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MBDA turns on the green light PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 11 January 2010

12th January 2010

Last month, Fair Water Use contacted the Chairman of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Mike Taylor, urging him to clarify the priorities of the Authority.

In a statement received yesterday, Mr Taylor has affirmed that the Authority is legally obliged to place the health of the river system ahead of all other considerations.

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FWU submission to the MDBA diversions paper PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 13 December 2009

We have lodged our submission to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, which is seeking input on its "major discussion paper on the issues involved in setting new Basin-wide limits to the amount of water that can be taken from the Basin’s rivers, waterways and groundwater".

In essence, FWU's position is that discussions on extraction limits cannot be held until the aims and objectives of the MDBA are revised, enabling it to prioritise necessary environmental flows and security of public water supplies ahead of water diverted for private use.

In line with our agenda, the submission indicates the order of priority which should be attached to provision of water for private use.

Many thanks must go to all FWU supporters who contributed to the final content of the submission.

 
The legacy of Cubbie Station PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 31 October 2009

The news that Cubbie Station is in voluntary lquidation comes as no surprise; nor does the the usual scapegoating from Cubbie Group Chairman and one-time Queensland Treasurer, Keith De Lacy, who continues to blame weather conditions, politicians and activists, including Fair Water Use, for the demise of his white elephant, rather than accept that cotton is a totally inappropriate crop to be growing in a semi-arid environment.

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Menindee Lakes levels continue to plummet PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Latest data from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and the Bureau of Meteorology continue to refute the statement by Queensland Cotton CEO, Richard Haire, that "if you look at the problem in the Murray-Darling Basin, the problem systems aren't the Darling-based systems; the problem systems are the Murray-based systems”.

Menindee (image courtesy ABC)

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Water utilities, it's the same old story PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 16 October 2009
 
The fact that several water corporations have recorded significant losses in the last financial year should sound loud warning bells - for the Australian environment as well as consumers.

For the last few months, Gavin Hanlon, managing director of Coliban Water, one of the struggling authorities, has been extolling the virtues of unrestricted water use  – as long as the consumer is able to foot the bill.

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Fair Water Use (Australia) is a lobby group formed by everyday Australians who share the vision of a revived Murray-Darling basin and the sustainable environmental, community and economic benefits that would flow from its recovery.