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Take me to the River
by Siwan Lovett
Join social ecologist and river restoration expert Dr. Siwan Lovett in conversations about the ideas, issues and opportunities that relate to our connections with nature and each other. This podcast offers open, honest and practical insights for us to reflect on in our daily lives.
Episodes
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The Art of Healing Rivers: Kirstie Fryirs on Reading Rivers to Recover Them
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode of Take Me to the River, Dr. Siwan Lovett sits down with renowned fluvial geomorphologist Professor Kirstie Fryirs—co-developer of the globally adopted River Styles Framework—to explore how rivers are shaped, damaged…
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Protecting Platypuses with Josh Griffiths
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Did you know that a nursing platypus mother must eat up to her entire body weight in food every day to support her and her young? Or that male platypuses have venomous spurs near their back legs that can cause intense pain which is...
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How mangroves are saving Queensland's Caboolture River, with Margie Dickson
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In today's episode, Margie Dickson, Environmental Project Manager at Healthy Land and Water, takes us on a journey through her experience leading an innovative project on the Caboolture River which re-establishes mangroves for…
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Harmonising waters: water management, innovation and choral singing with eWater Group CEO Michael Wilson
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Group CEO of eWater Group Michael Wilson has an extraordinary range of backgrounds: he’s a political scientist, classical musician, public servant, national security specialist, Australian Diplomat, and Humanitarian and International...
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Stocky Needs Our Help: Saving native freshwater fish from extinction with Dr. Mark Lintermans
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Stocky Galaxias, or 'Stocky', is one of Australia's most critically endangered species — a tiny fish hidden away in the pristine alpine waters of Kosciuszko National Park. Can the survival of this elusive, critically endangered species...
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The Power of Visual Storytelling: Marine Science to Graphic Recording with Dr. Sue Pillans
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In today's episode, Siwan sits down with Dr. Sue Pillans, a marine scientist, artist and children’s author who specialises in creative and visual communications to help people “picture their ideas”. As a graphic recorder, Sue draws...
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Reviving Queensland's Mary River (and Great Barrier Reef) with environmental engineer Misko Ivezich
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, we’re diving into the waters of the Mary River with environmental engineer Misko Ivezich. With over 15 years of experience at Alluvium, Misko has long been at the forefront of combating river erosion and sediment…
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Saving Freshwater Species with Dr. Nick Whiterod
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! 37% of Australia's freshwater species are facing extinction in the next century. In the words of today's guest, Dr. Nick Whiterod, "it is now a conscious decision not to act." Native fish populations in Australia are estimated to be…
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Why your pet fish doesn't belong in the river, with Dr Mariah Millington
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! What if your pet fish could wreak havoc on Australia's ecosystems? Turns out, that's precisely what they'll do if they end up in our waterways. In today's episode, Dr. Siwan Lovett sits down with freshwater fish biologist Dr Mariah...
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Reviving Rivers: water bugs, water quality, platypus and natives with Jed Pearson
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Ever wondered what a platypus eats, how to remember native plant names, or what it takes to bring a river back to life? Today, ARRC Director Dr. Siwan Lovett sits down with Jed Pearson from the Rivers of Carbon team to answer some of...
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The Future of The Forgotten River with Dr. Maxine Cooper and Andy Lowes
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In 2019, the Upper Murrumbidgee River at Tharwa ran dry. Under a burning, smoky sky, flow stopped entirely, and the riverbed was visible except for a few algae-choked pools. This came as a shock for local residents who rely on the…
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Why Mentoring Matters with Callum Edwards & Jayden Woolley
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In today's conversation, Siwan sits down with Callum Edwards from the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and Jayden Woolley of the Wadawarrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation to discuss the significance and...
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The Magic of Mentoring with Henry Cooper & Matt Bowler
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Siwan talks with Henry Cooper, Project Officer for Land and Catchment Health at the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, and Matt Bowler, Manager of Project Delivery at the West Gippsland CMA about their experience as mentee and...
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Senator David Pocock: Being part of a larger story
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! On a crisp Friday morning by the banks of the Cotter river in January 2024, Siwan sat down with Senator David Pocock, the ACT's first independent senator and environmental advocate, to discuss what drives him and what he cares about…
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Meet the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder Dr. Simon Banks — Episode 24
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In today's episode, Siwan sits down with Australia's Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH), Dr. Simon Banks, to talk about his love of nature, his experience delivering eWater, and what it's like to be the CEWH. This...
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Saving Australia's native fish with Dr. Wayne Koster — Episode 25
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Siwan speaks with Dr. Wayne Koster of the Arthur Rylah Institute, at the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, to talk native fish recovery and research. Wayne leads research projects on native fish ecology and...
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Country is crying out for good people with Richard Swain — Episode 23
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In today's episode, Siwan talks with Richard Swain, a Dabee man of the Wiradjuri nation and a river adventure guide (Alpine River Adventures) in the Snowy Mountains, in Kozciuszko National Park. Richard grew up learning the history of...
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Country Speaks with Dr. Charles Massy — Episode 22
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Regenerative Agriculture is revolutionising Australia's agriculture industry, and for good reason. Today, The Australian River Restoration's Managing Director Siwan Lovett sits down with Australia's foremost Regenerative Agriculture...
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Episode 21 — Why regenerative farming helps our waterways with Felicity Wheelwright
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Sitting on the banks of the Wollondilly River, only two kilometres downstream of its headwaters, Siwan chats with Felicity Wheelwright. Felicity is a fifth-generation regenerative farmer in the Crookwell region and a fourth-generation...
