Djula & Wah (Freshwater country)

“Freshwater country is for families. This is where we go to get fish, turtle, lily roots, mussels and yabbies. It’s where we find ducks and geese and sometimes catch sawfish that come all the way up from the saltwater”

In healthy wah and djula country, the water is clean and clear, it smells and tastes good. But we don’t think this country is very healthy. In many places the water is dirty and stinking and not right to drink. Chemicals from dead animals are turning the water green. Cane toads are everywhere. And there are too many cheeky buffalo and pigs. Some people are frightened to camp on country because of this. In some places, like Weemol Spring weeds are a big problem. Mimal has started a three-year project to develop ways to manage and begin looking after djula and wah country across the area.

GOAL: By 2027 a program of two-way monitoring of freshwater country health will demonstrate improved habitat for native species, better access for landowners and community members, who will again feel safe spending family time hunting and fishing in freshwater country.