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Indigenous water groups, farmers demand more water for Darling-Baaka River, Menindee Lakes
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The Darling, running dry.
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Indigenous groups and pastoralists took their water rights claims to the NSW Parliament today to argue for a bigger share for their communities and the environment in the Far West.
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Water is already short due to climate change and the over-allocation of water licences
Irrigators say they are not to blame for low flows
But getting the water will be difficult because the system is already stretched by climate change and the over-allocation of water licences.
Indigenous representatives and others travelled a thousand kilometres to Sydney today to meet with politicians and put their demands forward.
Murray Darling Basin Plan s on-farm Water Efficiency Program axed by government
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The Water Efficiency Program, returning farm water savings to the environment, has been axed.
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No more water will be taken from farms to be returned to the environment under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan following a policy shift announced on Wednesday by the federal government.
Key points: The government cancels a program that funds farmers to save water for the Murray-Darling Basin The Water Minister says there is $1.3 billion in government funds to save water from off-farm projects instead An SA senator says water for the basin plan should come from willing irrigators
Murray-Darling Basin communities to receive $34-million cash injection to aid water recovery
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The grants are designed to strengthen economies along the Murray River.
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A budget of $34 million has been announced for round three of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan Economic Development Program
Grants between $50,000 and $1 million are on offer
Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt will spend the week touring impacted communities
Federal Minister for Water Keith Pitt said the grants would provide opportunities to develop projects in communities impacted by water recovery under the basin plan. This is about driving those regional economies, strengthening those regional economies, proving more local jobs into the future and, most importantly, to add some more diversification to those regional centres, he said.
Far West groups pour scorn on potential water infrastructure projects for region during water inquiry hearing
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Members of the NSW upper house inquiry into proposed water storage projects across the state visited Menindee this week where locals addressed their concerns regarding water issues
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A New South Wales Upper House inquiry has heard from groups from the far west of the state about their concerns regarding the Menindee Lakes Water Savings Project and water issues in general.
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State upper house members visited far west this week as part of inquiry into proposed water projects