Inquiry into
the extent and economic impact of salinity
Media release -
Public Hearing: Canberra , Tuesday 6 September 2005
How great a risk does salinity pose to Australia 's environmental and economic future? Are we doing enough to achieve national salinity management goals? Is the latest science research feeding into on-the-ground action?
These and other questions will be asked on Tuesday 6 September in Canberra when the Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee holds the first public hearing of itsinquiry into the extent and economic impact of salinity.
Senator Andrew Bartlett, the Committee's Chair, stated that:
The Committee has received submissions from a broad range of organisations and individuals affected by, or with an interest in, salinity.
Over the course of this inquiry we will be travelling to regional areas as well as major cities to find out more about the impact that salinity is having on Australian communities and the environment. We want to know how well existing arrangements for salinity management are working for all parties involved.
The Committee will hear from representatives from the CSIRO, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Land and Water Australia, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of the Environment and Heritage at Tuesday's hearing.
Details of the hearing program are overleaf. The public and the media are welcome to observe the proceedings.
Terms of reference and copies of submissions to the inquiry are available from the Committee’s website or by telephoning the ECITA Committee Secretariat.
5 September 2005
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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