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November 19, 2010
Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, is one of the members of the newly formed House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia. It is this new committee chaired by Independent MP Tony Windsor, which is evaluating the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s Guide to a proposed Basin Plan.
“The committee will work to ensure that at the end of the day the Gillard Govern... Click here for full story
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November 16, 2010
It would appear the State and Federal Labor Governments have something to hide following their latest move to delay the reporting of water savings and environmental impacts as part of EPBC Act conditions of approving the construction of the North-South Pipeline.
Before the Rudd Labor Government approved the North-South Pipeline and Foodbowl Modernisation Project, they set a condition of a... Click here for full story
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November 12, 2010
There are now going to be three studies on the socio-economic impacts the Murray Darling Basin Guide Plan will have on local communities.
“It has been made loud and clear at the Murray Darling Basin Community Information Sessions, that a guide or plan without social and economic considerations is simply not an option,” Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray said.
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