Hurry Save The Murray!

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Make Merry this Christmas

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Festive Kwanzaa

Members of the River, Lakes and Coorong Action Group Inc (RLCAG) gathered with friends, family and colleagues on the banks of the Finniss River to mark the end of an eventful year.

It has been a tough year of campaigning.

We have organised, rallied, raised money, protested, petitioned, written submissions and letters, baked scones, sung satirical songs, monitored water and soil quality, taken photographs, distributed flyers, been to Canberra, attended meetings — and — we are pleased to announce, the weir at Wellington (Pomanda Island) has not been built.

We have been called upon to respond to numerous reports, referrals, inquiries and reviews. We have done so with intelligence and patience and we have met all the inhuman deadlines set by governments. We have had little by way of constructive response. Rather, we have been disrespected and our indepth knowledge of local conditions has been spurned.

We have taken our message to neighbouring communities, Adelaide, Canberra, up river and around the world. The coalitions are growing, nationally and internationally. Visitors to this website come from some 28 countries.

We staffed the Fresh Water Embassy at Clayton Bay for the duration of the construction of the dam/regulators and will have a presence on the steps of Parliament House up till the March 2010 state elections (SA).

Our efforts have been recognised with the Jill Hudson Environmental Award and we are now on the Register of Environmental Organisations: we can receive tax deductable gifts.

Thanks to all who have worked with us and invitation to others to join.

NB. The issues aren’t going away and neither are we.

Explore the website for details of our avtivities.

Visit flickr for more photographs.