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March 22nd, 2011
Environment Groups Meet to Discuss Murray Darling Basin Reform

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Water Minister Tony Burke has today hosted a roundtable with representatives from Australian environment and conservation groups on Murray Darling Basin reform. Mr Burke met with representatives from environment and conservation groups including the Australian Conservation Foundation, the World Wildlife Fund, the Australian Floodplain Association, the farming sector and state and national parks associations’. Mr Burke said the meeting was an important part of the Gillard Government’s consultation with communities on reform in the Murray Darling Basin.

 “The Gillard Government wants to get the best outcome for the Murray Darling Basin so that communities have certainty for the future,” Mr Burke said. “We want Murray Darling Basin reform to deliver three key outcomes: a healthy, working river system, sustainable food production and to drive strong regional communities. “That’s why we are investing over $12 billion to secure water for the future by improving water-efficiency in the basin and in doing so making more water available for our rivers. Read More

 

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