Northern NSW cotton farmer slapped with $25,000 fine
A NSW farmer has faced court after being found guilty of drawing water from multiple bores with faulty meters.
Water
Why irrigators could lose more water to government buyouts
Irrigation communities face losing another 327 gigalitres of water over the next decade, under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap aimed at lifting First Nations’ water ownership to 3 per cent.
Border Rivers water sold in eight-figure deal
More than 2050ML of Macintyre Zone unsupplemented water has changed hands for millions after it was sold through auction. See the details.
DNA test IDs Murray Darling Basin fish hot spots
A DNA map of the Murray-Darling Basin shows which fish species are where – from the pests to perch and cod.
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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.
Griffith irrigator fined $26,000 for over-pumping
An “embarrassed” Griffith irrigator has been fined $26,000 for pumping 97ML of water over his limit during a drought.
States to spend $2m on Barmah dredge assessment
A meeting of water ministers has opted to spend a further $2m before deciding whether to dredge the Barmah Choke.
Basin buyback tenders to open March 23
The federal government has bought 78,300 megalitres more water than needed in 12 river valleys, but is still out to buy 41,100 megalitres more.
No buybacks: Ministers stand firm
The NSW and Victorian governments want federal irrigator buyouts taken off the table at this Friday’s meeting of the nation’s water ministers.
Murray-Darling Basin set for boom season
A wet summer and low water usage have left the basin’s biggest dams ready to underwrite a boom 2023-24 irrigation season.
Cubbie Station almost triples cotton plantings
Despite losing 30,000 megalitres of water to a storage breach last year, the nation’s biggest cotton farm has bounced back with a huge planting. Here’s how.
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