Warring parties turn their sights on river red gums
A plan to save the Murray's red gum forests could spell disaster for small towns along the river, writes Carmel Egan.
THE desperate fight to save Victoria's Murray River red gums has opened a new battle front in increasingly bitter water wars.
On one side are the thirsty giants that line the river from Lake Hume to the South Australian border and those who would save them.
On the other are farmers, irrigators and small timber communities that co-exist with the forests but compete with them for water.
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