Water
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Algae warnings off
GOULBURN-Murray Water has removed the blue-green algae warnings from all locations in the Torrumbarry Irrigation Area following a significant decline in algae levels. The warnings…
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Buronga visit for flood grants team
A SPECIALISED team of flood recovery grant assessors will arrive in Wentworth Shire this month to assist residents, businesses owners and primary producers with grant…
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Where the water works best this week
Check out the Elders water market update for the week beginning March 20. Opportunities of the week BUYER of 500-1000ML of Murrumbidgee carryover space at $120…
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MP questions dam management
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says irrigators from Kerang to Mildura are paying the penalty for conservative dam management strategies. Mrs Dalton says changes to…
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Water Minister ignoring farmers, claims VFF
THE Victorian Farmers Federation claims Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek is continuing to ignore farmers. VFF water council chair Andrew Leahy said despite multiple attempts…
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Water is the big problem, says Select Harvests chief
PAUL Thompson might be stepping away from the almond industry – but is not necessarily going quietly into the night. In his decade at the…
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Algae alert for stock water
RECENT flooding, combined with warmer weather conditions, has produced favourable conditions for blue-green algae to thrive in farm water supplies and standing floodwaters. Agriculture Victoria…
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‘Line in the sand’ for water recovery
MURRAY-Darling Basin water ministers must “draw a line in the sand” and return water by “proven methods”, says the chief executive of Environment Victoria, after…
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Buybacks cynical: MP
PUTTING water buybacks back on the table during the flood crisis is a “highly cynical move” by the Federal Government that will “break” the local…
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Penalty warning for water thieves
RURAL water supplier Lower Murray Water has warned customers that it’s focused on water compliance and will penalise water theft. In addition to managing the…
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Make water plans while the rivers are flooding
It never rains but it pours – and isn’t the citrus industry, along with the rest of the wider agricultural industries, loving every drop that…
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Big dam spills for first time in 26 years as floods grow
THE Dartmouth Dam, the largest storage in the Murray-Darling Basin, is spilling for the first time in 26 years, as floodwaters rise across the nation’s…
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