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Water debate at boiling point

A water forum will be held in Barham on 31 March. Picture: Supplied
Peter Bannan

A REGIONAL backlash is boiling over as frustrated farmers and community leaders prepare to take their fight against the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to the public stage. Since its introduction in 2012, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan has, locals say, devastated rural communities across northern Victoria and the southern Riverina. Water recovery and buybacks have slashed the […]

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