Author Archives: Ruchira Talukdar

The Community Meeting in Adelaide was a great success. Over 600 people gathered in the Adelaide Town Hall on a Tuesday night to hear from political leaders, scientists, the Ngarrindjeri and environmentalists. South Australia’s voice was clearly heard as the … Continue reading →

On April 2nd the EDO released its legal analysis of the draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan and whether it complies with the Water Act. ” In our view the Proposed Basin Plan (draft Plan) does not comply with the Act in … Continue reading →

Right now, the first ever national plan for the Murray-Darling is being developed. This national plan is a once-in a lifetime opportunity to permanently restore the Murray to health.   But, a draft version of this Plan which is now … Continue reading →

This article first appeared on the Crikey website on 25 January, 2012 – 11:58 am. John Pettigrew, irrigator and spokesperson for the Environmental Farmers Network, writes: The highly anticipated draft basin plan quite simply misses the mark. The 2750 gigalitres Sustainable … Continue reading →

Both MDB Authority Chair Mr. Craig Knowles and Environment Minister Burke made no mention of the findings of the CSIRO review when they addressed media about the Proposed Basin Plan yesterday. In May this year the Murray-Darling Basin Authority asked … Continue reading →

We now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore Australia’s lifeblood the Murray-Darling to health. The draft version of a national plan for our rivers – the Murray-Darling Basin Plan – has been released for public review over a twenty weeks … Continue reading →

What does a farmer from Balranald, a conservation group and a fisher from the south east corner of South Australia have in common: the shared understanding that our rivers are our lifeblood and it is in our national interest to … Continue reading →