Today the Murray River Group of Councils is releasing social research into the impact of the Murray Darling Basin Plan on the communities in northern Victoria.
This research gives some insight into the personal cost and on the social impact the Basin Plan is having on the people and the communities in our northern Victorian irrigation districts.
Cr Cheryl McKinnon, the chair of the Murray River Group, said: “As councils, we know the Basin Plan is having an impact on our communities. We see it and we hear it all the time from those living and working in our region.
“What we also know is that their voices are not always being heard in Canberra. The film and the report we are releasing today, are about people telling their own stories; and we urge decision-makers to listen carefully to them” Cr McKinnon said.