[Greens-Media] MEDIA ALERT: Sen Hanson-Young at Vic Plug the Pipe rally 10am tomorrow

[Clark, Gemma (Sen S. Hanson-Young)]

MEDIA ALERT:
Senator Hanson-Young at Plug the Pipe rally this Sunday in Victoria

WHAT:
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will be addressing the ‘Plug the Pipe’ rally in opposition to the Victorian Government’s proposed North-South Pipeline

WHEN:
This Sunday, 26 October

	10am
	Press conference at Maintongoon Road, Bonnie Doon (turn right before the bridge)

	11.45am
	Rally at Yea town centre

WHO:
Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for South Australia
Nick Xenophon, Independent Senator for South Australia

WHY:
“The Greens cannot support this pipeline while the entire Murray-Darling Basin is in such crisis. 
This construction defies logic when we know that our country’s greatest river system has been taken to the brink of its very existence by overallocation and mismanagement.
We call on Environment Minister Garrett to urgently reconsider his approval of this costly and environmentally irresponsible proposal.” – Senator Hanson-Young

Media contact: Gemma Clark on 0427 604 760