Murray, Coorong & Lower Lakes

Project Coorong is taking action to restore the health, vitality and visitor experience of this precious place.

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Aboriginal tourism with Kool Tours
14 Feb 2024

Aboriginal tourism with Kool Tours

Mark Koolmatrie is a great Aboriginal leader who loves sharing his culture, customs and stories as part of his tourism organisation Kool Tours. Cultural tourism is laden with opportunity for …
No progress for Riverland levee management
06 Jan 2024

No progress for Riverland levee management

A year ago, our state experienced the third-highest flood ever recorded in South Australia with the River Murray rising to levels not seen since 1956. An unprecedented number of homes, …
Flooding by air
03 Jan 2023

Flooding by air

Last week, I was able to see the extent of the flooding in our Riverland and Murraylands regions by air. It is truly astonishing. We're calling on the government to …
Trigger point needed for lifting restrictions on recreational activity on the River Murray
02 Jan 2023

Trigger point needed for lifting restrictions on recreational activity on the River Murray

MEDIA RELEASE: The Opposition is calling on the Malinauskas Labor Government to provide Riverland and Murraylands communities with certainty and declare a specific trigger point at which recreational restrictions on the River Murray will be lifted.

Spend your Support
09 Dec 2022

Spend your Support

Help businesses in our Murray River regions and Spend your Support! A new campaign has been launched to assist businesses in the Riverland and Murraylands as they prepare for record …
Supporting our Riverland and Murraylands communities
07 Dec 2022

Supporting our Riverland and Murraylands communities

Over the past couple of days, I’ve been visiting communities right across the Riverland and Murraylands, checking in with them on their preparations for the impending floods. Many of these …
Support package skips over people in need
07 Dec 2022

Support package skips over people in need

MEDIA RELEASE: The Opposition is concerned about Riverland and Murraylands residents who have disappointingly missed out on financial support amid rising water levels.

River Rescue Plan
21 Nov 2022

River Rescue Plan

Communities along the River Murray are about to experience some significant challenges as waterflows rise. I’ve spent the past two days visiting towns along the river to hear directly from …
$10 million to improve waterbird habitat in South Australia’s Coorong
30 Nov 2021

$10 million to improve waterbird habitat in South Australia’s Coorong

The Commonwealth and South Australian governments are investing $10 million to improve the quality and availability of waterbird habitat throughout the Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes.

Environmental water for the Murray starts to flow
04 Mar 2021

Environmental water for the Murray starts to flow

The delivery of the 450GL of environmental water for the health of the River Murray has taken its most significant step forward with the announcement of a Victorian water efficiency project to deliver nearly 16GL.