Well, we don't want to plug the pipe, we don't want it to be built in the first place.  It is a waste of money and it's going to produce tons of carbon emissions.  It is the wrong thing to do on about twenty different levels.  People carry on about the "poor, unfortunate farmers" and in the next breath talk about stealing water from us to fill Melbourne's water storages because the government refuses to build any more dams, while continuing to deliberately attract more residents to Melbourne. These so called "water savings" that are supposed to come out of the irrigation upgrade will not be seen for another 8 years and that's only if we receive higher than average rainfall, yet the pipe is being built already.  This proves that the government intends to pipe water to Melbourne even if there is not enough left for the country.  This is theft in anyone's language, and yet, thousands of people stand idly by and let this happen.  Do something about it!  Talk to your local member of parliament and demand an explanation as to why landowners are having their rights abused in the name of the Almighty Brumby Government.  Wake up Australia!!