River to ruin: farmers fear for Lake Eyre basin over irrigation scheme

By Saffron Howden
Updated February 26 2013 - 8:46am, first published 7:00am
''There's no such thing as small-scale irrigation'' … Angus Emmott, a third-generation grazier with 50,000 hectares on the Cooper Creek system. Photo: JACKY GHOSSEIN
''There's no such thing as small-scale irrigation'' … Angus Emmott, a third-generation grazier with 50,000 hectares on the Cooper Creek system. Photo: JACKY GHOSSEIN

FARMERS are warning that the Lake Eyre basin could be the next Murray-Darling fiasco if plans to open its network of creeks and rivers to irrigators go ahead.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Dubbo news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.