Letter to Premier Mike Rann

Dear Premier Rann,

As always, I don't expect a reply to this email, but I know many will read it and consider its worth or lack of significance.
Due to the now very obvious permanent climate change we in Adelaide and SA live in, (surely you no longer call it a drought) can you consider a compensation for those who choose to live in this climate?
I am not talking about money, but lifestyle. We do not wish to live in a desert.

You have already proven that you have little understanding of the value of trees in our semi arid city. Your government has sponsored the axing of what is now thousands of trees in the name of 'progress'.

You have not mentioned any watering regime program to allow those trees you choose to escape “the axe of progress”, from dying of thirst.

Your occasional mantra of “new plantings” to replace those mature trees that have been felled in your governments name, is so hollow. You know that they can never survive our increasingly harsh climate without water.
You have also said we can't water our gardens except on proclaimed days of your choosing. If it is cool and wet, we can water. If it is hot and dry we can only water when you allow us to do so.

You ignore the realities of our climate and yet you wish us to accept a population increase of 50% as being good.

Are we all to continue capturing water in buckets in our showers? Are you going to tell prospective new residents that if they choose to come and live here, that's way you are expected to live in Adelaide?

Are we forever going to have to keep our gardens green with grey water from our washing machines and buckets from the shower?

Surely it is the expectation of any person living in a first world country, to expect of their government, the three basics, a reliable supply of Electricity - Gas and Water

I for one, ask you to consider that if we, a city of over 1 million people, and in your dreams a city of over 1.6 million people are to live in anything that resembles the comfort and pleasure of a green city, then you and your government, as our elected representatives, had better consider how you are going to keep us from the desert sands. Crunch time is coming, and the residents are revolting.