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Friday 15 August 2008

Damning claims for the Paroo River

Satellite images taken in June 2008 contain evidence of possible developments. 2008 Quickbird Image. Copyright DigitalGlobe.com.
Satellite images taken in June 2008 contain evidence of possible developments. 2008 Quickbird Image. Copyright DigitalGlobe.com.
WATER experts are calling for the Federal Government to investigate the alleged construction of a dam along the Paroo River.

The Queensland Government has been accused of allowing a dam and more than ten kilometres of diversion channels to be built on along the Murray-Darling Basin's last free-flowing river.

A moratorium was imposed in 2001 to prevent any development on the river, which flows along the Queensland-New South Wales border.

Satellite images taken in June 2008 contain evidence of possible developments. Experts claim the water could be being diverted for irrigation.

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