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Floodplain harvesting disallowance vote not welcomed by all

A disallowance motion on floodplain harvesting has been labelled a win by local irrigator groups, but the NSW Irrigators’ Council has labelled it a “huge step backwards”. The disallowance motion was put forward by NSW independent MP Justin...

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Blackwater events warning for Edward-Wakool system

Murray-Darling Basin communities are anticipating a wet spring, but are warned there is a significant risk of hypoxic blackwater events occurring, particularly in NSW. Murray-Darling Basin Authority executive director of river management Andrew...

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G-MW to inspect Gunbower Creek fishway sites before works begin in 2021

Preliminary inspections and investigations are set to take place at Koondrook and Cohuna Weir fishways in coming weeks. The fishways will enable upstream and downstream passage of native fish by connecting the length of Gunbower Creek between...

Rodney Woods
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Space satellites could help improve monitoring of water quality

Satellites in space and a network of ground-based sensors could be used to monitor the quality of Australia’s inland waterways, reservoirs and coastal environments. A 12-month scoping study for the new technology is part of a project under...

Rodney Woods
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NSW Government shuts down MP’s water register bill

The NSW Government has voted against a bill to create an online public register listing all corporations, politicians and individuals who own NSW water entitlements.

Rodney Woods
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Farmers and academics need to work together on basin plan, says Speak Up

A university paper which highlights the failings of Australia’s water reform needs to be a catalyst for change, according to advocacy group Speak Up. A paper from Scott Hamilton, a Strategic Advisory Panel member at the University of...

Alana Christensen
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Goulburn-Murray Water seeks community feedback

Goulburn-Murray Water customers are being encouraged to provide feedback to its customer satisfaction survey.

Spencer Fowler Steen
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Ex Nats leader on new dam body

Former Victorian Nationals leader Peter Ryan has been appointed to the Federal Government’s hand-picked dam-building advisory panel. The National Water Grid Advisory Body will be chaired by former Transurban boss Chris Lynch, whose most recent...

Geoff Adams
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Extending basin plan deadlines not an option, says Pitt

Extending Murray-Darling Basin Plan timelines would only drive uncertainty, according to Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt who has urged states to “pull out all the stops” to reach the 2024 deadline for the plan.

Alana Christensen
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New report finds communities reliant on agricultural are worse off

A new report has revealed the basin communities most dependent on agriculture are poorer in terms of population change, their economy, and are less likely to have access to infrastructure services compared to other regional communities outside of...

Rodney Woods
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ACCC want to eliminate water trade rumours

Eliminating rumour and innuendo about trades in the water market is the aim of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Murray-Darling Basin water markets inquiry, according to competition watchdog deputy chair Mick Keogh. Mr Keogh, who...

Rodney Woods
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Rebuilding trust and confidence key to Federal Labor’s water policy

The trust and confidence of basin communities needs to be restored, according to Federal Shadow Water Minister Terri Butler. Ms Butler was a guest speaker at the Murray-Darling Association’s National Conference, which had been planned to be held in...

Rodney Woods
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Increase for NSW Murray general security allocation

NSW Murray general security users now have an allocation of 15 per cent, three per cent higher than the previous announcement on September 1. The increase means the average general security carryover is 21 per cent, meaning NSW Murray general...

Rodney Woods
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Rebuilding trust first priority for MDBA chair

Building more trust in local communities and meeting with local water leaders are top of the agenda for Murray-Darling Basin chair Sir Angus Houston. Speaking to the Murray-Darling Association’s annual conference, Sir Houston — who was...

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Water delivery issues went ‘through to the keeper’, according to Dennis Patterson

The issue of water deliverability went “through to the keeper” when creating the Murray-Darling Basin Plan according to one Greater Shepparton City Council member. Speaking at the Murray-Darling Association conference, Cr Dennis Patterson said the...

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Basin water recovery a sensitive topic

Finding the extra 450 Gl of “up-water” for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan continues to be a politically sensitive goal. The figure was set after the basin plan was agreed on at 2750 Gl, and has since been a point of controversy as the...

Geoff Adams
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VFF backs water compliance report

The VFF has welcomed Victorian Water Minister Lisa Neville’s announcement to adopt all recommendations in the Water Compliance and Enforcement Review. VFF Water Council chair Richard Anderson said Victorian farmers expected to see all state...

Geoff Adams
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NSW water register one step closer

A NSW water register is one step closer to becoming legislation after a Water Rights Transparency Bill passed in the state’s Upper House. NSW Member for Murray Helen Dalton introduced the bill in October last year in an attempt to get politicians to...

Jamie Salter

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Regional Victoria to move to step three

REGIONAL Victoria will move to Step Three of the Victorian Government’s COVID-19 roadmap from 11.59pm on Wednesday – but freedom is still not on the agenda until the end of November.

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Man killed in Yambuna car crash

A MAN has been killed and two people injured after a car rolled north of Tongala this morning. The vehicle with three occupants was travelling along Curr Rd, in Yambuna, when it ran off the road and overturned about 9.30am. The male driver was...

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Border open to residents from midnight

THOSE in possession of a valid border permit will be permitted to cross into NSW for every day life purposes from midnight.

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COVID-19 restrictions loosen from next Sunday for regional Victoria

Gatherings of up to five people will be allowed in outdoor public places while single parents and people living alone will be able to nominate a friend or family member to visit them, as part of eased restrictions.

Charmayne Allison