In the week when we’re wondering if newly discovered planets have life-supporting water, it’s exciting to see the Victorian Government launch of the Yarra River Action Plan Wilip-gin Birrarung murron (pdf)
Caring for the Yarra and its water catchments from its source in the Central Highlands north-east of Melbourne is fundamental to the health of Port Phillip Bay.
Communities and governments can (and must) work together with the Wurundjeri people to phase out destructive land use practices in the Yarra catchments; and create new jobs and ways of working to sustain our living landscapes for at least another 40,000 years!