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AUSTRALIA'S WATER IS NEITHER A POLITICAL NOR A CORPORATE RESOURCE |
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Public support is vital to our efforts. Please consider joining the large and rapidly-growing membership of Fair Water Use by registering your support. |
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 In the run-up to the South Australian state election, S.A. umbrella
group, the Water Action Coalition, has established a "water embassy"
on the steps of Parliament House, North Terrace, Adelaide.
As one of several supporting organisations, Fair Water Use has been
asked to assist in staffing of this high-profile initiative, which
follows on from the motion put to the Legislative Council by Greens
MLA, Mark Parnell, in support of WAC's call for a public enquiry into
the management of South Australia's water resources.
The embassy provides a focus to increase awareness of and disseminate information on the water crisis. It will help to ensure that water is kept front-and-centre in the upcoming SA ballot.
Those South Australian FWU supporters willing to add their
names to the roster are asked to contact us
on 0416-022178 or via this
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. Your assistance would be invaluable. |
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National State of Emergency Commission and National Commission of Inquiry |
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TERMS OF REFERENCE RELEASED
In response to the ongoing crisis, Fair Water Use commissioned Consultants in Quality Pty Ltd to draft terms of reference for both a National State of Emergency Commission ( SOE) and a National Public Commission of Inquiry into the Murray-Darling crisis (NPCI).
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Gross value of agricultural commodities and related irrigation data 2005-2006* |
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* All calculations based on data obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Water Use
National
(Billion litres) |
Value
National
($ AU) |
Litres irrigated / $ AU generated
(National) |
Water Use
Murray Darling
(Billion litres)
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All commodities |
< 11,000 |
37.3 billion |
295 |
7,400 |
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All crops |
7,850 |
19.6 billion |
400 |
5,400 |
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Cotton |
> 1,730 |
< 1 billion |
1828 |
> 1,500 |
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Rice |
> 1,250 |
1/4 billion |
4569 |
>1,250 |
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Non-rice grains |
< 700 |
7.4 billion |
228 |
< 625 |
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Wheat |
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5.1 billion |
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A new acoustic version of the CD single that we have been promoting for the last few months is now available for free download, thanks to the generosity of publisher and FWU supporter, Black Cockatoo Music, which has donated the song to help us continue and expand our efforts, advocating revision of the management of the Murray-Darling, based on a genuine care for its environment. The lyrics appear at the foot of this posting.
DOWNLOAD "WHEN THE BIG GUM FALLS" : HERE
If you do download the single, please consider making a donation to FWU via the secure PayPal service:
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