Government faces battle to buy water
The federal government has only purchased 48 gigaliters of water over the past year and will now face an uphill battle to buy 450 gigaliters by December 2027. See the figures.
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Victorian government fails to deliver water register
The cost of building a new Victorian water register has blown out to at least $36m. But after five years it is still not operational.
Duxton makes $63 million on water sale
Duxton Water has made $1000 a megalitre premium on the Goulburn water shares it sold to the federal government. See the figures.
Locals swoop on northern NSW water entitlements at auction
More than 2500ML of lower Gwydir River water entitlements have been offered through auction where they received bids worth in excess of $16m combined.
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Cubbie Station sells $73.5m of water
The Federal Government has snapped up $73.5 million of Cubbie Station’s water entitlements, owned by the Macquarie Group.
Investigation into floodplain harvesting launched
An investigation has been launched into NSW Parks Service and the federal government’s floodplain harvesting of the Warrego River.
Canadian pension fund giant sells-off Australian water
PSP Investments, Australia’s largest agricultural land and water investor, has sold $21.5 million of its water entitlements to the federal government.
Water released from Menindee Lakes to service Murray River system
Inflows into major storage dams have been below average for months on end. We reveal which dams have been hardest hit and the implications.
Murray Darling Basin water rush
Irrigators have sold $35.6 million dollars worth of water to the government this week, bringing the six week total to $210m. See the list of who sold water and for how much.
Dam levels drop but authorities in good position
Amid a dry start to the year dam levels are dropping with one of the nation’s major storages dipping to levels not seen since 2020.
NSW irrigator hit with $300k fine
A NSW irrigation company has been fined a whopping $300,000 in court for illegally building dams.
Duxton sells massive water portfolio in $120m-plus deal
Duxton Water have sold 30,614ML of water entitlements in a nine-figure deal with the the federal government. See the details.
Government launch 100GL water tender
Despite a looming federal election, the government has moved to strip another 100 gigalitres from Murray Darling Basin irrigators.
Channels declared as wetlands: Errors as NSW rushes water plan
The rush to rollout seven major water sharing plans is leading the NSW government to mistakenly identify wetlands on farms.
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