Tag: Water
Swan Hill tops state in water use
Swan Hill residents have been revealed as the highest water users across Victoria.[MORE]
Bendigo water use jumps
Coliban Water says the increase in water usage around Bendigo is not surprising.[MORE]
Shepparton named Vic's second biggest water user
Shepparton residents are using less water than in 2001 but they still consumed the second most amount of water per person in Victoria last year.[MORE]
Water authority flat out with floodwater release
SunWater says it is still releasing more than 200,000 megalitres of water each day as floodwaters continue to flow into Beardmore Dam in southern Queensland.[MORE]
Beaches close after stinger nets go
Surf Life Saving Queensland will review the closure of 11 beaches between Port Douglas and South Mission Beach in the state's far north. [MORE]
Scientists urge water allocation reduction
More than 30 of the nation's top water scientists have united in an urgent plea to the Federal Government to reduce water allocations.[MORE]
Doubt cast over lake fill bid
Ballarat Mayor Judy Verlin says the infrastructure is not in place to fill Lake Wendouree with purchased water.[MORE]
Legal action launched over Xstrata discharge
Mining giant Xstrata says it has been advised the State Government has begun legal action over the discharge of water from a north-west Queensland mine.[MORE]
Labor pledge to extend tank rebate
Labor says it will extend a $200 rebate for household rainwater tanks to include those which are not plumbed into a house.[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]
Bligh rejects water charge windfall claims
The Queensland Premier says the State Government is making no profit out of water charges on the Gold Coast.[MORE]
Costings and data: SA election stoush continues
Stormwater data, health costings, economic terminology - the SA election fight has it all.[MORE]
MP wants Lake Menindee filled
The Member for Murray Darling, John Williams, says he wants to the see far west New South Wales return to normal and have Lake Menindee filled.[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]
Downpour boosts crop hopes
Heavy rain has given horticulturalists in Harcourt, in central Victoria, a much need boost in confidence.[MORE]
New round of water buybacks open
Southern Murray-Darling Basin irrigators are being invited to sell more water to the Commonwealth.[MORE]
Opposition tries to disrupt pipeline operation
Victoria's Opposition parties will unite in Parliament today, in an attempt to disrupt the operation of the controversial north-south pipeline.[MORE]
Life floods back into outback
Queensland's massive flood may have caused millions of dollars of damage, but it has been a godsend for native animals and plants.[MORE]
Trust Queenslanders to conserve water: Clarke
Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke says the government should trust south east Queenslanders and lift water restrictions. [MORE]
Desal plant use up to manager: Bligh
The Queensland Premier says the Seqwater grid manager decides when the Tugun desalination plant should operate and how much water it should treat.[MORE]
Work starting on Chowilla regulator
Construction has started on the Chowilla regulator near Renmark on the Murray.[MORE]
Storm damage sparks natural disaster call
The Central Darling Shire Council wants the New South Wales Government to declare the area a natural disaster zone again.[MORE]
'Inequity' highlighted in irrigation scheme
There are a number of inequities in the Federal Government's Private Irrigation Infrastructure Program (PIP) according to the head of the Riverland Winegrape Growers Association in South Australia.[MORE]
Almost-full dams, but water restrictions stay
The combined level of Brisbane's three main dams has reached 93.8 per cent.[MORE]
Water authorities reassure east coast residents
The Tasmanian Government has written to residents of St Helens on the east coast to try to reassure them about the safety of the town's water supply.[MORE]
