Lana D. Hartwig

Sep 1, 2023 | smartwatermagazine.com | Lana D. Hartwig

The federal government has struck a new deal with most of the states in the nation’s largest river system. The agreement, announced last week, extends the $13 billion 2012 Murray-Darling Basin Plan to rebalance water allocated to the environment, irrigators and other uses. Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek said the government has:negotiated a way to ensure there is secure and reliable water for communities, agriculture, industry, First Nations and the environment.

Aug 31, 2023 | theconversation.com | Grant Rigney |Erin O'Donnell |Fred Hooper |Lana D. Hartwig

Grant Rigney is a citizen of the Ngarrindjeri Nation and Chair of the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN). He is also a member of the Committee on Aboriginal Water Interests and Chair of the Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority. Grant is a member of the Greens Party. MLDRIN receives funding from the Australian, Victorian and NSW governments. Dr Erin O'Donnell is a settler who lives and works on unceded Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country.

Aug 31, 2023 | au.news.yahoo.com | Erin O'Donnell |Lana D. Hartwig |Grant Rigney |Fred Hooper

The federal government has struck a new deal with most of the states in the nation’s largest river system. The agreement, announced last week, extends the $13 billion 2012 Murray-Darling Basin Plan to rebalance water allocated to the environment, irrigators and other uses. Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek said the government has:negotiated a way to ensure there is secure and reliable water for communities, agriculture, industry, First Nations and the environment.