Senate debates

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

Murray-Darling River System

3:43 pm

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—
(a)
notes that:
(i)
the mismanagement of the Murray-Darling river system is shaping up to be Australia’s largest environmental catastrophe, and
(ii)
on Sunday, 28 September 2008 a rally for the Murray River will be held in Adelaide to highlight the need for immediate, decisive action; and
(b)
calls on the Government to establish a taskforce to evaluate the options of the current Senate inquiry into the Lower Lakes and Coorong, and develop an action plan to put the solutions into place.

Question agreed to.