News - May 2008

Cost of Wimmera-Mallee water pipeline up by $248 million.

May 28, 2008 01:10pm, Herald Sun

Government urged to give up on pipeline

Laurie Maxted , May 26 2008, Country News

Plug the Pipe protesters stop pipeline drill

Sarah Wotherspoon,  May 28, 2008 12:00am, Sun Herald

Grants for Vic pipeline areas to offset popularity problem

Sliobreaker, 28 May 2008

Show no impact or there'll be no Goulburn pipe, says CMA

ALISON BARBER, 27/05/2008 1:50:00 PM,  Stock and Land

Stock and Land Editorial

Council to provide bus to support pipeline protest

27 May 2008, Mildura Independent

PLUG THE PIPE!!

Ladybugs Wings, 27 May 2008

Aggressive marketing fudges water policies

26/05/2008 10:20:00 AM, The Bendigo Advertiser

Pipe protesters to march once again

May 26 2008, Country News

Grants drafted for pipeline areas

Jason Dowling, May 26, 2008, The Age

What Victoria's Pipeline Means For SA

Broadcast: 23/05/2008, Reporter: Leah MacLennan, ABC South Aust Stateline

Water Minister’s letter nothing more than spin

23/05/2008 12:00:00 AM, Border Mail

Plug The Pipe Muster

Vic Greens eBulletin Thursday 22 May 2008

Dams heading for rock bottom

By LYNDAL READING, 21may08, The Weekly Times

Councils want pipe rethink

By LYNDAL READING, 21may08, The Weekly Times 

Councillor Comment by Chris Healy, Koriella Riding

Murrindindi Shire, 20 May 2008

Pipe propaganda finds city opposition

Wade Northausen, 21 May 2008, Letters to the Editor, The Country News

Pipeline blocked

By Melissa Meehan,  20th May 2008 02:00:35 AM, The Star News Group

Councils want pipe rethink

By LYNDAL READING, 21may08, The Weekly Times Councils Oppose Pipeline

Full review to guide Murray-Darling water deals

Peter Ker and David Rood,  May 20, 2008, The Age

Editors Note :-

                         This article quotes Mr Brumby in reference to the NS Pipeline and Foodbowl.

"Our estimates on Food Bowl are actually quite conservative … Even in the dry years you've got 690 gigalitres of water lost," he said.

"I'm more convinced than ever it's the right project."

This year the GMW system lost less than 400 gigalitres of water with the total water saving projects by the government listed at 519.6 gigalites (CG1234 17.6 GL, Shepparton Modernisation 52 GL, GMW Reconfiguration 25 GL, Foodbowl I 225 GL, Foodbowl II 200 GL). Readers are urged to send letters to politicians and media highlighting the Premiers error.

Pipe propaganda finds city opposition

Wade Northausen, 21 May 2008, Letters to the Editor, The Country News

Pipeline blocked

By Melissa Meehan,  20th May 2008 02:00:35 AM, The Star News Group Councils Oppose Pipeline

Car park dam plan just the tip of an ideas iceberg

Peter Ker, May 19, 2008, The Age

Food's future is drier and dearer

Sarah Wotherspoon,  May 19, 2008 12:00am, The Herald Sun

Pull the plug on $750m pipeline

Nick Higginbottom, May 19, 2008 12:00am, The Herald Sun

Build that dam before it’s too damn late

Andrew Bolt, Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 07:37am, Herald Sun Blogg

Leaky figures may dent Brumby's pipe dream

Melissa Fyfe,  May 18, 2008,  Sunday AGE HOT - Excellent Article

Round two in stoush over new dam push

16th May 2008 09:34:02 AM, Star News Geelong's Dam Push

Reconsider pipeline

Article Date:15/05/08, Get Farming VFF Doubts over Water Savings

VFF urges Govt to rethink north-south pipeline

Posted Thu May 15, 2008 10:14am AEST, ABC Media VFF Doubts over Water Savings

CSIRO forecasts signals 5pc Cap water cut may be needed

ALISON BARBER, 14/05/2008 4:31:00 PM, Stock and Land Declining Water Resource

It's time to reconsider that Pipe

14/05/2008 11:33:00 PM, Stock and Land VFF Doubts over Water Savings

“CSIRO forecasts nail in pipe coffin,” Walsh

ALISON BARBER,14/05/2008 4:28:00 PM, Stock and Land Doubts over Water Savings

Murray-Darling Basin's grim future

Sarah Wotherspoon, May 14, 2008 12:00am, The Sun Herald Declining Water Resource

Another Pipeline Lie Revealed: Damian DRUM

Tuesday, 13 May 2008, Damian Drum MP Councils (MAV) Oppose NS Pipeline

Holding could use some tunnel vision

May 12 2008, Kenneth Davidson, The Age Blind Vision - Excellent Article

Brumby's corporate welfare budget

Margarita Windisch, Melbourne, 10 May 2008, The Green Left Water Policy

GLYN JENKINS: Geelong to bear brunt of water costs

10 May 08, Geelong Advertiser Higher Water Prices

Premier leaves door open for higher debt

Rick Wallace, Victorian political reporter | May 08, 2008, The Australian Higher Water Prices

Another Pipeline Lie Revealed: Damian DRUM

Tuesday, 13 May 2008, Damian Drum MP Councils Oppose NS Pipeline

Holding could use some tunnel vision

May 12 2008, Kenneth Davidson, The Age

Brumby's corporate welfare budget

Margarita Windisch, Melbourne, 10 May 2008, The Green Left

GLYN JENKINS: Geelong to bear brunt of water costs

10 May 08, Geelong Advertiser Higher Water Prices

Brumby fades to brown

May 10 2008, Jo Chandler, The AGE The Environment

Labor Stacks Water Boards With Its Pro-Pipe Mates

Friday, 9 May 2008, Peter Ryan MP Democracy

Brumby's office 'out of bounds' for MPs

Paul Austin, May 9, 2008, The Age Democracy

Dam it, says new councillor Katos

Andrew Mathieson , 9th May 2008 11:47:42 AM

Brumby's flaks spark MP dissent

Rick Wallace, Victorian political reporter | May 09, 2008, The Australian

I’ll only take the savings

Colleen Jones, The King Valley Watch Dog, 9th May 2008

Brumby borrows to spend up big

Rick Wallace, Victorian political reporter | May 07, 2008, The Australian

Great water gamble could sink us all

Kenneth Davidson, May 7, 2008, The Age

Is Labor divided on the pipeline? Can the rumour be true?

May 6 2008, Kyabram Free Press  Join Plug the Pipe