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The value of a river

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:44 pm
by Matt Flynn
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/15/asia/ ... index.html

Need the same stance on the Daly, the Murray and more.

Re: The value of a river

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:54 am
by ronje
I guess that what's being talked about here is a local community taking back control of its resource (the river).

NT has a version of it and Qld has a different version of it.

If its done for the right reasons its a good thing.

When its simply a grab for cash by an organisation purporting to be doing it on behalf a local community, its not so good.

Re: The value of a river

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:52 am
by Rug
It is a cultural thing. Thinking outside our conventional thinking, there is much merit to considering a river as a living thing.

Re: The value of a river

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:04 pm
by pms
Can you sue it for taking all your money and not giving you the fish it promised?

Re: The value of a river

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:50 pm
by Matt Flynn
there is much merit to considering a river as a living thing.


And yet there are some who still see rivers as drains, to transport muck away from settlement/industry.

Re: The value of a river

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:54 pm
by ronje
Those are 2 extreme views.

A living creature or a rubbish dump.

A balance would be of more use to a community.

Re: The value of a river

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:50 pm
by Dick
Interesting concept, two people speaking on behalf of......has warning bells ringing loudly to me but it might be worth a shot to see what comes from it. The key will be the review and how it's enacted, hope that no gates are shut in that process.

Re: The value of a river

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:22 pm
by Matt Flynn