Mark O'Brien is the Mayor of the Murweh Shire in south-west Queensland, he also plays in a local bush band. He says it's primary that the health of the Warrego River is maintained.

Born and bred in Echuca Dean Oberin left town to study and work in Melbourne and travel the world.

For one man stepping aboard one of the grand old ladies of the River Murray promotes a flood of boyhood memories.

Kevin Eastburn is a commercial honey producer on the Paroo River at Eulo in south-west Queensland. He says maintaining the health of the river is vital for his business.

Darren Roso is Northside Ranger In Charge with ACT Parks, Conservation and Lands. He's been caring for the Murrumbidgee Corridor for about as long as he can remember.

On the banks of Lake Alexandrina at the mouth of the River Murray, Milang based historian Terry Sim shares his story about life at the end of the mighty Murray.

Emma Batten is a student at the Warwick High School. She is passionate about the town's river and believes it's up to her generation to look after it.

Murray Butcher, Language and Culture teacher at Wilcannia Central School, talks about the impact of a bad river on the kids of the town. Watch the video...

Stuart Watt is a high school teacher in Warwick. He sees the Condamine River everyday, and thinks the next generation will look after it.

Canoeist David Glastonbury introduces us to his favourite part of the Murrumbidgee River - Wagga Beach

Less water in the Murray equals less trout for farmer Mathew Benfield

Dr Mark Fraser is a Research Scientist. He is part of a project group analysing contaminated wetlands in the lower Murray region. Changes in river conditions have caused some wetland sediments to be harmful to plant and animal life.

It's been a while since yabbies were so plentiful you could load them into your truck by the shovelful, but Menindee resident Ross Files hasn't given up...

The river has always been in Captain Neil Hutchinson's blood. Since he was a novice learning to navigate the country's ancient arteries he's seen vast changes in the waterways.