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Leeton Shire Council mayor Paul Maytom says he won't stand by while water reform wreaks havoc

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Updated May 21 2020 - 10:19am, first published May 20 2020 - 4:00pm
SPEAKING OUT: Leeton shire mayor Paul Maytom has called for water to be allocated for rice, as well as the development of an agriculture strategy for the Murray-Darling Basin. Photo: Talia Pattison
SPEAKING OUT: Leeton shire mayor Paul Maytom has called for water to be allocated for rice, as well as the development of an agriculture strategy for the Murray-Darling Basin. Photo: Talia Pattison

THE coronavirus on the back of a drought has highlighted "everything that is wrong with water reform" in the Murray-Darling Basin, according to Leeton shire mayor Paul Maytom.

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Talia Pattison

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