Work on the pipeline continues. Currently they are concluding the placement of pipe sections under the Halls Gap bridge. Other teams are working near Mt Dryden and further north. There has been extensive planting of local species between the bridge and Camp Acacia, and seedlings will be available for other locations in autumn. (One of the conditions for removal of mature trees is replanting tenfold). Who pays for what is still a matter of contention. Many costs could not be accurately assessed beforehand, so the dollar cost is continually creeping up. The latest problem is who pays for the connections for fire fighting pumps when there are so few dams. Yet all agree on the vital importance of the pipeline in alleviating the squandering of our precious water.