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Why aren’t we protecting Kingfishers and platypus?
While concern is being expressed about native animal and bird populations, poor water management that is contributing to their demise is...
Shelley Scoullar
Nov 27, 20202 min read


Hume ward bound
An epic journey to raise awareness about environmental and humanitarian issues impacting southern NSW and northern Victoria will finish...
Shelley Scoullar
Nov 22, 20202 min read


Living in fairyland
Anyone who blames farmers for an inability to achieve Basin Plan river flows is “living in fairyland”. It is not farmers or towns or any...
Shelley Scoullar
Nov 22, 20203 min read


Marshall elected to chair Speak Up
Blighty dairy farmer Lachlan Marshall has been elected chair of the Speak Up Campaign. Shelley Scoullar, who has held the chair’s...
Shelley Scoullar
Nov 16, 20202 min read


Support Lloyd’s walk
A 303 kilometre walk to raise awareness of damage being caused to the Murray River and its communities starts on Wednesday. Barham...
Shelley Scoullar
Nov 10, 20202 min read


Transport available to Speak Up AGM
Achievements of the past year and plans for the future will be discussed when the Speak Up Campaign holds its annual general meeting this...
Shelley Scoullar
Nov 6, 20202 min read


‘Conned’ by appointment, say angry farmers
Farmers are furious and say they were “conned” by the Federal Government’s appointment of a Murray-Darling Basin ‘top cop’. Former...
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Oct 27, 20202 min read


We can only ‘imagine’
The Speak Up Campaign has accused the Federal Government of “lots of rhetoric sadly lacking action” during National Water Week 2020. It...
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Oct 27, 20202 min read


Food producers hit by inefficient bureaucracy
Regional food producers are fighting another battle with what they believe is an “inept and inefficient bureaucracy” that wants to hit...
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Oct 19, 20202 min read


Learn from past
A local environmental group has urged federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley to ensure history does not repeat itself before approving a...
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Oct 18, 20203 min read


Listen to the evidence
An environmental group wants action to stop the damage being caused by excess forest flooding. Those who live around Gunbower Forest are...
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Oct 18, 20203 min read


Are governments serious about creating jobs?
At a time when Australia needs to boost productivity and manufacturing, why are we strangling one of the nation’s most vital industries?...
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Oct 13, 20202 min read


Transparency needed after ‘farcical’ allocation
Food producers in the NSW Murray region have renewed calls for water ownership transparency after what they say is “farcical” information...
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Oct 9, 20203 min read


Positive steps, but a long way to go
Two passionate community advocates who want renewed honesty and collaboration say they had positive meetings during a Murray-Darling...
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Oct 5, 20203 min read


Lack of leadership in water register debate
NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey has lacked leadership in her handling of legislation to implement a water ownership register, according...
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Sep 29, 20202 min read


Speak Up’s first Corporate Sponsor
The Lifeline Appeal by the Speak Up Campaign has received a boost, securing the organisaton’s first corporate sponsor. De Bortoli Wines...
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Sep 23, 20202 min read


Concentrate on science, not government funding
A university paper which highlights the failings of Australia’s water reform needs to be a catalyst for change. Speak Up Campaign Deputy...
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Sep 18, 20202 min read


Speak Up needs help to continue its work
The Speak Up Campaign is appealing for public help to continue advocating on behalf of the region. It has instigated a fundraising drive...
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Sep 10, 20202 min read


Step in the right direction
The announcements today by federal Water Minister Keith Pitt have been described as “a step in the right direction” by the Speak Up...
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Sep 7, 20203 min read


Online petition seeks support for Water Register
Community efforts to achieve transparency in water ownership are continuing. The Speak Up Campaign has launched an online petition to...
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Aug 30, 20202 min read


Stop sweeping carp problem under table
Damage to Murray-Darling rivers and their tributaries from European carp needs to be addressed as a matter or urgency, according to a...
Shelley Scoullar
Oct 133 min read


Think ‘outside the square’ to support food production
Governments need to work ‘outside the square’ to help increase food production and therefore keep prices down.   This could include...
Shelley Scoullar
Aug 103 min read
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