[Greens-Media] Media Alert: Greens move for urgent Senate inquiry to save Coorong and lower lakes

[Bennett, Ebony (Sen B. Brown)]

Thursday, 14 August 2008

Media Alert

Greens move for urgent Senate inquiry to save Coorong and lower lakes

Australian Greens Senators Bob Brown, Rachel Siewert and Sarah
Hanson-Young will hold a press conference in Parliament House today to
announce plans for an urgent Senate inquiry to investigate ways to
secure and transmit enough water down the Murray River, before
Christmas, to ensure the continued survival of the Coorong and lower
lakes.

Who: 
-	Senator Bob Brown, Australian Greens Leader
-   Senator Rachel Siewert, Greens water spokesperson
-   Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for South Australia

Where: Senate courtyard, Parliament House

When: 11.15am, Thursday 14 August



Further information: Ebony Bennett 0409 164 603