It’s a long way from Darling Farms to SA
Tony Wright; 23/8/08
The evening is flaring tangerine above the horizon, spilling copper and silver across the wide waters of Gidgee Lake. Pelicans cruise among drowned and twisted trees, gidyeas that give the lake its name. A cormorant struggles to swallow a fish and the sunset catches a jumbo jet’s vapour trail, turning it pink and gold. As the lower lakes of the Murray-Darling face doom, this is a picture to make South Australians weep.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/national/its-a-long-way-from-darling-farms-to-sa-20080822-40eh.html
Time to account for our water
Nick Xenophon; 23/8/08
Governments do not own the rivers. They might think they do, but they do not. The rivers belong to all of us, the people of Australia. They belong to our farmers, our families, and all of us who benefit from their flow. The rivers and lakes also belong to the wildlife that relies on the water for life, and brings our waterways to life. Our Murray-Darling system is sick and dying. I have seen firsthand the dire state of the Murray’s lower lakes and the Coorong. I have witnessed Storm Boy country, the lungs of the river system, gasping for its last breath. Experts predict that unless there is enough water flow by October, the consequences will be disastrous. It is an urgent situation that requires immediate action.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/national/time-to-account-for-our-water-20080822-40ei.html
Tags: Australia, Environment, Murray-Darling Basin