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August 11, 2010
Labor Minister for Water Penny Wong yesterday triumphantly announced that she would expand the Labor Government’s water buy back scheme.
Minister Wong and Prime Minister Gillard yesterday claimed the government would buy-back as much water as possible to put down Murray Darling Basin rivers. This is despite them not knowing or not announcing what the Murray Darling Basin Authority ha... Click here for full story
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August 10, 2010
The commitment by the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott to fully implement the former Howard Government Murray Darling Basin plan is good news for irrigators.
Federal Member for Murray, Dr Sharman Stone, said a re-elected Coalition Government will reinstate the Coalition’s 2007 Murray Darling Basin Plan with carefully targeted water buyback (not Penny Wong’s), funding of on farm water... Click here for full story
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August 3, 2010
The Brumby Government is trying to block the public finding out exactly what they used as the justification for piping the Goulburn Valley’s water to Melbourne, and the Foodbowl Modernisation Project details.
Acting on behalf of its owner, the Victorian Government, NVIRP has effectively appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the VCAT decision to release the Foodbowl Modernisation’s ori... Click here for full story
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