Assoc Prof Anwar Haq - University of Maryland (USA)

Jim and Gillian -
Peninsula Community Radio

The Mutineers Rachael and David have taken the studio over for a day (they tied Anth to the desk and made him a Slave).

The first of the fresh water releases down the Snowy River happened on Friday. While it will take 10 years to get to the target 28% of original flow, it is a huge milestone.

Vibrio cholerae is a naturally occurring marine organism - which can become quite virulent. They are pretty quiet swimming in the sea, but when they get into the intestine they produce some messy symptoms - mild to severe diarrhea, just water usually, along with a vomiting (charming on a Sunday morning). And it only takes a million bacteria to kick this all off.

Cholera is in many countries, and not publicised for a range of political reasons - it is seen as a disease confined to developing countries, so its appearances in the developed world is not welcomed.

Dr Anwar Huq and his team at the University have found that there is a link with climate and phytoplankton - the associated zooplankton develop a reservoir for the organism to grow and potentially cause an epidemic.

Watch out for V. parahaemolyticus - you will get sick but it typically won't be fatal.

Boags Rock effluent outfall tends not to contain brown floaters - but can contain a range of other unsavory items. The flow is equivalent to the flow of the Yarra at Warrandyte, and there is also trade waste for a range of industries.

The environmental impacts are frequently reported and documented by the local community. Melbourne Water has proposed an upgrade to the plant and an extension of the outfall.

In response to a call for submissions, the community has overwhelmingly rejected the option, and subsequent market research using focus groups strongly rejected the proposal.

For more information contact the Clean Ocean Foundation at www.cleanocean.org

Bounty of the Sea - a collection of indigenous sea related items assembled by a Leonard Adam, German Judge who arrived as a result of World War II.

The collection includes a wide range of weapons of war, fish traps and items are artifacts that are produced by the communities for sale to tourists.

If you want to see this collection for yourself, the Ian Potter Museum is on Swanson St, and the exhibition closes on 7 July.

"Dunya Salam"

"Live from Mars "

"Summertime"

1 Giant Leap

Ben Harper

Those Bloody McKennas

"Conditions are fantastic down at Rye"

The water is now cold - 12 C - Brett is into booties and gloves. Vis isn't flash and don't bother with the ocean