Another ten days to see this fabulous exhibition at Bunjil Place Gallery. Sisters Nici and Zena Cumpston brought together a group of #Barkandji arts on #Country. https://www.ngaratya.com.au/
Touring to Broken Hill and beyond in 2024. #MurrayDarlingBasin #MDBP #rivers #IndigenousArt #IndigenousKnowledge #Indigenous #plants #Baaka #Barka #DarlingRiver #environment

@kevinrns #australia has a lot of irrigation channels on the Murray Darling system, this could be a great opportunity.
#renewableenergy #MurrayDarlingBasin

Waterholes are in danger of filling up with eroded soil from farms. This is putting a big squeeze on life in the river.

https://theconversation.com/soil-erosion-is-filling-vital-inland-river-waterholes-putting-the-squeeze-on-fish-turtles-and-crayfish-207155
#aquatic #wildlife #LandClearing #cattle #erosion #MurrayDarlingBasin

#water #MurrayDarlingBasin
NSW pleads for more time to meet Murray-Darling obligations ahead of water ministers meeting, election https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-21/murray-darling-basin-water-ministers-meet-nsw-more-time/101999370

In every country the exploitation of once biodiverse rich water catchment basins provides food for humans, whilst wiping out entire ecosystems, habitats and species. As the human population grows, these basins become biodepleted. Here in Oz the Murray Darling Basis is one such example. When every river ends up polluted or dry or damned off and species disappear, then we'll notice. Till then let's breed like rabbits!

#Biodiversity #MurrayDarlingBasin #River #Ecology #Population

Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of the #MurrayDarlingBasin Plan #MDBP

It was supposed to do a lot do things to return water to the #river so it could survive, but it hasn't. Years of mismanagement by states is causing the river to die.

Check out #EnvironmentVictoria video on the #Murray and why it is so important that the #BasinPlan delivers water to keep this iconic #ecosystem alive.

https://youtu.be/pVu2vL4nTNw

Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of the #MurrayDarlingBasin Plan #MDBP

It was supposed to do a lot do things to return water to the #river so it could survive, but it hasn't. Years of mismanagement by states is causing the river to die.

Check out #EnvironmentVictoria video on the #Murray and why it is so important that the #BasinPlan delivers water to keep this iconic #ecosystem alive.

https://youtu.be/pVu2vL4nTNw

So, introduction.

I am the Policy and Advocacy Manager at Environment Victoria, the peak not-for-profit environmental advocacy organisation in #Victoria. I am also an #EnvironmentalLawyer having practiced in #pollution #EnvironmentalJustice #climate and #biodiversity law.

At Environment Victoria I lead a team of nerds who use their campaign and advocacy skills to:
- fight for the #MurrayDarlingBasin and other #rivers
- bring in #CleanEnergy and accelerate the #EnergyTransition to slow down #climatechange and
- protect our critters and #nativeforests

An important part of my role is to help our #CommunityOrganising team empower communities to engage in environmental decision making, and parliamentary and democratic processes, to shift the balance of power to people.

I'm also on a mission to spread the word that #policy isn't dry and dull. #EnvironmentalPolicy and #ClimatePolicy impacts us all whether we realise it or not. It's an incredibly dynamic and creative space that we all should feel comfortable to engage with and influence.