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Annual General Meeting

Well what a wonderful wet season we are having.  So much so it is hard to predict what the river will be like but certainly the paddocks at my place are very wet.  There are lots of changes to see in the river because of the recent flooding and see where Main Roads are planning to still build a new bridge across the Mary River just upstream of the Traveston Crossing Bridge. amongst some very unstable river banks. Please RSVP by Wed 27th April in case we have to change our plans because of the weather. Glenda mb 0411443589

Our ongoing commitment to protecting and celebrating the Mary River - the Save the Mary Calendar of Events 2011 - hope you can join us.  For more event details please contact the Save the Mary Museum and River Education Centre.  Drop us a line if you have any other ideas for other events around the river.

A new newsletter to keep our members up to date with what is happening around the Mary.  This issue includes an update on the Paradise Dam Legal case,  info about the Save the Mary Museum and River Education Centre, Dec 2010 AGM, a new film "A river runs through us" from Mexico and much more

Come join and celebrate with horse riders on Sat 9th Oct starting 9am from behide the Kandanga Bowls Club.   Friday night camping available.

 The Mary River Environmental awards are an opportunity to acknowledge our communities' endeavours to improve sustainability and protect the environment within the Mary river catchment. NOMINATIONS NOW WILL BE ACCEPTED TILL 29th OCT ! (read more)

 Help create the future of the Mary:  Go to   MaryValleyRenewal.org for more information.

This is the official website of the SaveTheMaryRiver Coordinating Group - an organization dedicated to preventing the construction of a proposed dam on the Mary River at Traveston Crossing (Qld).  We also campaign in support of  more socially responsible, reliable and sustainable alternatives to the project which would preserve the unique values of the entire Mary River system for the benefit of future generations.  You might want to look at the SUMMARY tab at the top of this website for some quick information about the proposal and our campaign.

The photo above was taken at the third anniversery canoe floatilla in April 2009 - a celebration of three years of successful campaigning and  strengthened determination to see the Mary River handed on to  future generations in a better state than what it is now.  A mid-stream floodplain dam on the main trunk would spell the death of this river system.  In spite of the rhetoric at the time of it's announcement that the dam would be under construction by Christmas 2006, the project has still been unable to gain the planning and environmental approvals needed.  The reason is simple, it is an an unnecessary, economically inefficient  project with huge negative impacts (economic, social and environmental) and very little public support.

Have a good look around the info about the Mary River in the menus on the left and the tabs along the top of the page - there is a comprehensive body of work by a large number of dedicated people and organizations summarized in those links. The stunning photographs on Stoppress are essential viewing, for example. The MULTIMEDIA tab contains links to dozens of informative online video and audio segments from throughout the campaign.

Check out the recent  blogs from representatives of the various teams of people within SaveTheMaryRiver dedicated to fighting the proposal. The online forum  holds a continuous record of public comment since the start of the campaign in 2006, and is still the first place that the latest news appears.

The latest copy of the Dambusters Newsletter is always available on line, and can be emailed to you directly if you wish.  Go to the Contacts tab above and send us an email requesting to be put on the direct contact list.  You can also apply for financial membership from the same page.

The original savethemaryriver website , dating back to 2006 can still be accessed and is being kept on-line to maintain existing links and to act as a historical record of the campaign.