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Candidates roll out for Chaffey
11/10/2008 | RIVER Murray Minister Karlene Maywald's Riverland-based seat of Chaffey is quickly becoming a political cauldron, as a water backlash boils over.  | Ag sector set to stay strongRegional SA a great place to do ...
2/10/2008 | New Governor-General Quentin Bryce is to take in the parched Murray-Darling Basin on her first official tour.  | New ag faces as Lib reshuffle ...Irrigators seek exit clarity
28/09/2008 | The South Australian Government has appointed Robyn McLeod as the State’s new full-time Commissioner for Water Security.
27/09/2008 | New regulations have been introduced to enable Pacific Islanders to come to Australia as seasonal guest workers.
27/09/2008 | New legislation to help secure the long-term future of the Murray-Darling Basin was introduced in the House of Representatives this week.
New ag faces as Lib reshuffle in shadows
26/09/2008 | RECENTLY appointed State Shadow Minister for Agriculture Adrian Pederick says his farming background and past experience with the River Murray and climate change will benefit him greatly when working with Opposition leader Martin Hamilton-Smith on the front bench.  | Irrigators seek exit clarityFarming's next generation must ...
26/09/2008 | FAMILY First's Robert Brokenshire has condemned the Premier’s claim in the weekend media that the Rudd Government’s announcement of $57 million in exit packages for Riverland irrigators is the “last piece in the jigsaw”.  | CommentsComments (1)
Irrigators seek exit clarity
25/09/2008 | MURRAY Darling Basin irrigators have been left frustrated and confused following the Federal Government's $57.1 million offer to buy water entitlements from growers wanting to leave the industry.
Water protest vote scares Libs in Mayo
13/09/2008 | NEW Liberal Member for Mayo Jamie Briggs will have his work cut out for him during the next 18 months to increase his party's popularity in the electorate after claiming a narrow victory in the seat this week over the Greens.  | Water crisis dominates ...
Regional forums shape drought policy
6/09/2008 | DROUGHT-related stress and depression continues to plague South Australian farmers, despite recent rainfall producing greener pastures.
Senator wants 'forensic' water data
5/09/2008 | SOUTH Australian Senator Nick Xenaphon wants a comprehensive assessment of the Murray-Darling that provides a bank of accurate information on water in the system and how it can effectively be used to fix the Lower Lakes and Coorong.  | Dammed if you don'tLower Lakes potable pipelines a ...
20-30pc chance of Wellington weir
14/08/2008 | THERE is now a 20-30 per cent chance of a weir being built at Wellington, according to Water Security Minister Karlene Maywald.
September D-day for Lower Lakes
7/08/2008 | RIVER Murray Minister Karlene Maywald is holding public meetings along the River Murray this week to give presentations on topics such as the Murray Futures program and water-allocation priorities. It comes with the wake of the State Government announcement that a final decision will be made on a proposed Wellington weir next month.  | CommentsComments (1) | River Murray Minister fails to ...
River Murray Minister fails to attend water rally
1/08/2008 | Nearly 5000 people have rallied on the steps of Parliament House in Adelaide, angry at the inaction by both State and Federal Governments to reduce overallocations and put more water back into the River Murray system.  | CommentsComments (1)
10,000 expected at Rally for the Murray
1/08/2008 | More than 10,000 people are expected on Adelaide's Parliament House steps at 11am today to rally against the State and Federal Government's management of the River Murray.
Health debate rages into city
31/07/2008 | STATE Health Minister John Hill says the proposed Country Health Care Plan "put out for consultation" has never been about cutting services.
Code red threat rural sport, leisure
31/07/2008 | By PETER BRADY and ARAVIND KESAVAN THE State Government's Recreational Services Act (2002) is putting the actiitivities of rural and metropolitan sporting, leisure and recreational clubs at risk of "frivolous" litigation, according to a former Adelaide Hills riding instructor who is lobbying to have it repealed.  | CommentsComments (1)
Producers coping on less water
26/07/2008 | THE $120 million pipeline to provide the Lower Lakes region with quality water is expected to be finished by next July in time for the 2010 vintage. But while grapegrowers will be elated, for many primary producers it will be too late.
Changing face of ag offers opportunities
24/07/2008 | AGRICULTURE is going through one of its most challenging periods but still offers plenty of opportunities, according to former South Australian Farmer Federation president Wayne Cornish.
24/07/2008 | THE Murray Darling river system should be cut loose from Adelaide, according to a Senator from South Australia.
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