Water Crisis - Australia
...an inexhaustible natural resource.
Without it life would simply cease to exist.
There are growing concerns for the supply of water in the future, some thinking it has been left far too late. Governments have a responsibility to make sure this invaluable resource can be sustained efficiently now and in the future.
Water legislation and town planning are just some of the responsibilities for the government in power, as well as always making sure this vital natural resource is available to every person within society.
Business relies on water for a vast amount of operations and activities, while some businesses use this resource for revenue and profit making, such as Coca Cola Amatil producing Mt Franklin mineral water to consumers. Coca Cola website, accessed 3/05/2007 http://www.ccamatil.com/australianProducts.asp
A lack of water can have its greatest effect on society, as everyone living in the community is affected, especially people who are in less developed countries or on a lower income.
As water is such a vital part of life, the problems that South East Queensland is now facing shows the lack of communication and organization of governments in this country.
After researching this topic from different news and media sources, there are some differences and similarities between them.
Channel 7 News on Thursday May 3rd discusses the Melbourne dams reaching levels below 30% for the 2nd time since 1968. They concentrated on the criticism by the opposition for the main duration of the news cast magnifying the opinion’s of Ted Baillieu, the state opposition leader as a “symbol of failure” and the government being ridiculed after 8 years of power for not having a water strategy in place, with Steve Bracks, the Victorian Premier defending his position and commitment to Victoria’s water supply. This was a negative outlook of the water issue overall by Channel...
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