10th
April, 2012
The
Honourable Tony Abbott MHR
Leader
of the Opposition
Parliament
House Canberra
Via
email
Dear
Mr Abbott,
RE: MURRAY DARLING
BASIN PLAN
The
time has come for you to come out with a definite stance in support of farmers
and communities in the Murray Darling Basin.
Sure
you have made a few token gestures and speeches but quite honestly that is not
and will not be enough.
My
family settled on the Murray River some 150 years ago so I believe I have an
inherent knowledge of the Murray River, its environs and irrigation.
Since
the start of the Basin plan consultation process I have been running a Facebook
page and am in contact with people right across Australia, I have kept my
audience small and targeted on purpose as I have wanted my page to be a forum
for people like myself who have a deep concern about the Basin plan and who are
extremely worried about its effects.
I
believe the Green movement have way to much say in the media for the size of
their support group.
This
Basin plan is ridiculous in the extreme and can not I believe be made workable,
it needs throwing away and starting again. Tony Burke and the MDBA are noted
left wingers who have no idea about how badly affected Basin communities have
been already by water buybacks.
IT
WILL ALWAYS BE MY BELIEF THAT ALL WATER REQUIRED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS PLUS
MUCH MORE CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, WHAT WE NEED IS
VISION, DETERMINATION AND A PROPER TIME FRAME.
So
Tony what I ask of you is to announce your definite stance on the Basin plan
which hopefully supports us, remembering 2.1 million people are directly
affected by the Murray Darling Basin and it feeds at least 40 million people
daily.
Thank
you for your time.
Yours
Faithfully,
Peter
Gilmour
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