How NSW’s Alternatives to Buybacks Plan could affect Victoria
A new NSW Government plan wants to “shepherd” environmental water through the Menindee Lakes. Here’s what it means for Victorian irrigators.
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Water tender’s sky-high prices revealed
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has paid a massive premium to buy water out of the Namoi Valley. See the details.
Albanese pays premium for water
The Federal Government has paid a premium to buy irrigators’ water to boost the Murray Darling Basin’s environmental flows. See the details.
Argyle’s water trade win
Water market speculator Argyle Capital Partners has access to Victoria’s broker portal, allowing it to fast-track trades ahead of irrigators.
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Plibersek: Narrow report lacks benefits of water recovery
Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has responded to a recent Victorian report on the negative impacts of federal MDB buyouts.
A rising Murray causes growing problems for landholders
Landholders along the Murray River are sending stock for agistment as upstream floodwater from a full Dartmouth and Hume dam start to flood river flat grazing country.
Concerns over flood risk in the Murray
Landholders along the Murray River are being urged to check their property insurance policy with forecasts showing flood risk zones have changed.
Tourists flow into Dartmouth as dam starts to spill
After sitting at 99 per cent capacity for weeks, recent rain and melting snow have raised water levels to tipping point. Now, tourists have arrived to witness the rare event.
Floodplain harvesting rules blocked for fourth time
The NSW Upper House has voted to block floodplain harvesting regulators for a fourth time. See what it means for irrigators.
Native fish stocks set to explode
Native fish stocks and regional economies will benefit from a once-in-a-decade flooding event following heavy rainfalls earlier this year.
Irrigators push back on compulsory acquisition
The Murray Darling Basin Plan cannot be delivered without reaching agreement on flooding 6000 riverside landholders’ properties.
Flooding fears with full dams
Saturated catchments and a LaNina event have landholders along the Murray worried about floods as Dartmouth Dam sits at 99 per cent.
Former commissioner warns of MDB’s ‘next catastrophe’
Former water commissioner Laurie Arthur is urging governments to find a solution to the next looming disaster to beset the Murray Darling Basin.
Regulator threatens criminal action
A NSW regulator has threatened to take criminal action on unmetered floodplain harvesting, despite contradictory legal advice.
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