SA: Liberal MPs to visit the SA Riverland

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-2009
SA: Liberal MPs to visit the SA Riverland

ADELAIDE, Feb 10 AAP - South Australia's Liberal opposition will make the plight of
the River Murray and problems facing irrigators and Riverland communities a key issue
at the next state election.

Liberal MPs will be in the Riverland for the next three days, conducting a community
meeting and holding the party's annual conference.

Opposition Leader Martin-Hamilton Smith said on Tuesday the opposition was keen to
hear from Riverland locals about what should happen to save the Murray and revitalise
their communities.

"The Murray-Darling Basin is in crisis from its most northern extremities to the Murray
Mouth, Mr Hamilton-Smith said.

"The River Murray is dying and the state government has stuck its head in the sand
and is hoping the problem will go away.

"The State Liberal's will not idly stand by and allow inaction to destroy the Riverland,
the food bowl of our state".

Mr Hamilton-Smith said the party's annual conference would continue to develop and
refine areas of policy and direction for the Liberals to take to the next state poll in
March, 2010.

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