About
Kevin Long
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Kevin
Long has been working as a mechanical engineer since 1977. He is the
Owner/Manager of K.E.V.
Engineering, based in Bendigo,
which he has operated since 1985.
Kevin
grew up on an irrigation farm at Tragowel, in the north of Victoria,
south of Kerang.
His interest in weather systems, climatology, agriculture and catchment
management
stems from his roots on the land.
Kevin
has been a keen observer of meteorological data and weather forecasting
systems throughout his life. He has published quarterly
seasonal weather predictions
for Central
Victoria since 2004, based on his study of sea surface temperature
patterns and
other climate indicators. These forecasts have been consistently close
to the mark,
without the “positive spin” so often put by
government agencies and commercial businesses.
Kevin’s
regular contributions to Central Victoria ABC Radio and local
newspapers have
helped raise public awareness of critical weather and water management
issues
in Central Victoria, especially in relation to water security for
Bendigo and
the local Lake Eppalock catchment.
( See also section : Media
Coverage
)
Kevin
is a keen sailor at Lake Eppalock, the major reservoir on the Campaspe
River near Bendigo. Lake Eppalock feeds major irrigation
areas in
the north of the state.
Campaigns
for Water Reform
Kevin is an active committee member of the Lake Eppalock Action
Group. The LEAG has lobbied all levels of government to review the Victorian
rural water allocations
(known as the "Bulk Water Entitlement" or "BE"). The LEAG advocates the
simple principal of “Use Half - Save
Half” which is a
sensible response to the drastically reduced
water inflows apparent in the last decade. The current Bulk Water
Entitlement is unfortunately based on averages from the wettest time in
our recorded history, when the problem was how to "get rid of" excess
flood waters. So far (May 2010) none of the
mainstream
political parties have recognised this dire miscalculation in the BE,
nor are they advocating the major immediate review that is required if
there is to be any long-term agricultural production in
northern
Victoria.
(See also section : Supporting
Documents)
Kevin’s
proposal to capture
Bendigo’s stormwater run-off
at a new reservoir to be sited
at Epsom/Goornong was adopted as policy by local National Party
candidate
Damian Drum at the State election in 2006. No action has been taken on
this by
the elected Labor government. The fact remains that more water leaves
Bendigo via its main creek than is imported to the city by the local
Coliban Water authority.
(See also section : Supporting
Documents)
Kevin
has also co-authored a number of technical papers (with Dr
John Russell – Dept.
Civil Engineering and Physical Sciences at La Trobe University) on the
subject of the shifting
climatology and reduced
water yield issues facing Lake Eppalock and its catchment.
These papers have been presented at a number of conferences, raising
stark
concerns on water yield and the future of agriculture - not just in
Central Victoria but in the entire Murray-Darling Basin.
(See also section : Supporting
Documents)
In 2006, Kevin Long was the first to identify, name and
publicise "The
Chinese
Effect" ....
the drastic reduction in rainfall on the east coast of Australia due to
the growing cloud of industrial pollution off the coast of China. This
major impact on Australia's climate has not been integrated into the
mainstream climate calculations of government or business.
(See also section : The Chinese Effect)
General
Research and Development
Kevin Long's general R&D activities include :
-
fuel economy of cars through use of hydrogen fuel supplements
- pipeline manufacture
- agricultural machinery development
- hydroponic production of stockfeeds
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Sunset
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Kevin Long
encourages all people to familiarise themselves with the true plight of
our
water reserves and how they can be managed.
He
looks forward to more people
being
actively involved in the resolution of the water security crisis
currently
facing Australia.
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KEVIN
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