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Quick Questions

Do you think you know the answers to the following questions? If so, send your answers to RiverEditor@mdbc.gov.au and you'll receive an MDBC shower timer. You can find the answers to all the questions in the last issue of The River, so have a look through and see if you can find them.

  1. What project do the North-Central CMA want community help with?
  2. Why is Lock 10 at Wentworth being closed?
  3. Why do boats need to slow their speed down when travelling on Lake Hume?

Answers to last month's Quick Questions

  1. The Canberra Raspy Cricket gets its scientific name from the aboriginal word 'Cooraboorama', which means 'monster', due to the size of its head. Canberrae comes from the word Canberra, where the species is found.
  2. Carp. About 300 people went fishing to help clean up the Namoi River system by removing carp from the water. This will help improve the river habitat for native fish because carp cause problems in the river environment.
  3. The dam was built almost 100 years ago. Construction started in 1915 and finished in 1924.

 

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