Hurry Save The Murray!

It’s been raining.  Precious water has overflowed from Adelaide’s reservoirs, reservoirs that had been topped up with precious River Murray water.  The pumps at Clayton Bay are going full bore taking water from Lake Alexandrina and raising the level in the Goolwa Lake. It is quite a sight! Each week day this month, Endeavour Tours has brought a bus load or two of seniors to Lake Alexandrina for first hand experience of this region.

Members of the Fresh Water Embassy have addressed the eco-tourists and found that there is a deep concern for the region. On October 14, members of the SA Government Department of Water, Lands and Biodiversity Conservation joined the seniors and were met by the ABC Stateline team. Professor Diane Bell was on “bus duty” today and spoke to Stateline about the consequences of disconnecting the tributaries from the lakes and the river for local communities and the environment.

The program went to air today and the seniors were extremely critical of the regulators. Touring the Lower Lakes