First Nations slam ‘secretive’ Victorian government water grant
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A gift of valuable irrigation water made exclusively to farmers by the Victorian government ignored the claims of traditional owners and has sparked calls for an urgent review.
Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations director Grant Rigney said traditional owners were locked out of accessing 2 gigalitres, or two billion litres of water, a year “without any consultation”.
Traditional owners have criticised the Victorian government’s decision to grant 2 gigalitres of water to Goulburn Murray farmers and called for an urgent review.