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ABC News
09-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
Murray cod introduced to volcanic crater lake to boost tourism and eat carp
Hundreds of kilograms of Murray cod have been introduced into a lake in a volcanic crater, creating an instant tourism attraction and helping control pest fish. The pond-grown fish were driven from Griffith, New South Wales, to Mount Gambier, South Australia, and released into the Valley Lake this week. Recfish SA executive officer Asher Dezsery said the fishery was the state's first with cod up to a metre long, making the lake an instant "trophy fishery". The group has previously released cod fingerlings in South Australian reservoirs, but this time opted for more mature fish. "These fish will grow up to 20-30 kilograms ultimately," Mr Dezsery said. "People go to the Riverland to catch big fish, they go to Victoria to catch big fish, and now they can come to Mount Gambier to catch big Murray cod that they're proud of. "If people can come here and bring their boats, and bring the family, have a barbecue, that's fantastic." Beyond the tourism benefits, the cod will also help control the invasive European carp in the lake. "Carp ruin the environment by digging up the bottom," Mr Dezsery said. "They increase turbidity, which is cloudiness in the water, and they also have a real impact on native fish by eating juveniles and eggs." Mr Dezsery said the cod would eat juvenile carp and had helped limit the carp population in reservoirs. "As it warms up, those carp will continue to spawn, but those cod will just continue to chip away at those juveniles," he said. Murray Cod Australia's Rachel Guest was on board as the fish were transported to their new home. "They're lucky that they're going to be able to spend the rest of their days living in this beautiful lake," she said. "It's such a suitable environment for them. "They're going to thrive and they're going to adapt very quickly." Ms Guest said the company released about 1 million cod each year into public waterways. "South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland — we've all got problems with carp," she said. Mr Dezsery said with recent algal blooms in water off SA's coast it was important to provide options for freshwater fishing. "We want to be providing other options so we're not pressuring those fish stocks over and over," he said. Due to Murray cod being a threatened species, the Valley Lake fishery will be restricted to catch and release fishing. "We want to leave them in the water as much as possible, and use lures instead of bait, with barbless hooks where [fishers] can," Mr Dezsery said.
Time Out
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
JUST IN: This unique Sydney spot has been named one of the world's best new restaurants
Us Sydneysiders are a pretty lucky bunch. We're home to some of the most beautiful beaches on Earth, one pretty sweet white house with sails – and many of the world's greatest restaurants. Plus, we've got more new restaurants than we can throw a Croc at. We've always known our dining scene is world-class, and so do the reviewers at Condé Nast Traveller. Last week, the award-winning travel publication dropped its 2025 Hot List of the best new restaurants that have opened (or reopened) in the past 12 months – and one Sydney venue made the cut. Saint Peter, Josh and Julie Niland's game-changing seafood palace in Paddington – and Time Out Sydney's Best Special Occasion Restaurant 2025 nominee – was named as one of the best new restaurants in the world (read our five-star review here). And while the OG Saint Peter opened on Oxford Street way back in 2016, Saint Peter 2.0 reopened in 2024 at a brand-new address inside The Grand National Hotel. A project five-and-a-half years in the making, the new Saint Peter came complete with a slick bar and a 14-room luxury boutique hotel. The revolutionary scale-to-tail restaurant has changed the way we view and consume creatures of the sea – while championing sustainability one delicious bite at a time – with Niland serving up a dazzling menu featuring noodles made from coral trout bones, charcuterie from fish offcuts and Murray Cod fat caramel. Though this is special-occasion dining – the nine-course tasting menu will set you back $275 per person – the good news is you can drop in to the more casual bar area and enjoy Niland's creations (hello, yellowfin tuna cheeseburger) with a frosty Martini. Or dine at lunch and order off the à la carte menu. View this post on Instagram A post shared by avriltreasure (@avriltreasure) The second Australian venue included in Condé Nast's list of the hottest new restaurant openings from the past year is Supernormal Brisbane – an Asian-influenced riverside eatery by hospo legend Andrew McConnell (the mastermind behind Gimlet, Apollo Inn, Marion, Builders Arms Hotel). While it shares its name with McConnell's beloved Melbourne original, which opened a decade ago, Supernormal Brisbane has been given a tropical makeover to match its breezy riverside setting. Here are the best new restaurants in the world: 19 Saint Roch, Paris Acamaya, New Orleans AngloThai, London Arami, La Paz, Bolivia Clandestina, São Paulo Clara, Quito, Ecuador Banng, Delhi NCR Bar Vitrine, Copenhagen Bungalow, New York City Caleña, Ávila, Spain Ciel Dining, Ho Chi Minh City Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi, Washington DC Esperit Roca, Girona, Spain Il Carciofo, Chicago Jan Franschhoek, Franschhoek, South Africa Jee, Hong Kong Kaia, Boston La Tapa del Coco, Panama City Le Veau d'Or, New York City Mr Panther, Lagos, Nigeria Notori, Mount Fuji, Japan OpenHouse, Kuala Lumpur Osip, Bruton, UK Rua Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda Saint Peter at the Grand National, Sydney Somma, Singapore Stüvetta, St Moritz, Switzerland Sufret Maryam, Dubai Supernormal, Brisbane Terrāi, Hyderabad Vinai, Minneapolis Voraz, Mexico City Sunny's, Miami You can check out the full list here.
