The economy would then experience an ongoing net increase in real GDP of between $16m and $22m annually due to the ongoing influence of productivity gains. Marsden Jacobs calculated that, during the construction phase (2010-19), growth in the local economy would increase by an estimated $178m. The commonwealth government also poured $387m into water efficiency projects that further stimulated the local economy. This is because farmers received market prices for their water that they could then reinvest in other projects. “We think they’ve got enough water to achieve what they want to,” Speak Up spokeswoman and Deniliquin rice farmer Shelley Scoullar said.īut modelling by consulting group Marsden Jacobs for the federal agriculture department, released in December last year, found “that the economic effect of the purchase program on the MIA is very small, if not neutral”. Photograph: Gabrielle Dunlevy/AAPĮven as late as 2016 the irrigator lobby group Speak Up was calling on the federal government to stop the plan in its tracks. Young men burn copies of the guide to the Murray-Darling basin plan in the carpark outside the Murray-Darling Basin Authority meeting in Griffith in 2010. This would be welcomed by farmers in the tributaries in Queensland but would mean less environmental water available in the lower Darling.
In particular, they oppose a current government proposal to cut the water recovery target for the northern basin by 70GL. They fear that the low population areas along the lower Darling are being sacrificed under the Murray-Darling basin plan and that river authorities are prepared to let their part of the river degrade. Justin argues that governments have chronically mismanaged the Barwon-Darling and the MDBA lacks the authority to enforce the plan. That means they struggle to get suitable water for stock, let alone for their family’s use. Their observations were confirmed by a study by the MDBA, released in March. They say that, since the 1970s, the river has ceased to flow for much longer periods and more often. The McClures and their neighbours have watched the changes in the lower Darling with increasing concern. Photograph: Mike Bowers for Guardian Australia An Australian-made exploration of the rules governing the. Justin McClure, farmer and grazier from Kallara station on the lower Darling, at the Tilpa pub. WHEN THE RIVER RUNS DRY 2019 52 min AUSTRALIA Directed by: Rory McLeod. It is not an exhaustive exploration, and we urge you to take a real journey through this spectacular part of our wide brown land. With $13bn in funding, the plan attempts to recover water diverted to irrigation and restore flows.įive years in, our leading scientists say the plan is failing to restore the rivers’ health.Ĭome on a journey along the river to investigate what is going wrong with the Murray-Darling basin plan. The Murray-Darling basin plan was introduced in 2012 to tilt the balance back towards the environment. Yet our great river system is under stress. And, for tens of thousands of years, the rivers have provided spiritual and physical sustenance to Indigenous people who live along their banks. The river system also waters important wetlands that provide shelter and breeding grounds to migratory birds and native fish. Winding through four states, the Murray-Darling and its tributaries have turned dry flat plains into some of Australia’s most productive farmland. Register at and follow the link to “When the river runs dry”.Anne Davies, Mike Bowers, Andy Ball, and Nick Evershed
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Uncle Rodney Dillon, Palawa Elder, Amnesty International Australia, will give a brief update about Amnesty’s Community Is Everything Campaign.įor more information about the film, please see Īttendees are encouraged to watch the film before this event, which is streaming free on SBS On Demand from 31 May.
Peter Yates, Writer WTRRD, Anthropologist with extensive experience in Indigenous land management across central and northern Australiaĭr Emma Carmody, Special Counsel, Environmental Defenders Office Uncle Bruce Shillingsworth, Murrawari-Budgiti Man, Brewarrina, north western NSW, Aboriginal Educator There will be the opportunity for audience members to ask panel members questions. This is your chance to hear directly from the film’s makers, activists and experts. Please join Amnesty International Redfern & Eastern Suburbs Groups for this special evening with honoured guest speakers from the film in a Q&A Discussion Forum. With water rights and security becoming increasingly vital issues for communities, ‘When the River Runs Dry’ offers hope for a better water future. ‘When The River Runs Dry’ is a groundbreaking documentary that marks a pivotal moment in Australia’s environmental history.Īn Australian-made exploration of the rules governing the Murray Darling Basin and how they are destroying the environment, causing extinction-level events, and displacing communities. Join us for this discussion on Friday, 5 June, 7pm (Australian Eastern Standard time) at Learn more about how your gift can create change.
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