Fears dismissed by Brisbane Olympic chief, saying ‘there are sharks in the ocean and we still do surfing’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter 82 years of a life devoted to saltwater crocodiles, John Lever still fondly recalls the first “saltie” he ever caught on Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River, about 500km north of Brisbane.The year was 1982, the crocodile was a three-metre long female and she’d just eaten “a lovely labrador dog” from a market garden in the central Queensland city.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
The Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing events may be held in the Fitzroy River, a saltwater crocodile habitat in Rockhampton. Rowing Australia expressed concerns about the venue meeting World Rowing technical specifications. Local rowers have procedures for reporting crocodile sightings, but the Prime Minister questioned the plan's sensibility, though the Brisbane Olympic chief dismissed the crocodile fears.
