Saving The Murray Darling part 3 with local traditional owners

Sunday, 3 February 2019 - 11:00am to 11:30am
Photograph courtesy of ABC

In what is a national environmental disaster this week on the program we yarn about the health of the Murray-Darling river systems. I’m joined by our guests William Brian Bates also known as 'Badger Bates' a Barkindji Traditional Owner and Elder and Grant Rigney Ngarrindjeri man whom are both living at different ends of the Murray Darling river systems and both men on country are passionate about saving the Murray and the Darling river systems. On Earth Matters we are in conversation on the Murray-Darling Basin plan latest and the impact on local traditional owners and we take a look at some of the local and national politics involved plus you’ll also hear about the latest fish kills at the Menindee Lakes which is now estimated 3 million fish dead in the water.

A banner that's painted in the aboriginal flag colours. The banner says Always Was Always Will Be
Sunday 11:00am to 11:30am
Local and global environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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Bec Horridge, Jacob Gamble, Judith Peppard, Phil Evans

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