On the streets at Semaphore was the place to be on Saturday to see the solidarity of action groups who are campaigning for water related issues as they launched the new Save our Gulfs Embassy.
Ruth Trigg and Corrie Vanderhoek had teamed up with John Williams of the Semaphore Information and Eco Centre. Diane Bell of the Fresh Water Embassy was there to connect their work on the River Murray, Lakes Alexandrina and Albert and Coorong with that of those campaigning to Save the Gulfs - Gulf St Vincent and Spencer Gulf. It was windy but Diane Bell reminded them that the staff of the Fresh Water Embassy had endured 8 weeks of blustering winds, rain and cold at Clayton Bay in 2009- so no grumbling!
Carol Bailey from Mt Barker linked the concerns of the Coalition of Sustainable Communities with the water warriors. And the Dudleys were there with their new songs - Desalination is not our Salvation and Salt on the Water.
The Embassy received delegations from the Mayor of Port Adelaide Enfield, Mr Gary Johansen
Save Our Gulf Coalition (SOGC)
The Water Action Coalition (WAC)
Friends of Gulf St Vincent (FOGSV), Western Adelaide Coastal Residents Association (WACRA)
Diane spoke to the theme of ‘All Things are Connected’ ATAC, pronounced ‘attack’.
* connecting the two embassies
* connecting the estuarine ecology of the Gulfs and the Murray Mouth
* connecting strategies and hot spots
Premier Rann and Senator Wong appeared as pollies on a stick to make the announcements that the proposed weir at Wellington and opening the barrages to the sea would not proceed.
Diane encouraged the Save our Gulf Embassy to persist and to claim success in their campaigns as she was doing for that of the Fresh Water Embassy.
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