Victorian National's MP calls for environmental water release to dairy farmers

Andrew Miller
Updated March 22 2019 - 9:45pm, first published 4:32pm
WATER CALL: Federal Nationals MP Damian Drum wants the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder to release some of its allocation to northern Victorian dairy farmers.
WATER CALL: Federal Nationals MP Damian Drum wants the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder to release some of its allocation to northern Victorian dairy farmers.

Federal Murray MP, the Nationals Damian Drum has called for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder to urgently release up to 50Gigalitres of its allocation to northern Victorian farmers with a dairy licence.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

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I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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