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Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment
The Hon Ian Hunter MLC
South Australian Minister for Water and the River Murray
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
12 June 2014
$60 million for Coorong South East Flows Restoration Project
A new $60 million project funded by the Australian and South Australian Governments will
help reduce salinity levels in the Coorong.
“The South East Flows Restoration Project will use a combination of watercourses and
existing drains to re-direct freshwater in
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$2.9 million to help native fish species
Date posted: 27 May 2014
Minister Ian Hunter
Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation / Minister for Water and the River Murray / Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
A series of fishways will be built at the Murray Mouth barrages, enabling fish to move freely between the Coorong and Lower Lakes as part of their breeding and feeding cycle.
Speaking at Goolwa today on World Fish Migration Day, Minister for Sustainability, Environment