Category Archives: Media releases / editorial

THE barrages at the mouth of the Murray River are an essential cornerstone of healthy, working rivers throughout the Murray-Darling Basin. To remove them would be a calamitous act of vandalism that would hurt every person, animal and plant that relies on healthy, working rivers across the basin.

by Kym McHugh, mayor of Alexandrina Council

Click the here to read the full article from The Australian

At the Adult Learners Week Dinner the Milang Old School House Community Centre received the Award for  Learning Program of the Year 2010  for the Lakes Ecoskill Network, a Conservation and Land Management Training Program.  A Certificate, crystal award, $1000 cheque and $125 training voucher were presented to Karyn Bradford, Coordinator of MOSHCC, Carole Richardson Goolwa to Wellington LAP project officer and trainer and Jo McPhee course participant.  Congratulations to all involved and particular thanks to Shirley Smith, project manager and Deb Walkley from TAFE SA who have developed such an innovative program.

For more information on the training program click on the following link

The Lakes Eco Skills Network

Click on the link for more information.

DENR News Release – Turtle exhibit opening

Click on the following Government  media release link for information on progress to save the native fish, the Congolli.

  Saving the Congolli