Archived Industry News for Water Professionals

A crossbench Senate inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan has held hearing in Broken Hill.

MDBA sees echoes of early Millenium

The drought gripping farms in Queensland and New South Wales is spreading, with Murray Darling irrigators set to feel the strain too.

Police hunt WA dam vandals

Police say vandals have caused the loss of millions of litres of water in WA, after they tampered with a dam valve in the state’s south-west.

Study spots lack of real QLD water data

Some areas of central Queensland have scored high on a new water quality report card, but that could be because they do not actually monitor water quality.

Water warning from Williamtown leaks

A hydrologist from the University of Newcastle hydrologist says toxic chemicals from the contaminated Williamtown Air Force may have leached into Newcastle’s water supply.

Wave lab looks to the clouds

Advanced equipment at a new research facility launched this week will allow scientists to better understand the relationship between the wind, ocean and sky.

Shark money spread to new measures

The New South Wales Government says it will spend $16 million on new, science-based approaches to preventing shark attacks.

Water workers warned of deadly risk

Nearly 100 workers at a WA Water Corporation maintenance project have been exposed to asbestos particles, but authorities say it is not as bad as it seems.

Builder wants to break into SA rivers

An enterprising developer has a bold plan for South Australia’s Port River – floating accommodation.

Fukushima clean-up cancer link conceded

Authorities have officially recognised a case of cancer caused by clean-up work at the Fukushima power plant.

Japan continues anti-scientific slaughter

Japan is ignoring an international ruling and resuming whaling in Antarctic waters.

Price rise spied by outgoing experts

A group of outgoing Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) leaders say the ACT’s water prices will rise “substantially” by 2018.

Private sector seeks SA water sale

An industry lobby says selling-off SA Water would raise up to $13 billion for the struggling South Australian economy.

Ray study seeks diver shots

A Queensland scientist is crowdsourcing data collection for a study on manta rays.

Waste-product polymer drinks deadly metals

Australian researchers have developed a new, cheap, non-toxic polymer that sucks mercury out of water and soil.

Huge mine gets up on new green grounds

The $16 billion Adani Carmichael coal mine has been approved under a new set of environmental conditions.

Gas study finds nothing wrong yet

University studies have found no negative environmental impacts from coal seam gas exploration in a key NSW catchment.

High level ocean damage runs deep

Humans are changing the natural balance in oceans in many more ways than previously thought, research suggests.

Research reaching out to irritated irrigators

Experts want irrigators and other water-users to speak out about their stresses and pressures.

Senators call for Basin Plan pause

Senate crossbenchers say Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should stop the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, until the social and economic consequences of its implementation are better understood.