Check out Kirsty from our team, who spoke to 9 News Darwin about the NT Government’s current water management consultation process. We’re concerned that there’s simply not enough detail available for the public to make decisions about one of our most precious resources – water.
We also have to ensure that our Territory rivers are kept fresh, free and flowing.
“I’ve watched the tourism industry along the Daly river really take off and expand to the bustling trade it is today. The Daly is one of the very few healthy rivers left in the Territory, but it certainly earns big dollars.”
– Harold Sinclair, Daly River
A healthy river system can provide for local communities, who bring in people from across the country to enjoy the special lifestyle that the Top End provides.
The Northern Territory has seen its fair share of environmental campaigns. Some have worked, some haven’t.
And now, a new environmental campaign called ‘Territory Rivers: Keep ’em Flowing’ has announced that it will stand for the protection of the Top End’s rivers.
Protection from what you ask? Well the campaign’s website names three concerns: cotton, dams, and pollution.
So why does this group think these issues are such a big threat? And what would they like to be done about it?