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The Border Watch : October 30th 2013
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Country Press SA Newspaper Of ear tvwatch PROGRESS ON RAIL LAND NEWS > PAGE 3 YOUR WEEKL SEVEN-DAY TV GUIDE Water budget ‘biased’ M S sa MORELLO SANDRA sandra@tbw.com.au A MOUNT Gambier and district farming leader and regional irrigator has described the proposed water budget for the region as heavily biased towards forestry and is calling on Water Minister Ian Hunter to urgently intervene. While the water allocation plan is now with the minister for final approval after nine years of political and stakeholder wrangling, the blueprint has triggered fresh controversy amid new revelations that the forestry industry has been given a substantial buffer at the expense of irrigators. Prominent Mingbool irrigator and prime lamb producer Tony Beck - who has been at the forefront of farming issues for many years - described the buffer as the “killer” for irrigators and called for an immediate halt to the plan’s adoption. Continued page 6 WEATHER > MOUNT GAMBIER TODAY - POSSIBLE LIGHT SHOWER 16O – PAGE 31 BILLY’S > PAGE 14 COMICS > PAGE 23 CLASSIFIEDS > PAGES 24-26 Riddoch Hwy, Coonawarra• Phone 08 8736 3222 • www.digiorgio.com.au dfw@digiorgio.com.au • Open: 10.00 - 5.00pm everyday LINES IN RED HOT FORM SPORT > BACK PAGE THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN: Mark Sheppard is getting ready to swing tonight’s Circus Oz performance into action. He is destined to disrupt the show at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre with ridiculous tomfoolery when the nationally renowned performers invade the stage with a blast of madcap mayhem. Story and more pictures page 2 e Year – 2010, 201 0010,, 2011&2012 www.borderwatch.com.au | $1.10 South East irrigator claims forestry favoured by massive allocation cuts “Our cuts are twice as large as they need to be,” Mr Beck said. The forestry buffer - which is a new twist in the water plan saga - threatens to trigger a major backlash from the multi-million dollar irrigation sector, which is facing cuts of up to 51pc. Under the blueprint, forestry water levies for new plantation estates will be swept in for the fi rst time following 15 years of stakeholder negotiations. Celebrate the Melbourne Cup with DiGiorgio Bubbles 625118 618508 INSIDE TODAY
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