Griffith is being urged to lend their voices to strengthen the message of change at a town hall meeting with the Murray Darling Basin interim-inspector.
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The interim inspector-general Mick Keelty will be coming to Griffith on February 5 for the town hall meeting, held at 10am at the Griffith Leagues Club.
It comes as a petition calling for a royal commission into the Murray Darling Basin Plan reaches 10,000 signatures, meaning it will be debated before parliament with a date to be set in February.
Dino Zappacosta, Griffith City Councillor speaking as president of the 'build more dams' committee, said that in the follow up from the Convoy To Canberra, it was important to keep the pressure on.
"I think it's imperative that the whole community attend this very, very important meeting. The rally in Canberra had obviously forced the [water] minister Littleproud to take our concerns more seriously," Mr Zappacosta said.
I for one will not buckle down to anyone particularly the minister and his government.
- Dino Zappacosta
"I think this is a big turning point in the government's mind regarding water infrastructure."
A recent committee meeting agreed they would take advantage of the inquiry.
Mr Keetly's inquiry will look at the impact of changing distribution of inflows in the southern Basin on state shares under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement.
"There have been numerous meetings, numerous submissions, and it's going to test the farmers and the people of Griffith and district whether we are going to fight harder or just buckle down to the bureaucracy," Mr Zappacosta said.
"I for one will not buckle down to anyone, particularly the minister and his government."
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Deniliquin meeting
Recent meetings have left attendees with a "brighter hope" for the future.
Southern Riverina Irrigators' chairman Chris Brooks said many left with a more positivity and confidence than they've had in years after the meeting in Deniliquin.
"I believe we have turned the corner, " Mr Brooks said after the meeting.
He hopes to see "a better and fairer" allocation of water in the new irrigation season.
"I saw old timers who I thought had given up the fight, hugging each other in tears, genuinely believing they would live to see things fixed before they die," Mr Brooks said.
"I think this shows the level of injustice we have been dealing with."
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