When The River Runs Dry day of action

Marjorie Rose, Riley Parnaby, Pat Canty, Margaret Knight and Fiona Rankmore all attending the Water Rally in Bourke Central Park on Sunday Photo: TWH

The When The River Runs Dry campaign held a series of community gatherings across the Far West at the weekend, with a rally in Bourke’s Central Park attracting a crowd of more than 60 concerned residents.

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council in partnership with Local Aboriginal Land Councils organised community gatherings in six townships along the Murray-Darling and Barwon rivers.

Read more in the printed edition of the Western Herald.