Young people across NSW have called for practical action to help their drought-stricken communities, suggesting a range of measures from serious investment in water infrastructure to a HECS-style scheme for boarding school.
State Labor spokesman on water Clayton Barr , Chelsea White, 17, from south of Narromine, Will Thomas, 15, from Tullamore, federal Labor spokesman on natural resources Joel Fitzgibbon and Tameka O'Donnell, 25, from Broken Hill.Ms O’Donnell, a Barkandji Wilykali woman from Broken Hill, was one of a number of Indigenous attendees to provide perspective on the drought.
When Mr Fitzgibbon asked the attendees for a show of hands of who believed the climate was changing, nearly every hand went up, with one calling out “it’s the science”. Most also agreed the global community, including Australia, should reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The young people called for understanding from their fellow Australians about how the drought is affecting rural people, including Aboriginal people and farming families, and presented five action points.
niltiac Good to get ideas from community. Sending kids to boarding school though makes effected town potentially lose educational funding...leads to brain drain ...leads to social loss.
niltiac Surely Saint Greta of Thunberg has some practical suggestions?
niltiac What will you do this week .gladys to secure Sydney and Regional NSW water supplies for the next 15 years ? Dams are already 51.2% empty. auspol insiders offsiders theBlock