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Why the Murrumbidgee River Wrote a Letter to Canberra

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Why the Murrumbidgee River Wrote a Letter to Canberra

Guests:
Andy Lowes, Chair, Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment Network

Andy Lowes, author of the Letter from the Murrumbidgee River to Canberrans, is Canberra born and bred, growing up swimming, fishing and walking by the Murrumbidgee. In this episode, Siwan and Andy discuss how the letter helps explain the changes the river has seen in its ecology and the way people interact with it, and reinforces the need for immersing ourselves in nature.

Show Notes

My guest for this episode is Andy Lowes, author of the Letter from the Murrumbidgee River to Canberrans. Andy is Canberra born and bred, growing up swimming, fishing and walking by the Murrumbidgee. His lifelong interest in rivers has also seen him work at the Commonwealth level on the management of rivers in the broader Murray-Darling Basin.

Writing this letter from the voice of the Murrumbidgee River was an effort to raise awareness of an incredibly unusual time for the Canberra community and the Murrumbidgee River, from the devastating impacts of the drought and bushfires during the Summer of 2019 and 2020 to the COVID-19 pandemic that has transformed the way we interact with others. In this episode, we discuss how the letter helps explain the changes the river has seen in its ecology and the way people interact with it, and reinforces the need for immersing ourselves in nature.

Resources:

Andy Lowes with mentor Tamara Boyd, participating in the Waterway Management Twinning Program.