Council has been a vocal and consistent advocate for the health of the River Murray, Lower Lakes and Coorong for many years. Our vision is a healthy, working Murray Darling Basin which sustains our people, our economy, our culture, and our environment, all the way from southern Queensland through to the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth to the sea.
Find below an overview of Council’s advocacy over the years:
- Council Newsletter Autumn 2020 - 'Working together for a healthy Murray Darling Basin’ (pages 8-9)
- Submission on Draft Panel Report: Independent assessment of social and economic conditions in the Basin (April 2020)
- Submission to Productivity Commission (April 2018)
- Submission to Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission (April 2018)
- Submission to Senate Inquiry (September 2017)
- Mayor Keith Parkes’ op-ed published in The Advertiser (30 August 2017)
- Submission to the Murray Darling Basin Authority re Northern Basin Review (February 2017)
- Submission to Senate Select Committee (September 2015)
- Submission to Senate Inquiry - Water Amendment Bill (July 2015)
- Submission to Natural Resources SAMDB re River Murray Water Allocation Plan (March 2015)
- Submission to the Murray Darling Basin Authority re Proposed Basin Plan (April 2012)
- Media Release “Move all salt to sea for a healthy, working river” (April 2012)
- Submission to SA Parliament Natural Resources Committee (January 2012)