Hume Dam down to 62 per cent
Hume Dam is sitting at its lowest level for years as a lack of rain in its catchment areas fails to top up supplies and irrigation demand remains strong.
Water
Buried budget table reveals 100GL basin buyout
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek intends to spend $613.4m in 2024-25 to strip 100 gigalitres out of irrigation communities.
Irrigators lose right to vote
Irrigators in Australia’s most productive food bowl have been stripped of the right to elect their own representatives to customer committees.
SA barrages reaching end of life
South Australia’s lower lakes barrages are reaching the end of their lifespan, but the state government is not developing a strategy to replace them.
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Environmental water sold
While the Federal Government is buying irrigators’ water, Victoria’s Environmental Water Holder is selling it back to them.
MDBA spending spree
The Murray Darling Basin Authority is spending up big on consultants and contractors, paying pwc alone $27 million.
Wentworth irrigator charged for tapping pipeline
A Wentworth irrigator has been charged for allegedly tapping the Western Murray Irrigation pipeline and siphoning water from it.
Peter and Jane Harris fined $60,000 plus costs for water take
Prominent cotton farming couple Peter and Jane Harris have been fined $60,000 for illegally pumping 1896ML of water and ordered to pay WaterNSW’s court costs totalling $450,000.
Prominent Riverina irrigator fined for water offences
A prominent Griffith irrigator has been fined more than $150,000 for over-pumping 7352ML of water over four years.
‘Entitled to fresh water’: Darling river communities call for help
Communities in far west NSW say they deserve clean water, as a new report reveals algae outbreaks are costing more than $95 million a year.
Irrigator offer prices locked in until 2024
The government has demanded irrigators make “binding and irrevocable” offers to sell water to the federal government at prices that are locked in for 12 months.
Dalton’s son snaps up water ahead of federal buyout
MP Helen Dalton’s son and fellow family farm director snapped up NSW Murray water entitlements ahead of the federal buyout.
Fish kills: Water policy tussle takes centre stage
A change of government in NSW would bring a major shake-up to the state’s water policy. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the election.
Murray Darling Basin Plan failure
Basin states have delivered 2107 gigalitres to boost the Murray Darling Basin’s flows, but the ACT is yet to deliver a drop.
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