This week on water watch we are travelling south in the Murray Darling Basin to a special little spot on the Murray. Nyah Vinifera is a beautiful red gum and black box forest nestled on the Victorian side of the Murray River near swan hill, where the red sands of the Mallee descend into mud of the mighty Murray.

As a Murray floodplain recognised for its ecological and cultural significance, Nyah and Vinifera have both been identified as sites for Victorian Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Mechanism Projects or SDLAM. These projects aim to artificially flood the forest to reverse decades of environmental decline. But these engineering projects are hotly contested, and some believe they may even cause ecological and cultural damage to these special water places.

Take a journey with us as Dan walks through the forest with Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner, Vincent Kirby and members of Friends of Nyah Vinifera, Nicole McKay and Jaquie Kelly.

This week on water watch we are travelling south in the Murray Darling Basin to a special little spot on the Murray. Nyah Vinifera is a beautiful red gum and black box forest nestled on the Victorian side of the Murray River near swan hill, where the red sands of the Mallee descend into mud of the mighty Murray.
As a Murray floodplain recognised for its ecological and cultural significance, Nyah and Vinifera have both been identified as sites for Victorian Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Mechanism Projects or SDLAM. These projects aim to artificially flood the forest to reverse decades of environmental decline. But these engineering projects are hotly contested, and some believe they may even cause ecological and cultural damage to these special water places.
Take a journey with us as Dan walks through the forest with Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner, Vincent Kirby and members of Friends of Nyah Vinifera, Nicole McKay and Jaquie Kelly.

Water Watch is a weekly deep dive into news and current events from policy, ecology, art and climate. With a diversity of voices from our river communities as well as experts in the field, Water Watch celebrates the life and culture of Australia’s waterways, investigates the big issues facing the future of our rivers, and tells important stories about the human connection to land and water. Water Watch is brought to you by Broken Hill based community radio 107.7 2DRYFM.