Menindee locals say they feel abandoned and have no idea how they will recover from a record mass fish kill on the Darling-Baaka River.
Police and water authorities held a second community meeting in the outback New South Wales (NSW) town on Mar. 24 after millions of fish washed up dead.
Local Graeme McCrabb went to the meeting and said many voiced concerns about the quality of their drinking water and the future of Menindee after the second major fish kill in four years.
The state’s Environmental Protection Agency could not provide water testing results at the meeting.
“Not having any results for the community just added to the layer of frustration,” McCrabb told AAP….