Hurry Save The Murray!

The Fresh Water Embassy keeps on keeping on as the voice of those rendered voiceless in the mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Launched on June 28, 2009 at Clayton Bay, the Embassy provided a focus for education and protest concerning the building of dam/regulators across the Lower Murray during the 8 week construction phase. During that phase, the Embassy travelled to Port Augusta and Adelaide. Since late November, with an appropriate summer recess over the festive season, the Embassy has been on the steps of Parliament House, Tuesday to Friday, and will continue to have a presence up till the March 20, 2010 state election.

In handing out our literature and generally engaging with interested parties, we have found that there is
• a general sense of goodwill towards our actions;
• an improved appreciation of the geography of the lower River Murray to the Mouth;
• an increased awareness that water is the critical issue facing governments;
• an awareness that the current management arrangement is not working.

Watch this space — more action planned as the election draws nigh.