Category: Autumn 2026

Book Review: The Life and Times of the Murray Cod

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Author: Paul Humphries. With contributions by Katherine Doyle, Cameron G. Mc Gregor and Minda W. Murray. Illustrations by W. Howard Brandenburg
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing 2023
Reviewed by: Ricki Nash, NPA Environmental Book Club

About the Author: Associate Professor Paul Humphries is a River and Fish Ecologist based with the Gulbali Institute at Charles Sturt University (Albury-Wodonga). His work and research spans 40 years focusing on the early life cycles of freshwater fish, river ecology and flows, with a particular interest in historical ecology associated with the Murray-Darling Basin. 

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Fig Tree Falls Walk Report: Coffs Coast Branch, January 2026

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Led by Lyn McRae, Coffs Coast Branch 

Five people, including the leader, went on the Fig Tree Falls walk on the morning of Wednesday 7 January 2026. The weather was good, partly cloudy, unlike the south of the state in a heatwave. We got shuttled in a 4WD, thanks to Lyn’s partner John, from the meeting point on Dingo Creek Road to a point where Frontage Creek Rd branched off around the head of the creek. The moderate pace walk gave us time to chat with stops to hear forest birds and see many small whip snakes in the sunny spots. The palm forest beside the bubbling Frontage Creek was delightful. We looked at the sketchy, old bridge but gladly didn’t have to cross it the way we went. On to the top of Fig Tree Falls we spread out for our morning tea stop and took in the ambiance of the rainforest amphitheatre.  

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