Mary River was home to a number of rare and endangered species, including the well known Mary River cod and turtle and the Queensland lungfish. There were also a couple of smaller fish regarded as rare or endangered. There used to be nine species of lungfish in Australia, but all of them are now extinct except for the Queensland lungfish.  This was part of the interview with Professor Angela Arthington Professor of Environmental Science at Griffith University and a research member of the Australian Rivers Institute, Angela Arthington during ABC Radio's rural program, Bush Telegraph.

Pro and anti-dam advocates of the Traveston Crossing dam issue were interviewed on Bush Telegraph this week.Reporter Greg Muller interviewed six people, five warning of dangers and one - dam construction company boss Graeme Newton saying all is well with the project. Read The Gympie Times coverage here .