http://themanfrommoselriver.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/the-north-south-pipeline/ Of Wine & Culture - From the Old to the New World Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:10:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://themanfrommoselriver.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/the-north-south-pipeline/#comment-2016 falcon22 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:17:35 +0000 http://themanfrommoselriver.wordpress.com/?p=445#comment-2016 I totally agree with this article. The pipeline is only beneficial to the urban population of melbourne. I have grown up holidaying at lake eildon and have watched it's supply dwindle. Although it was sad to see happen, i was always reminded that it was for the farmers. I also come from rural victoria and know how hard it has been through the most driest times in history. i understand that melbourne need water, but what happens when the farmers recieve less water and cant grow crops to sustain us? Food prices increase, and our farming sector becomes smaller and smaller. Why not use the money and provide tanks to some communities, that way they are less reliant on the dam water and are also self efficient? There must be other ways to combat this problem. I totally agree with this article. The pipeline is only beneficial to the urban population of melbourne. I have grown up holidaying at lake eildon and have watched it’s supply dwindle. Although it was sad to see happen, i was always reminded that it was for the farmers.
I also come from rural victoria and know how hard it has been through the most driest times in history. i understand that melbourne need water, but what happens when the farmers recieve less water and cant grow crops to sustain us? Food prices increase, and our farming sector becomes smaller and smaller.
Why not use the money and provide tanks to some communities, that way they are less reliant on the dam water and are also self efficient?
There must be other ways to combat this problem.

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