Tag: Rivers
Commissioner considers Wild Rivers human rights impact
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner says he will look at whether the Queensland Government's Wild Rivers legislation has violated Indigenous people's human rights.[MORE]
Minister pours cold water on dam idea
Victorian Water Minister Tim Holding has rejected a proposal to build a dam on the Wentworth River upstream of the Mitchell River in East Gippsland.[MORE]
Labor matches erosion pledge
The Premier David Bartlett has promised to match the Liberal Party's pledge to fix an erosion problem threatening homes at Hellyer in north-west Tasmania.[MORE]
I'm still a 'conservative', Labor minister assures voters
SA Labor Government minister who is a National makes clear her political views remain conservative.[MORE]
Flooding prompt call for second levee
A group has been formed in Charleville to push for another levee after last week's record flooding in Bradley's Gully in the south-west Queensland town.[MORE]
More northern floodwaters pledged for Murray
A further 70 gigalitres of water will flow to the Murray's lower lakes in SA from northern floodwaters.[MORE]
New round of water buybacks open
Southern Murray-Darling Basin irrigators are being invited to sell more water to the Commonwealth.[MORE]
Irrigators want reform compo
The National Irrigators Council (NIC) has joined the South Australian election debate.[MORE]
Administrators confident of Cubbie contract
The administrators of Australia's biggest cotton farm in southern Queensland are confident the property will be sold by the end of the month.[MORE]
Work starting on Chowilla regulator
Construction has started on the Chowilla regulator near Renmark on the Murray.[MORE]
Murray blue-green algae alert spreads
The red alert for blue-green algae in the Murray River has been extended downstream to Swan Hill.[MORE]
Almost-full dams, but water restrictions stay
The combined level of Brisbane's three main dams has reached 93.8 per cent.[MORE]
Floods promise Murray boost
A river expert says the floodwaters affecting south-west Queensland will eventually help the Murray River's lower lakes.[MORE]
Brown stirs up water testing doubts
Greens Senator Bob Brown says letters sent to residents in Tasmania's north-east about the results of testing of the local water supply raise more questions than answers.[MORE]
Department hoses down timber toxin fears
The Tasmanian Health Department has written to St Helens residents reassuring them they face no danger from the town's water supply.[MORE]
Water restrictions to stay in SE Qld despite deluge
The Queensland Water Commission (QWC) says restrictions will remain in the state's south-east even though the region's dams are more than 80 per cent full.[MORE]
Hellyer residents fear river erosion will claim homes
North-west residents are demanding immediate action to fix a three-year-old erosion problem that is now threatening homes. [MORE]
State Water assessing latest Snowy flush
The Office of Water says it will take some time to determine the impact of the latest round of environmental flows in the Snowy River in the New South Wales South East.[MORE]
Council green lights river mouth opening
The opening of the Blackwood River mouth is a step closer, with the local shire giving the project the green light.[MORE]
Bureau issues wild weather warning
An intense monsoon trough is expected to bring heavy falls to the Sunshine and Cooloola coasts in Queensland over the next 48 hours.[MORE]
Murray irrigators get boost
There has been another small increase in allocations for Victorian irrigators on the Murray system today.[MORE]
Inflows to boost lower lakes
The lower lakes of the Murray will get the bulk of the state's river inflows this month.[MORE]
Councils renew push for water buybacks stop
Murray and Riverina councils in New South Wales are again calling for an end to water buybacks.[MORE]
High Country welcomes environmental flows
A High Country town in the New South Wales South East is welcoming the latest water releases into the Snowy River.[MORE]
Oyster growers optimistic of resuming after sewage spill
A major Tasmanian oyster growing company expects its east coast operations will return to normal today after a sewage spill halted production. [MORE]
