Thanks Jelina

Hi all,

I think all involved in the CBRP project should take collective moment to thank Jelina for all her effort in getting this blog up and running. While I was called upon for some of the technical bits, it was at Jelina's prompting and part of her overall vision.

Now we have a beautiful site with which to report our activities, hopes and visions for the Coorong. More than that, Jelina has worked intensley in promoting the blog, getting our project recognised by SA Tourism, and spreading brochures as a farmer spreeds his seeds. Hopefully many will germinate.

Jelina has also taken the project onto the world stage, just take a look at the flag counter to see how many visitors we have had and from which countries. The range is impressive. If you want more details, just double click on the flag counter.

So, join me as I say "thanks Jelina, where would we be without you!"

valued guest and visitors

Hi,
We want to express our gratitude to our valued guests and visitors for continually visiting our blog, we hope that the New Year 2009 will bring world peace, good health, abundance and maybe more rains for Australia. We want to thank especially for our visitors from different countries, we hope that you all have a safe and nonviolent new year.

To our prospective guests for the coming up event 'Caring for Country: Restoring Land Cultural Understanding - an ecological restoration tour at the Coorong', we are looking forward seeing you at the Coorong.

On behalf of CBRP we wish you all a safe and a peaceful New Year 2009.


Photograph by Denise Noack

Message from Jelina

See article by Paton www.advertiser.com.au Dec 23, 2008 PAGE 22

I spent the solstice (last Sunday) watching the pumps at Narrung, frantically pumping water from Lake Alexandrina into Lake Albert. It looked like old bile, a foamy brown, sort of like trying to resuscitate a corpse. It looks like money is being spent and equipment is being used, but it is only for appearances and for money. Lack of an environmental ethic is the cause of the problem.

If it ever rains again, we should have a plan to store all of the freshwater that is owed to the Coorong, which is 2000 GL, then we are only allowed to use the excess OVER and ABOVE the environmental water. Only if we respect the lakes ecosystem, will we be allowed to live and profit on this land. That is the law the local Traditional people followed, from thousands of years of experience.


Photograph by Joan Gibbs