The draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan, a management plan that attempts to restore the the Basin to ecological health, was released on Monday 28 November. Visit the Murray Darling Basin Authority website to view the plan and to have your say. The Uniting Earthweb e-newsletter previously notified readers of a submission by the then Board of Mission to the inquiry into the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Readers may also be interested in the following from the Anglican and Catholic Churches:
- Anglican Church of Australia, General Synod Environment Working Group new discussion paper on "The Sustainable Conservation and Use of Australian Water Resources with particular reference to the Murray Darling Basin", and accompanying media release
- "The Gift of Water", a statement from Catholic Earthcare Australia and endorsed by Bishops of the Murray‐Darling Basin
- Article by Columban Rev Dr Charles Rue, entitled "Truth drowned in river system's fight for life", in Eureka Street
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