Water forum to save Murray-Darling Basin
WATER is the lifeblood of the region. Rural communities in Northern Victoria and the Southern Riverina have battled the Murray-Darling Basin Plan since it was introduced in 2012. With the drought and buybacks putting a strain on waterways, people have had enough.
Central Murray Environmental Floodplain Group chair Geoff Kendell decided he was sick of writing submission after submission for it to be ignored, instead he has decided to organise a forum, Redemption: Saving the Basin From the Highway to Hell, Tuesday, March 31, from noon until 9.30pm at cluBarham 6 Niemur Street, Barham.
“The forum is a chance for people to come along, listen and ask questions about the real impact of the basin plan and how we move forward in the future to ensure thriving rural communities and industry,” Geoff said.
“Advocates across the region have been writing submission after submission which go unread, unactioned and unheard and we are sick of the process and sick of the lies and propaganda.”
The forum includes a raft of speakers, including Darren De Bortoli and Peter Gell and Member for Murray, Helen Dalton, covering a variety of topics including agriculture, social and industry impact, MDBA class action, water management and quality, future discussions and solutions.
“Ultimately, around 82 per cent of the water recovered under the basin plan has come from the southern basin and we are sick of the unnecessary water recovery and the damaging implications, considering the MDBA have now come out and said they cannot achieve some of the environmental outcomes enshrined in the basin plan,” said Geoff.
All interested parties are invited to come to this free event.
The forum will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/live/dCnUxmpXORM or scan the QR code.
