Communities ‘deserve protection’

“Those communities won’t exist without irrigated agriculture, and they deserve protection,” he said.

“It’s time for all federal Senators to stand with us and keep our communities thriving.

“I stand with our Basin communities; today we took to the streets to have our voice heard and the government must listen.”

Mr Herrmann said the Riverina “says no to buybacks” and that the rally message was simple and clear: water buybacks hurt communities.