Water

Locations revealed

New Murray-Darling Basin Authority offices are set to be in Griffith and Mildura as the authority continues to decentralise.

Country News

24 Mar 2019

Water

Goulburn and Loddon on 100%

The Goulburn and Loddon systems have joined the Murray, Campaspe and Bullarook systems on 100 per cent allocation, while the Broken system has increased slightly in the latest seasonal determinations for northern Victoria.

Country News

23 Mar 2019

Water

Talk basin progress: authority

All jurisdictions must do more to communicate the progress achieved under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, according to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

Country News

22 Mar 2019

Water

Talk basin progress: authority

All jurisdictions must do more to communicate the progress achieved under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, according to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

Country News

22 Mar 2019

Water

More pleas for action

A call to end the Murray-Darling Basin Plan along with a royal commission was supported by a vocal group of people in Tongala last week.

Sophie Baldwin

21 Mar 2019

Water

10Gl environmental water goes on market

Up to 10Gl of environmental water is set to go on the market, with the Victorian Environmental Water Holder selling a small portion of its water allocation to northern Victorian farmers.

Country News

21 Mar 2019

Water

People power push

A push to pause the Murray-Darling Basin Plan continues to gain momentum, with another community meeting planned this week.

Alana Christensen

19 Mar 2019

Water

New government needs to act fast: professor

Rivers running dry, algal blooms, more fish kills and towns running out of water will all continue to plague the next NSW government if it persists with the same inadequate policies on water management.

Country News

19 Mar 2019

Water

Desal plant may boost low supply

Extremely dry conditions across Victoria are hurting the state’s drinking water supplies and increasing the likelihood of a desalination order by the end of March.

Country News

16 Mar 2019

Water

Drought talks on the horizon

Drought will be top of the agenda when Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud and drought envoy Barnaby Joyce visit the Goulburn Valley this month.

Country News

16 Mar 2019

Water

Waste claims disputed

Billions of dollars are being wasted in water recovery subsidies to increase irrigation efficiency across the Murray-Darling Basin, according to a study from Australian National University.

Country News

15 Mar 2019

Water

Loud calls to pause the plan

A call to pause the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is gaining momentum across the southern Riverina.

Sophie Baldwin

13 Mar 2019

Water

Helping thirsty farms

A passionate Goulburn Valley resident and long-time Kyabram dairy farmer is calling on farmers to help irrigators stressed by exorbitant water prices.

Rodney Woods

13 Mar 2019

Water

Water costs predicted

Even without rain, temporary water prices are not expected to reach the heights of the millennium drought next year, with the ‘‘worst case’’ scenario expected to see prices hit $473/Ml.

Country News

13 Mar 2019

Water

Plan unrest grows

Unrest is continuing to grow across the region, with a new northern Victoria water group demanding a fair go under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

Country News

13 Mar 2019

Water

Fighting for family farms

Wade Northausen is on a mission to do things differently.

Country News

12 Mar 2019

Water

G-MW issues algae warning

People are being warned to avoid direct contact with water in a number of locations where blue-green algae has been found.

Country News

10 Mar 2019

Water

Three-day flow to reconnect waterways to Coliban River

Before the millennium drought, platypus foraging around the banks of the Coliban River downstream of Malmsbury Reservoir was a common sight.

Country News

09 Mar 2019

Water

Irrigators unhappy with plan

Irrigators have expressed disappointment in the Northern Victoria Water Resource Plan, saying despite the length of the massive 1022-page document, many issues remain unaddressed.

Alana Christensen

09 Mar 2019