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Following the release of the Guide to the Draft Basin Plan, it has been
clear that some of the assertions and statements made by the irrigation
lobby have been alarmist in the extreme and/or cannot be supported by
reliable data. Fair Water Use feels that it is essential to
counter such misinformation with carefully researched and referenced responses, which will be released in forthcoming issues of the Murray-Darling Fact File.
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MURRAY-DARLING FACT FILE: Issue No.5 |
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7th December 2010
STATEMENT:
Victorian Farmers Federation President, Andrew Broad, on the resignation of MDBA Chair, Michael Taylor: "He's
basically saying, this is a dog. I am not going to finish off my public career
by putting the last nail in the coffin of irrigated agriculture and rural
communities". |
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MURRAY-DARLING FACT FILE: Issue No.4 |
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11th November 2010
STATEMENT:
Victorian Farmers Federation President, Andrew Broad (November 2010): Investment in irrigation infrastructure “should be applied across the Murray Darling Basin”.
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MURRAY-DARLING FACT FILE: Issue No.3 |
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8th November 2010
STATEMENT:
Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray: “Extreme cuts will also threaten Australia’s food security as the Basin produces one third of Australia's food supply and supports over a third of Australia's total gross value of agricultural production.”
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MURRAY-DARLING FACT FILE: Issue No.2 |
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29th October 2010
STATEMENT:
“They (MDBA) need to look at all avenues other than farmers, like the Menindee Lakes and further down the system, because they could save a lot of water there where there's high levels of evaporation." (Source: Comments ascribed to Peel Valley Water Users Association). |
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