I have long had problems with the "dark green" philosophy in respect to land management. I am indebted to a favourite branch of my own Church for putting some very clear words around what I have often struggled to express.The Brisbane Diocese of the Anglican Church has commissioned a report on the Queensalnd Government's Wild Rivers … Continue reading Conservation v’s Preservation
Month: September 2010
The Lower Lakes
This IS worth reading-http://www.quadrant.org.au/blogs/doomed-planet/2010/09/the-murray-a-fresh-perspective
Water and Irrigation
The recent flooding in Victoria and consistent rain in NSW has seen a great boost to storage levels in most of the major dams feeding the Murray Darling Basin. It is a timely reminder of the key feature of the Australian climate-massive rainfall variability. After some ten years of drought (on and off) and the … Continue reading Water and Irrigation
Politics
I am deeply disappointed that two of the "Rural Independents" have failed to support the Coalition in forming a minority Government. My perspective is that a Government shown to be incompetent, to the point they removed their own leader, has been returned to power, notwithstanding the fact that to all intents and purposes the Coalition … Continue reading Politics
