FIGHT FOR THE MURRAY

In reply to Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop) (26 June 2012).

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation): I am advised:

The Fight for the Murray campaign aims to build support for South Australia's position that the Basin Plan, in its current form, is unacceptable to the South Australian government as it does not meet the objectives of the Commonwealth Water Act 2007 which is to return the river system to a sustainable level of health. The campaign seeks the support of concerned South Australians and the broader Australian community to put pressure on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and the Commonwealth Government to deliver a Basin Plan that will give us a healthy river—for the benefit of all Australians.

While much of the activity (and related expenditure) will be undertaken in South Australia, the media campaign will be a national campaign and will involve expenditure in other states.