The first thing people notice about the PS Oscar W is not just that it is old. It is that it still works. Timber, steam, smoke, river water, paddle wheels and volunteer crew all come together at Goolwa Wharf to keep a living piece of river history moving. Based in Goolwa, South Australia, the PS Oscar W is one of the most memorable ways to experience the lower Murray. This historic, wood-fired paddle steamer was built in 1908 in Echuca, Victoria, and still carries passengers

Hindmarsh Island looks quiet at first glance: low reeds, wide water, bird calls, river light. Yet this small island near the mouth of the Murray holds layers of history that reach far beyond its shorelines. Known to many Ngarrindjeri people as Kumarangk, Hindmarsh Island sits where fresh water, salt water, trade routes, farming, tourism, politics and sacred story meet. Its past cannot be told only through dates and buildings. It also belongs to the older knowledge of the rive