Another broken promise for the Snowy

Greens candidate for Eastern Victoria, Samantha Dunn today highlighted the governments’ broken promises on the Snowy River and said it was a symptom of their inability to do what’s right for the river, its dependent communities and honour its own legislation in regard to the Snowy.

“As they party over a measly 6%, the people are asking where's the legislated 15% flows to the Snowy, let alone the 28% flows identified by scientists as the minimum to keep the river alive,” said Samantha Dunn, Greens candidate for Eastern Victoria, in response to the secret announcement on the Snowy today by the NSW, Victorian State and Commonwealth Government.

“We’ll see some lovely pictures on television of gushing water through the Snowy today, but next week and after the election it will be back to reduced flows. This is simply a rehash of a promise made in 2002 with a price tag of an additional $13.7million to taxpayers.”

“I can understand why the public weren’t invited to this announcement; there are too many awkward, unanswered questions.”

“If the Government is allowed to get away with another broken promise while we watch one of our most iconic rivers dry up before our very eyes, what can they be trusted on? That’s why it’s important to have Greens elected in the Upper House to keep whoever wins government accountable to its promises,” concluded Samantha.

Further information: Samantha Dunn 0429 29 29 04 or samantha.dunn@vic.greens.org.au