Tag: Rivers
Lower lakes risk assessment urged
The Federal Govt is being urged to conduct a risk assessment before allowing the lower lakes to be flooded with seawater.[MORE]
No infection found in dead Lake Bonney fish
The Fisheries Department says it has found nothing to worry about in water and fish samples taken from Lake Bonney at Barmera.[MORE]
Bligh rejects recycled water pipeline a waste of money
Qld Premier Anna Bligh rejects the recycled water pipeline is a waste of money.[MORE]
Care urged after chemicals found
Farmers and forest workers are being urged to be careful after chemicals were detected in 14 Tasmanian rivers.[MORE]
Chemicals found in Tasmanian rivers
Herbicides have been detected in 14 Tasmanian rivers, including the Derwent.[MORE]
$20m spent from Save Murray Fund
The South Australian Government spent $20 million of the Save the River Murray Fund last financial year.[MORE]
Wong stays quiet on Murray-Darling bill changes
Penny Wong will not say whether the Govt will accept changes to its management plan for the Murray-Darling basin.[MORE]
Study reveals 'pristine' inland rivers
A new study of inland rivers in Queensland has revealed they are among the most pristine in the nation.[MORE]
Govt denies recycled water trigger decision embarrassing
Deputy Premier Paul Lucas denies the QWC decision on recycled water is embarrassing for Premier Anna Bligh.[MORE]
Recycled water still dependent on 40pc trigger
The Queensland Government says recycled water will still be pumped into south-east Qld dams once the combined level falls below 40pc.[MORE]
Tamar River not just a local problem: Council
The Launceston City Council has urged the State Government to play a more active role in the health of the Tamar River.[MORE]
Bleak environment assessment for SA
An EPA report paints a bleak environmental picture for South Australia.[MORE]
Public need education about recycled water
Conservationists say it would be a mistake for the Qld Govt to delay its recycled water scheme.[MORE]
Bligh clarifies dam confusion, MP ejected from Parliament
The Qld Govt has been forced in Parliament to clear up confusion about the Traveston Crossing dam timeline.[MORE]
Bligh denies locals in 'limbo' with Traveston dam delay
Qld Premier Anna Bligh says locals are not 'in limbo' as the Traveston approval timetable hasn't changed. [MORE]
Recycled water pipeline not a waste of money: Bligh
Premier Anna Bligh says it wouldn't be a waste of infrastructure money to wind back the recycled water scheme.[MORE]
Govt urged to push on with recycled water plans
The Qld Govt has been urged to push ahead with its recycled water policy in the state's south-east. [MORE]
Opposition seizes on Qld Govt water rethink
The Qld Oppn says the State Govt is starting to back away from two controversial water issues.[MORE]
Call for city to pay more for Murray produce
An environmental engineer with the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists says people in the cities should be paying more for produce grown from River Murray water.[MORE]
Tests reveal river blue-green algae
The first blue-green algae alerts for the summer have been issued for parts of the Murray and Edward rivers.[MORE]
Fish rescue on in Snowy
Thousands of fish have been released in the New South Wales high country in the hope of rescuing a native fish species.[MORE]
CSIRO measures declining Murray health
A CSIRO report has quantified the declining environmental health of the Murray.[MORE]
Eastern rains no benefit to SA
The Murray-Darling Basin Commission says SA will not benefit from recent rain in eastern Australia.[MORE]
Lake Bonney fish kill not caused by Govt: Minister
Water Security Minister Karlene Maywald has dismissed locals' claims that a South Australian Government decision has led to the deaths of hundreds of fish in Lake Bonney in the Riverland.[MORE]
Water birds remain in lower lakes
An environmental scientist estimates that hundreds of thousands of birds are still living in the lower lakes and Coorong region despite reduced freshwater inflows.[MORE]
