Questions raised over bid to extract 40,000 megalitres of water a year from arid Central Australia
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FebFebruary 2021 at 8:49pm
Dr Josie Douglas is urging the NT Government to reject the application until more is known about its potential impact.
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An application to use 40,000 megalitres of water a year for a major fruit and vegetable project in Central Australia should be rejected, according to a water expert and a key Indigenous group.
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The water licence could be the largest ever granted in the NT and would support one of the country s largest fruit and vegetable farms
By Ray Simpson
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Quakers lost 2-1 to the Bucks in National League North a month ago with a poor defensive performance that infuriated manager Alun Armstrong, and he believes that his side will produce a much better display against the visitors tomorrow, who put ten past Coleshill in their second round tie in midweek. This will also be the third time that the two clubs have met in the Trophy – Quakers won at the Buck’s Head on their way to their 2011 Trophy win, while Telford won at Blackwell Meadows two seasons ago.
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