Lakes Alexandrina and Albert and the Coorong are in a desperate state but they can be saved.

During March, Adelaide celebrates with festivals.  We will be there.

Murray March is joint action of the River Lakes and Coorong Action Group Inc , Lower Lakes and Coorong Infrastructure Committee, Finniss. Catchment Group Inc, Nick Xenophon, Independent, Sarah Hanson-Young, The Greens, David Winderlich, Democrats.

Together we will be taking our message to Adelaide. The River, Lakes Alexandrina and Albert and the Coorong need your help now.
Look out for the Save the Turtles campaigners. You'll recognise them from their bright green t-shirts with "Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Save the Murray."

Join us:

February 28 Workshop: 10.00am-1.00pm, Payneham Community Centre, Payneham to learn more of the issues and campaign. Volunteer.

March 6 Launch: Torrens Lake. Campaign launch with Action Groups, Nick Xenophon, Independent, Sarah Hanson-Young, The Greens, David Winderlich, Democrats.

Watch this space for events

Water Table Collective, January 26, 2009. Milang, South Australia

It's Australia Day 2009 and the Water Table Collective (WTC) is hard at work putting together a proposal of which all Australians can be proud. Their goal is to find wise ways to save Lakes Alexandrina and Albert and Coorong, Wetlands of International Significance, recognised under the Ramsar Convention.

There is $200 million on the table and the WTC Business Plan is taking shape.

To mark WORLD WETLANDS DAY you are invited to attend a Candlelight Vigil at Milang on Friday 30th January at 8pm.

Please encourage as many people to come as possible.  We intend to have some media attending to focus attention on the dire condition of our Coorong, Lakes Alexandrina and Albert.

Download the flier here for more details.
Please distribute as widely as possible. wwd vigil 2009sm.pdf

Press Release from the River, Lakes and Coorong Action Group Inc:

Date January 19, 2009

Show us your plan


“When
 will
 we
 receive
 an
 economic,
 holostic
 analysis
 of
 all
 the
 proposed
 lakes
 interventions?” 
asks 
Anne 
Hartnett, 
Chair 
of 
the 
River, 
Lakes 
and 
Coorong
 Action 
Group, 
Inc.
 (RLACAG).


The 
Action 
Group 
had 
hoped 
that 
the 
Public 
Meetings 
in 
Goolwa 
and 
Clayton 
Thursday 
last
 week 
(Jan
15) 
would 
be 
an 
opportunity 
to 
learn 
how 
the 
various 
proposals 
and
 plans 
for parts 
of 
the 
River, 
Lakes 
and 
Coorong 
fitted 
together. 
This 
did 
not 
happen.


Now
 the 
Action 
Group 
is 
calling 
for
 the 
South 
Australian
 Government 
to
 release
 its 
Business
 Plan. 

“We 
want 
to 
see
 a
 proper 
Business 
Plan 
with
 outcomes 
that
 include
 the 
proposed
 weir
 at
 Pomanda
 Island
 (below
 Wellington), 
including
 access
 roads; 
the
 proposed 
“Regulators”
 above 
Goolwa; 
the 
Bund
 at
 the 
Narrows; 
bringing
 sea
water
 into
 the 
Lower
 lakes; 
and
 dredging 
at 
the 
Murray
 Mouth,” 
said 
Anne 
Harnett. 
“We
 want
 a
 proper
 accounting
 of
 the
 costs
 and 
that 
must 
include
 the 
planning, 
consultation,
 execution
 of
 engineering
 works,
 on‐costs 
for 
maintenance, 
pumping, 
and 
removal.”



For full details download the press release here: pr 190109 rlacag.pdf