Helen Dalton MP INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR MURRAY AS YOUR LOCAL MP HERE IS MY MONTHLY NEWS UPDATE. I'm continuing my fight to stop 450GL of water from Southern Basin irrigation communities being flushed out to sea by South Australia. I was disappointed to see that Federal Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek has rammed her Water Amendment (Restoring our Rivers) Bill 2023 through the Lower House in Federal Parliament. The Federal Environment Minister claims this Bill offers more time, more options, more money and accountability in delivering the Basin Plan in full. Her plan is to bypass the Water for Environment Special Account WESA, by claiming buyouts are not projects and are therefore not subject to the socio-economic neutrality test. She is determined to pursue these buybacks knowing full well the consequences. The damage will be felt across our country. Our food security will be put at risk and the already out of control cost of living will further skyrocket. This knock-on effect will hurt every single Australian. Water buybacks are the most destructive form of water Helen Dalton MP for Murray Authorised by Helen Dalton MP, Funded using Parliamentary Entitlements. Griffith 02 6962 6644 Deniliquin 03 5881 7034 recovery and must be avoided at all costs. There are so many options the government can pursue that can make the buyback of 450GL avoidable, save our economy, livelihoods and lifestyles. I have provided the Federal Environment Minister with numerous solutions that avoid buybacks but she remains unmoved by the possibility of the collapse of rural industry, agriculture, cereal cropping, dairying and most importantly, communities. As I continue to point out, businesses will close, health services will deteriorate as resources are removed and bank branches will close. It will be the end of agriculture in this region. The Environment Minister's Bill will now be tabled in the Senate and I am continuing to fight it at all levels of government. I Buronga 0475 683 288 murray@parliament.nsw.gov.au Helen Dalton MP INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR MURRAY AS YOUR LOCAL MP HERE IS MY MONTHLY NEWS UPDATE . I'm continuing my fight to stop 450GL of water from Southern Basin irrigation communities being flushed out to sea by South Australia . I was disappointed to see that Federal Environment Minister , Tanya Plibersek has rammed her Water Amendment ( Restoring our Rivers ) Bill 2023 through the Lower House in Federal Parliament . The Federal Environment Minister claims this Bill offers more time , more options , more money and accountability in delivering the Basin Plan in full . Her plan is to bypass the Water for Environment Special Account WESA , by claiming buyouts are not projects and are therefore not subject to the socio - economic neutrality test . She is determined to pursue these buybacks knowing full well the consequences . The damage will be felt across our country . Our food security will be put at risk and the already out of control cost of living will further skyrocket . This knock - on effect will hurt every single Australian . Water buybacks are the most destructive form of water Helen Dalton MP for Murray Authorised by Helen Dalton MP , Funded using Parliamentary Entitlements . Griffith 02 6962 6644 Deniliquin 03 5881 7034 recovery and must be avoided at all costs . There are so many options the government can pursue that can make the buyback of 450GL avoidable , save our economy , livelihoods and lifestyles . I have provided the Federal Environment Minister with numerous solutions that avoid buybacks but she remains unmoved by the possibility of the collapse of rural industry , agriculture , cereal cropping , dairying and most importantly , communities . As I continue to point out , businesses will close , health services will deteriorate as resources are removed and bank branches will close . It will be the end of agriculture in this region . The Environment Minister's Bill will now be tabled in the Senate and I am continuing to fight it at all levels of government . I Buronga 0475 683 288 murray@parliament.nsw.gov.au