: An outback tragedy from September 16

   The Darling River wends its way through 1500 kilometres of Australian Outback. To the Barkindji people of far western New South Wales,...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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