Farmers seize opportunity to begin lakebed cropping
Farmers are cropping the lakebeds of the Great Darling Anabranch system, as floodwaters evaporate to expose nutrient-rich soils.
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Purves pumps up water shareholding
Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists director Robert Purves has lifted his stake in water speculator Duxton to 8.5 million shares.
Labor’s basin plan binned by NFF and Greens
Farm leaders believe Labor’s new Murray Darling Basin Plan will hand the government “unchecked power” to shut down farms, as the Greens threaten to block the Bill.
SA parliament: 450GL basin buyout impacts ‘minimal’
South Australia’s water boss Ben Bruce says the economic impact of the Commonwealth’s 450GL Murray Darling Basin buyout will be “minimal”.
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Rice and cotton plantings to rise
Summer crop plantings are looking strong, as water allocations hit a 20-year best.
Family farm charged $20,000 for water theft
A Lake Meran family farming business has been charged $20,000 for water theft.
Riverina landholder to face court for alleged water theft
A Carrathool farmer will face 13 charges for allegedly taking nearly 1100 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water from an at-risk source.
Super funds wade into water
Australian super funds have been reluctant to buy the nation’s scarcest resource – water. But overseas investors see its value.
Landholder fined for stealing water from Murray River
A Wentworth landholder has been fined $2250 and ordered to pay for $50,000 worth of stolen water – the equivalent of 175 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
SES boat stolen as floodwaters approach Menindee
Community members in Menindee are “panicking” as the town prepares for its biggest floods since 2011.
Flood plain harvesting regulations imminent
The NSW Water Minister will announce new flood plain harvesting regulations on Friday, two days after a report into the practice urged caution.
Investors seek huge profits from MDB water market
An offshore fund is urging investors to pour millions into the Murray Darling Basin’s water markets, pushing entitlement prices up by 53 per cent.
Floodplain failure: Environmental group blocks MDB flows
Massive levees on an internationally-recognised environment group’s Riverina properties are blocking the Lachlan River’s flow. See the satellite images.
Murray water right price spikes
Murray River water entitlements prices have jumped 30 per cent in five weeks. See why.
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