Finding the Middle Ground

Lloyd Hayley and Katrina delve deep into the ideas of mindset, change and identity

In this second episode of Finding the Middle Ground, Hayley, Lloyd and Katrina discuss what "engagement" means and why organisations would seek to engage. They look at how the MDBA have engaged with our community and how well they have gone with that process. They also discuss the class action that has been touted in this region in relation to the MDBA and take a look at what a class action is and what other types have class actions have been successful in the past. It's an interesting discussion that highlights the ongoing complexities in this space and opens up the discussion.Throughout the episode your hosts reference some different things here are the links:Lloyd:Lloyd reference Bill Johnsons work on River Ecology:https://www.theland.com.au/story/6242396/water-crunch-on-the-horizon/?fbclid=IwAR1P86dwu50eVDb2hd6LsSC-UZNTgM4Lf-feTeungD-IN1XWKGlz73Xwvu8Hayley:Hayley gave us some background on class actions:What is a class action and how does it work?https://legalvision.com.au/class-action-work/?fbclid=IwAR0Q9ii2XI8-MpmnIsZWhkV4SHcZg8sJJuc8Hml1aSxAzX5LkDLEQvAJRUIHayley discussed the largest class action in Australia following the Black Saturday fires:https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-12/kilmore_east_-_kinglake_murrindindi_-_marysville_black_saturday_class__0.pdf?fbclid=IwAR17jhRnBfaTcg6XWOFq4ApOxD703-l2aHpKKlz2J_Ytc1LCY-XSk1mrXPUKatrina:Katrina mentioned going to the MDBA website and looking at the River Operating plans and reviewing the publicly available information on River operations:https://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/River-%20Murray-system-annual-operating-plan-2018-19.pdfGeneral references around community engagementhttps://www.beckyhirstconsulting.com.au/2013/03/lets-talk-about-failure/?fbclid=IwAR1GXSoxiD3I3bmPmQuCJodtJSjHh8h2881eWECRgIYM9c2_CjhrLuJZpjkhttp://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/top-10-community-engagement-questions?fbclid=IwAR0EY37Byi5rMRc_pCpcaBZEWQxcrteYNhizVSiStP3UZ8SAOummCXFNtJwhttp://www.thecommunitystudio.com/2017/11/22/4-bad-community-stakeholder-engagement-habits-holding-projects-back/?fbclid=IwAR2RNiIteliUzF2uAoepJuRlFRYXI3IhtagqRFlXIsboxyo_ZwdujHAme1Uhttps://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/06/03/community-must-be-invited-along-path-to-reform/

Hayley, Katrina and Lloyd discuss the fallout from the Federal Election and unpick the election results and what they mean for our community, the Southern Riverina. We chat about how we're all feeling post election, why we think Kevin Mack was pitched against Sussan Ley, what happened and where to now.