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Updated: February 01, 2012
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River Protection
River Protection Updates
- Queensland Lake Eyre Basin rivers protected - December 10, 2011
- Lifeblood Alliance calls on Federal Minister to send Basin Plan back - December 02, 2011
- The Wilderness Society slams Murray-Darling Basin Plan - December 01, 2011
- Real leadership is the river's last hope - November 28, 2011
In a momentous win for Australian conservation, the mighty rivers of western Queensland's Lake Eyre Basin - Cooper Creek, Georgina river and Diamantina river - have been protected under Queensland's Wild Rivers Act.
Members of national alliance Voices for the Murray-Darling kicked off their fight-back against a dismal, draft Basin Plan in Adelaide on Thursday 1st December 2011. Alliance members want Minister Burke to direct the Authority to return more than 2750 gigalitres of water to the Murray-Darling and assess all the benefits of returning higher volumes.
The Wilderness Society SA along with local fishers, farmers and environmentalists gathered at the Murray Mouth to call for more water to be returned to the river system.
The basin’s ongoing mismanagement reflects Australia’s inability to reconcile the needs of the environment and of rural communities. Debates about its future pit the city against the bush, upstream against downstream users, and graziers against irrigators.
River Protection Media Releases
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Big irrigator profits destroying the Murray River - February 01, 2012
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Billboards urge SA politicians to stand up for the Murray - February 01, 2012
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Environment issues key in the Queensland election - January 24, 2012
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Burke has no choice but to reject plan - January 18, 2012
