tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post2586786161567073919..comments2023-11-28T00:11:38.855+11:00Comments on The Network: Murray Darling Basin Plan is now expected in August not JulyBrigidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-79440106848806461472010-06-28T13:21:52.753+10:002010-06-28T13:21:52.753+10:00Thanks for that, Dave. Good to know. I am happy ...Thanks for that, Dave. Good to know. I am happy for them to take time but it will be nice too if they give the farmers all the time that they need.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-42272586559463111862010-06-28T12:28:57.779+10:002010-06-28T12:28:57.779+10:00Hi Brigid,
I am in Canberra, but not a bureaucrat...Hi Brigid,<br /><br />I am in Canberra, but not a bureaucrat. I am scientist who is following the plan quite closely. <br />I have also attended a forum the mdba held earlier this year, and am a little worried that they are engaging to little too late. But having had the chance to speak to a few of their staff they seem adamant that they are spending as long re-drafting the plan as they have writing it in the first place. I know they have a huge, complex task and that there is a lot of information to process, so I'm not surprised that the release is delayed.<br />cheers<br />DaveDavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-22212474724785282712010-06-28T11:22:15.032+10:002010-06-28T11:22:15.032+10:00Thank you for your comment, Dave. Curious. The l...Thank you for your comment, Dave. Curious. The little you have said indicates you seem to have some sound knowledge and your ISP address indicates you could be a Canberra bureaucrat. <br /><br />I travelled from Melbourne to Kerang in April to hear the travelling bureaucratic roadshow deliver its message to about 100 people there. Some of the irrigators raised the question of time to absorb the plan when it comes down (reading huge bureaucratic reports is not their day job). As someone with a lifetime involvement in community advocacy and community engagement, I was unimpressed with the person charged with the community engagement responsibility and the limited time in which irrigators would have to read, absorb, and discuss widely among themselves the report and its implications. My experience is that even when govt depts state or federal think they are 'consulting' or 'engaging' seldom do they do it well and, most of the time, are not using modern engagement practices. One farmer at Kerang spoke of an experience with the Victorian DSE which did go well. However, it took a very long time. I think, from memory, two years or thereabouts and they did speak to everyone, gave them adequate time for consideration and response and things came out the other end very well. I saw nothing at Kerang which gave me confidence that something similar would emerge in relation to the MDB plan. Dave, if you have more information or light to throw on this and you are unable to say it in this forum, could you drop me a line at misseaglesnetwork(at)gmail(dot)com? Would appreciate it. Thank you once again - BrigidBrigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-74785479099042323472010-06-28T10:38:18.428+10:002010-06-28T10:38:18.428+10:00I would prefer them to take longer and release som...I would prefer them to take longer and release something worthwhile than chuck it out early just to meet a previous obligation. Although this is only a draft, and according to the MDBA, very open to being changed, I want them to do their best on the first draft.Davenoreply@blogger.com