Focus on local water sustainability

ATTENDING the inaugural Great South Coast Food and Fibre’s Sustainable Water Forum last week were (from left) Food and Fibre council executive officer Natalie Collard, Glenelg Hopkins CMA Landcare coordinator, Tony Lithgow, water parliamentary secretary Harriet Shing, Great South Coast Food and Fibre chair Georgina Gubbins, and water committee chair, Basil Ryan. Photo: TASH FRANKO.

By Lizzie Hallam

February 22, 2022 | 6:00 PM

ATTENDEES at the inaugural Great South Coast Food and Fibre Council’s Sustainable Water Forum last week heard from an array of experts and stakeholders in relation to water sustainability.

The Food and Fibre Great South Coast released a water policy document entitled, ‘18-Point Plan: For Water Policy Reform in Victoria’, to unleash growth, jobs and sustainability and prosperity at a regional level.