South Australia Updates
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Community Campaign Assistant - Activist Exchange Program - January 19, 2012
Offer of placement for a 3 week activist exchange program in South Australia for the period of 22nd February to 14th March 2012. Placement period covers Adelaide’s major festival events including the Fringe and Adelaide festival, as well as world music festival WOMADelaide.
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Lifeblood Alliance calls on Federal Minister to send Basin Plan back - December 02, 2011
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.
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The Wilderness Society slams Murray-Darling Basin Plan - December 01, 2011
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.
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Real leadership is the river's last hope - November 28, 2011
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.
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$10 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan still won't save the river - November 27, 2011
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has just released their Draft Plan to save the river and it falls well short of our expectations. The Wilderness Society is deeply concerned that the plan has become a political football and will not deliver on its promises.
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Wild profile - Peter Owen - November 20, 2011
Peter Owen recently won two of the highest awards in South Australia for his extraordinary efforts in protecting our unique environment. Here, Peter talks about his background, inspirations and priorities. "It’s an amazing place - big surf beach and dune system, pelicans, dolphins and sea lions - we would often swim with Eagle Rays."
