Water
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More blowback from buybacks
FARMER driven coalitions are lining up to demand an end to water buybacks out of the Murray Darling basin. Southern Riverina Irrigators and now the…
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Water org unveils customer committees
GOULBURN-Murray Water has announced the inaugural members of its new customer committees, including in the western region and pumped irrigation districts of Nyah, Tresco and…
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All eyes on water depths
ERRATIC rainfall across the Mallee, and from Mildura east to Swan Hill, for the past four months, has water as a precious commodity well and…
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Ask questions before water upgrades
WITH seasonal conditions leading to a shortage of stock water across north-west Victoria – and most of the state – there has been renewed interest…
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Water buybacks open
THE tendering for water buybacks aimed at recovering 70 gigalitres of water from the southern Murray-Darling Basin opned on Monday. Voluntary water purchases, or buybacks,…
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Praise for catchment report
WATER users along the Lower Darling-Baaka River have praised a report examining connectivity between catchments of the northern NSW Murray-Darling Basin and downstream. Written for…
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Falls weigh on water market
THE water market is entering a highly fluid situation, with change driven by the Federal Government’s success in passing its buyback legislation. At the same…
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Framework for water-take fairness
NEW legislation to further protect water users’ entitlements will come into effect next month. The Place of Take Approvals framework will ensure all entitlement holders…
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Daily irrigation data to aid growers
For nearly 30 years, Agriculture Victoria has been supplying Sunraysia irrigators with weekly information on evapotranspiration (Eto). Now, according to its irrigation extension officer Maxine…
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Groundwater use survey
Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) is asking for feedback from groundwater users in the West Campaspe area to develop a new set of management rules for the…
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Releases a precaution against flooding
WATER will be released from Hume Dam into the Murray River as irrigation demands decrease and the wetter months approach. Murray-Darling Basin Authority executive director…
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Fill up before off-season
GOULBURN-Murray Water (GMW) is advising customers to begin preparing for the irrigation off-season to ensure their winter water needs are met. The 2022-23 irrigation season…
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