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Your Say: Murray Darling water buybacks 

Dec 12, 2023 | Article, This Week's Issue, Your Say | 0 comments

YOUR SAY

Your Say: Cliff Hignett, Naracoorte
This week, Tony Pasin voted against the Murray Darling plan water buybacks. Once again, he has sold out the electors of Barker. The whole purpose of the buybacks is to ensure that the river continues to flow – just a little bit – even in times of drought.
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