UNICEF NSW Youth Drought Summit concludes and presents recommendations to public

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Updated October 12 2019 - 10:23am, first published October 11 2019 - 9:00pm
SPIRITUAL SOURCE: Merewether's Tameka O'Donnell, a Barkandji woman from Broken Hill, says the big dry has cultural implications. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
SPIRITUAL SOURCE: Merewether's Tameka O'Donnell, a Barkandji woman from Broken Hill, says the big dry has cultural implications. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

A summit of 88 drought-affected young people has delivered its list of recommendations starting off with a request for drought-affected communities to have formal channels to communicate with ministers making decision on drought policy and for governments to enter agreements with Aboriginal communities on how water systems are managed.

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Phoebe Moloney

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