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.