Opinion Articles
“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.”
Water has long been a major political battleground in Western Australia going as far back as the debates around the construction of our first dam (Victoria Dam – Lesmurdie) in 1891, followed by the construction of the Goldfields Pipeline 1903, Canning Dam 1933, Ord River Dam 1963 – 71, Kwinana Desalination Plant 2006, and the commencement of Perth groundwater recycling 2017. In each instance, the final decision to invest public resources to overcome water shortages
Trevor Whittington
February 10, 2020
