Tag: Pipelines

Gas pipeline duplication gets nod

June 8, 2010 10:32:00

The New South Wales Government has approved a 61 kilometre stretch of gas pipeline between Wagga Wagga and Young.[MORE]

Tags: oil-and-gas, pipelines, states-and-territories, bethungra-2590, wagga-wagga-2650, young-2594

Nationals demand pipeline safety funds

April 19, 2010 14:23:00

The National party wants the balance of Federal Government funds promised to complete projects associated with the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline.[MORE]

Tags: pipelines, occupational-health-and-safety, water, safety, horsham-3400, mildura-3500

Bega Valley pipeline a step closer

April 9, 2010 06:00:00

A move to drought-proof the southern half of the Bega Valley Shire on the New South Wales far south coast is a step closer.[MORE]

Tags: pipelines, drought, local-government, bega-2550, eden-2551, merimbula-2548

Rain delays Wimmera-Mallee pipe completion

March 30, 2010 11:17:00

The laying of the last pipe on the 9,000 kilometre Wimmera-Mallee pipeline has been delayed.[MORE]

Tags: pipelines, water-management, water-supply, horsham-3400, mildura-3500

Abbot rejects pipeline plan

February 8, 2010 09:03:00

Sunshine Coast Mayor Bob Abbot says he believes stage two of the northern interconnector pipeline is unnecessary.[MORE]

Tags: pipelines, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, water, maroochydore-4558

Planning in the pipeline for power project

February 8, 2010 08:31:00

A feasibility study is being conducted into building gas and water pipelines from the Surat Basin to power stations in the South Burnett in southern Queensland.[MORE]

Tags: electricity-energy-and-utilities, pipelines, bundaberg-4670, tarong-4615, toowoomba-4350

Pipeline may boost house prices

February 3, 2010 14:45:00

A property valuation firm says the opening of the Wivenhoe water pipeline could be the catalyst for a rise in house prices in Toowoomba.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, housing, pipelines, environment, water-management, water-supply, toowoomba-4350

200km pipeline to link phosphate mine

February 2, 2010 14:00:00

Phosphate Australia say the Highland Plains mine on the border of Queensland and the Northern Territory is well on the way to completion.[MORE]

Tags: mining, pipelines, australia, nt, darwin-0800, qld

Toowoomba closer to recycled drinking water

January 28, 2010 22:06:00

Four years after Toowoomba residents won a battle over the introduction of recycled sewage in their water supply, today a pipeline which will pump purified wastewater into the town's system was opened.[MORE]

Tags: pipelines, community-and-society, environment, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, water-supply, qld, toowoomba-4350

Gas pipeline delay doesn't deter developer

January 22, 2010 10:25:00

The developer of the Queensland Hunter Gas Pipeline says it is still confident of building its $700 million project, even though construction has been delayed by at least a year.[MORE]

Tags: oil-and-gas, pipelines, moree-2400, narrabri-2390, tamworth-2340

Zinc spill slows production

November 17, 2009 10:32:00

Australia's largest zinc mine says there has been a drop in production because of a zinc spill from a failed pipeline.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, mining, pipelines, karumba-4891, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825

Gas transport talks in the pipeline

October 19, 2009 10:28:00

The Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) will discuss the future of gas transportation during its national convention in Cairns this week.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, oil-and-gas, pipelines, australia, qld, cairns-4870

Wimmera-Mallee pipe laying to resume

October 2, 2009 09:00:00

Pipes will start going in the ground again for the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline in the next few days.[MORE]

Tags: building-and-construction, pipelines, water, horsham-3400, mildura-3500

Contentious pipeline completed ahead of schedule

August 26, 2009 11:45:00

Major works have been completed on Victoria's contentious north-south pipeline.[MORE]

Tags: pipelines, state-parliament, states-and-territories, water, water-management, melbourne-3000, shepparton-3630, yea-3717

Opposition hopes to block north-south pipeline plan

August 5, 2009 14:08:00

The Victorian Opposition hopes to use its numbers in the Upper House to stop the State Government pumping water to Melbourne through the north-south pipeline.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, pipelines, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, water, eildon-3713, goulburn-weir-3608, wodonga-3690

LMW stands by irrigation channel lining

August 4, 2009 08:03:00

Lower Murray Water (LMW) is defending its decision to line irrigation channels in Sunraysia with plastic, instead of installing pipes.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, pipelines, environment, rural, irrigation, water, mildura-3500

June start for Goulburn pipeline

July 27, 2009 11:08:00

A $54 million pipeline project to secure Goulburn's water supply could be completed in the next two years.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, pipelines, environment, government-and-politics, local-government, water, orange-2800

Green award for Wimmera-Mallee pipeline

July 15, 2009 07:33:00

The Wimmera-Mallee pipeline project has won an environmental sustainability award.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, pipelines, environment, human-interest, awards-and-prizes, water, horsham-3400, mildura-3500

Gladstone pipeline corridor gets Govt boost

June 3, 2009 09:22:00

A new pipeline corridor to service Gladstone industry has been given a boost by the Queensland Government.[MORE]

Tags: industry, building-and-construction, pipelines, qld, gladstone-4680, stanwell-4702, yarwun-4694

Stone demands 'leaking' superpipe review

May 7, 2009 12:20:00

Federal MP Sharman Stone says Bendigo's main superpipe is leaking and not working effectively. [MORE]

Tags: pipelines, environment, dams-and-reservoirs, water, vic, bendigo-3550, colbinabbin-3559, eppalock-3551

$500m cross-border gas pipeline mooted

April 24, 2009 07:00:00

A $500 million pipeline is being proposed to provide gas from Queensland to New South Wales via western NSW.[MORE]

Tags: oil-and-gas, pipelines, cobar-2835, orange-2800, wallumbilla-4428

Bathurst shelves water pipeline plans

April 16, 2009 07:46:00

Plans to build a multi-million dollar water pipeline in Bathurst have been shelved.[MORE]

Tags: pipelines, water, bathurst-2795, orange-2800

Senate to discuss north-south pipeline

April 14, 2009 12:22:00

The north-south pipeline will be discussed at a Senate hearing in Shepparton today. [MORE]

Tags: pipelines, water, shepparton-3630

Water pipeline bolsters Brisbane Valley coffers

April 1, 2009 09:15:00

The Toowoomba water pipeline project in southern Queensland is providing a welcome boost for businesses in the Brisbane Valley.[MORE]

Tags: pipelines, small-business, water, esk-4312, toowoomba-4350