Dolphin watch in the Brisbane River

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Video of dolphins in the Brisbane River
in 2006 near the William Jolly Bridge.
(Courtesy of YouTube)

A pair of dolphins nicknamed Anna and Bligh has been reported in the past week in the upper reaches of the Brisbane River between Goodna and Barellan Point, near Karalee.

In an amazing display, the dolphins glided gracefully upstream past the junction of the Brisbane and Bremer Rivers - near the Moggill Ferry - heading towards the fresh water just below College's Crossing.

Anna and Bligh are named after a prominent Queenslander who is committed to the environment and who regularly swims upstream without looking back, sometimes through slightly troubled political waters like the Indooroopilly reach of the Brisbane River.

The amazing thing about the appearance of this pair of healthy mammals is that they were 75km upstream from the mouth of the Brisbane River - a whopping distance from the open sea and possibly the longest upstream journey ever made by dolphins in Australia.

In 2007, a pair of dolphins was sighted between Jindalee and Goodna but this week's sighting in the furthest upstream run made by dolphins which locals can recall.

THE BRISBANE RIVER DOLPHIN WATCH HAS BEGUN.

Brisbane and Ipswich residents are being asked to keep an eye out for Anna and Bligh.

If you see any dolphins in the Brisbane River, especially upstream from the Jindalee or Goodna reaches of the river, call Cr Paul Tully on 3818 6900 or email as soon as possible to Cr Paul Tully.

Your still or video pictures would be most appreciated as these marvellous mammals venture upstream such an extraordinary distance.

All pictures and videos will be uploaded to this site as a pictorial record of this important dolphin adventure.

They are possibly the same pair of dolphins making their way up the Brisbane River on their annual marathon swim from Brisbane to Ipswich.


DO YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES OR VIDEOS
OR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING
DOLPHINS IN THE BRISBANE RIVER?

If you have any pictures, videos or other
information about dolphins frolicking in
the Brisbane River, email Cr Paul Tully.