Down, down, storages are down
Inflows into Hume Dam have been some of the lowest on record but up to 6000 megalitres is being released daily purely for the environment.
Water
Victorian permanent water entitlements sold for millions
About 1040 megalitres in a Goulburn Valley permanent water entitlement have been sold for millions after initially being passed in at auction.
Compulsory flood easement buyouts flagged
NSW Water Minister Rose Jackson has flagged compulsory buyouts of flood easements over 4000 riverside properties.
Water register fails again
Goulburn Valley water could not be traded into the Murray after Victoria’s water register has collapsed, leaving irrigators and brokers frustrated.
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Government refuses to reveal details of $55m buyback
The federal government has been slammed for “double standards” after keeping the price, type and source of water it is buying secret, following their first round of Basin buybacks.
450GL Basin buyout plan released
The federal government’s 2024 water purchasing plan will first target southern Murray-Darling Basin’s private diverters.
Carp turn rivers to mud
Researchers have for the first time measured how carp turned Australian rivers upside down, killing off the native fish food chain.
Feds snap up $55.5 million worth of irrigators’ water
The Albanese government has splashed out millions to buy 33 parcels of irrigators’ water entitlements, through its first tender. See who sold and how much.
Murray cod farmers set for major Riverina expansion
Global investors could pour up to $500 million into a new agricultural investment fund led by the world’s largest Murray cod producer.
ACT Basin Plan failure
The ACT has failed to deliver a drop towards the Murray Darling Basin Plan, but has cut a $50m deal with the federal government to take water off Snowy Hydro.
Why SA wine irrigators want to offload their water
Almost one in four irrigators in Australia’s largest wine-grape growing region want to sell their water, amid a red grape glut.
How urban water could affect federal buyouts
Victoria’s urban water bodies are sitting on 133GL of excess water entitlements, which could be bought or leased to the federal government.
Victoria in federal buybacks scramble
Victorian Water Minister Harriet Shing is searching for a way to block buybacks in Goulburn and Murray irrigation communities.
Basin buyouts could cost taxpayers up to $10 billion
One of Australia’s largest water holders has warned the government’s Basin buyouts are immoral and would cost billions to complete.
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