Melbourne - 180 days of water left

On the weekend of the 26th of July, the mass media (Herald Sun) reported in it's Sunday edition that the city of Melbourne (Victoria) has ONLY 180 days of water left.

This was also reported via the TV 'Current Affairs' programs.

FACT: Australia is one of the driest places on the planet, and this is a well known fact to all authorities.

FACT: During the lifetime of every living Australian, there is ALWAYS a 'drought' in EVERY decade in one form or another.

FACT: In the last generation (25 years) Melbourne's population has increased 30% with NO additional provisions for water storage capacity.

FACT: After the privitisation of Melbourne's water in the early 1990's not ONE single dollar has been spent on INFRASTRUCTURE as it has been previously spent, when it was run by the government.

FACT: The current government is 'waiting' for the spring rains to occur, am occurrence that NEVER fills the dams to the required levels.

It is NOT the 'drought' that has lead to the shortage of water, but rather the LACK of involvement by ANY government (Liberal or Labour) to spend on infrastructure, that will ultimately lead to the public footing the bill for water or paying exuberant amount to private companies for water (e.g Coca-Cola Amatil - who buy their water for $1.40 / 1,000,000 litres), that will be resold to the public.

The current companies that charge for water, are doing so frauulently as they ar e NOT providing the water, just a bill, as the government has to provide water for it's people, a task in which it has clearly failed.