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Episode 20 - Healing and Connection to Country with Yarning Circles. Guest Speaker: Tanya Keed and Lori Gould
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! As we have more conversations with Aboriginal people, we find that when we acknowledge Country it means so much more. There is an upswelling of emotion as the stories that are generously shared with us gives us insight into what it…
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Episode 19 - What happens to freshwater systems during floods? Guest Speakers: Angus Webb and Andy Lowes
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Siwan and Andy sit down with Associate Professor Angus Webb to chat about the recent floods in the Goulburn River system in Victoria and what they mean for the ecology of the system. Angus works for the Environmental Hydrology and…
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Episode 18 - Why science and people matter for Australian rivers. Guest Speaker: Fiona Dyer
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, Siwan chats with Professor Fiona Dyer about why science and people matter when it comes to rivers and their management. Fiona is a freshwater scientist at the University of Canberra, where she has a broad range of...
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Episode 17 - River Dreaming and Reconciliation. Guest Speaker: Richie Allan
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, Siwan chats with Richie Allan about reconciliation and the importance of listening to Indigenous perspectives, particularly when it comes to our rivers. Richie comes from the Kamilaroi and Ngunnawal nations and is...
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Episode 16 - How anglers are protecting native fish and the waterways they call home. Guest speaker: Andrew McGovern
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, Siwan chats with Andrew McGovern, an avid angler and one of Australia’s most recognised fishing journalist. Andrew has been fishing in the Canberra and Snowy Mountains regions for over 40 years and has a special...
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Episode 15 - The Sound of Water – why should we be listening in to wetlands? Guests: Skye Wassens and Mitchell Whitelaw
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, Siwan chats with freshwater and wildlife ecologist Dr Skye Wassens and Professor of Design Mitchell Whitelaw. Skye and Mitchell share their recent work on The Sound of Water project, which visualises the different…
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Episode 14 - Bringing the ‘whole person’ into the workplace, with Belinda Chapman
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, facilitator and coach Belinda Chapman shares with us the importance for people working in river management to bring their ‘whole person’ to work. We look at ways this can be done and what it means to use our head…
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Episode 13 - How will raising the Warragamba Dam wall erase Indigenous heritage
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! This podcast episode continues the discussion on the proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall in Western Sydney by up to 17 metres. We talk with special guest Kazan Brown, a Gundungurra elder from the region, who is incredibly…
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Episode 12 - Why raising the Warragamba Dam wall raises serious concerns
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, I speak with the Honourable Bob Debus, former Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment, Minister for the Arts for the Blue Mountains electorate and Chairperson for the Colong Foundation For Wilderness. We dive…
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Episode 11 - Why the Murrumbidgee River wrote a letter to Canberra. Guest speaker: Andy Lowes
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! My guest for this episode is Andy Lowes, author of the Letter from the Murrumbidgee River to Canberrans. Andy is Canberra born and bred, growing up swimming, fishing and walking by the Murrumbidgee. His lifelong interest in rivers has...
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Episode 10 - What motivates curious people to become climate leaders? Guest Speaker: Rod Taylor
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, Siwan is joined by author Rod Taylor to discuss Rod’s new book ‘Ten Journeys on a Fragile Planet’. Rod’s book follows the stories of ten inspiring Australians who are confronting our changing climate in unique ways.…
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Episode 9 - Why is thinking about the future hard? Guest Speaker: Associate Professor Lorrae van Kerkhoff
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, we have a Conversation over a Cuppa with Associate Professor Lorrae van Kerkhoff about why thinking about the future is hard, and the importance of institutional environments that allow for uncertain futures. Lorrae is...
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Episode 8 - Is raising dam walls an effective strategy to manage climate change impacts?
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, Siwan and Professor Jamie Pittock discuss whether raising dam walls is an effective management strategy to address our changing climate. They discuss the current proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall in outer…
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Episode 7: Retaining hope in the face of a changing climate, with Professor Mark Howden
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, Siwan talks with Professor Mark Howden about how we can retain hope in the face of a changing climate. Mark is the Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University, as well as being the...
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Episode 6: Their Stories - Professor Ross Thompson
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! ‘Their Stories’ is a mini-series of conversations, exploring the complex and messy ways in which humanity interacts with ecology. In this episode, Siwan talks to Professor Ross Thompson, Director and Chair of Water Science in the...
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Episode 5: River Champions
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In this episode, I have a conversation with Dr. Simon Mould, on what makes a river champion and why we need to support those people who are working for better water and river management. The ‘champion’ concept usefully highlights the...
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Episode 4: Bouncing Forward
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Paul Ryan – founding director of the Australian Resilience Centre, and a global leader in resilience, adaptation and transformation practice – joins us today for a ‘Conversation over a Cuppa’ as we look into the idea of ‘bouncing...
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Episode 3: Take Care to Give Care
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Suzy and I reflect on the tough few months we’ve had in Australia, which has caused people to be in a heightened state of anxiety and fear for longer periods of time than we are used to. This episode talks about a resource called ‘Take...
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Episode 2: Saving Stocky
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! Over the past few months we have seen the devastation bushfires have caused across many of our beautiful forests – photographs of dead and injured koalas, kangaroos and echidnas have been upsetting, galvanising people to knit booties,...
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Episode 1: Container Love
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! The first episode of our new podcast ‘Conversation Over A Cuppa’ focuses on the impact of the recent devastating Australian bushfires - the loss of people's homes, death and injury to wildlife, and vast tracts of burnt bushland. Siwan...
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Join social ecologist and river restoration expert Dr. Siwan Lovett in conversations about the ideas, issues and opportunities that relate to our connections with nature and each other. This podcast offers open, honest and practical insights for us to reflect on in our daily lives.
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Join social ecologist and river restoration expert Dr. Siwan Lovett in conversations about the ideas, issues and opportunities that relate to our connections with nature and each other. This podcast offers open, honest and practical insights for us to reflect on in our daily lives.
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