The Lake Eyre War of Words

12:34 AM Fri 25 Mar 2011 GMT

'Dramatic photo of water heading for Lake Eyre - but will it be come and gone before permission to sail is granted?' .

A war of words has broken out in connection with permission to sail on Lake Eyre, in one of the best seasons for a long time. Frustrated by an inability for authorities to negotiate with the traditional owners in a timely manner, President of the Lake Eyre Yacht Club, Bob Backway, has taken to talking to his lawyers. 'We've had legal advice that there's very little people could do if we just went and sailed on it as individuals,' he told reporters this week - which means that sailors could be right now sailing on the suddenly-become-controversial Lake Eyre. The ...

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