Our popular 'Let's Talk' series is back! Join Greens MLC and spokesperson for water in conversation about saving our wetlands

Turtles dying in a dried up waterhole that should have been full of water and teeming with life must be a wake up call for the NSW Government.

After decades of promises, plans and billions of public money spent on dodgy projects to ‘save’ water, the Murray-Darling basin system is still dying. While big corporate irrigators hold just as much influence over politics and water policy.

Unfortunately water management is complex, and those who are benefiting from its many failures hope it stays that way! But we think it’s pretty simple. A certain amount of water needs to stay in the river to reach wetlands and to meet other environmental and cultural needs and that’s not happening. 

Time for more of us who care about our wildlife and nature to get informed, get active and speak up for water!

Please join Cate Faehrmann for an important online discussion with water experts including Dr Deb Bowers, who led the rescue efforts for the Gwydir Turtles and Bill Johnson, a prominent commentator on Australian water management and former director of the Murray Darling Basin Authority (with more to be announced soon).

We’ll unpack what’s driving this crisis, the critical role environmental water should play and why governments are falling short when it comes to protecting wetlands, wildlife and river systems. 

The webinar will also include a Q&A so any questions you have can be answered

 

Let's Talk is a regular online series. Each month is a different guest speaker and topic.

If you have questions about the event or need technical support please email office@nsw.greens.org.au or call the Greens NSW office on (02) 9045 6999.

This event will be held online. Please contact office@nsw.greens.org.au with any accessibility requests as early as possible so we can make suitable arrangements.

If you are under 18, your parent or guardian will need to contact the event organiser directly to let them know there will be someone under 18 attending.

Event Details

Date & Time

May 26th, 2026 06:30 PM through to
May 26th, 2026 07:30 PM

Location

New South Wales Zoom

Contact

Email:
office@nsw.greens.org.au
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