Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - December, 2015
WA’s Water Corporation says Perth households have used eight billion litres more water than the target for this time of year.
Water quality gap linked to life expectancy
One expert suggests the 10-year life expectancy gap between rural and metropolitan Australia could be linked to water quality.
Gas giants get serious in WA seas
The ocean off Western Australia will become an even bigger hive of mining activity next year.
High-tech foam burns former fire-fighters
Researchers have unveiled a new kind of fire-fighting foam that becomes stronger as the temperature increases.
Farm study shows health hinged on weather
A new study has shown the mental health strain that climate change can bring for Australian workers.
Paris deal tries to get real on climate
The Federal Government signed an international climate change deal in Paris on Saturday night, which seeks to limit the future increase in global temperatures to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius.
Tassie urged to take cable deal
The Tasmanian Government is considering paying up to $20 million to attach the state to a global underwater digital cable network.
Hazelwood review finds big holes
A new round of inquiry has slammed various aspects of Victoria’s Hazelwood mine, which caught fire and burned for 45 days last year.
Science and strength lacking in CSG review
A parliamentary inquiry in Victoria has recommended that the state’s ban on coal seam gas (CSG) extraction should continue, but cannot decide how long it should last.
Union wants detail on water worker reforms
The ACT’s Government-owned utility Icon Water has been accused of sacking workers because they are too old.
Blue-green blooms get broad response
Toxic blue-green algae has appeared in sections of the NSW’s Menindee Lakes.
Chinese response won't stop strangling cities
Beijing has issued its first-ever red alert for pollution, with a new blanket of choking smog about to descend on the city.
Irrigation chief wants more farm class
The former head of Tasmanian Irrigation, Chris Oldfield, is about to take up his new position as the Australian Consul General and Senior Trade Commissioner in San Francisco.
Small town seeks big help
Farmers and residents around the NSW town of Caragabal are lobbying state and federal governments for funds to secure their water supply.
Tender up to get water build firing again
Coliban Water has awarded a tender to see the completion of the beleaguered Harcourt Rural Modernisation Project, south of Bendigo.
Water trial looks at return credits
Water users in New South Wales may be able to receive a credit on their water allocations for re-injecting groundwater back into aquifers.
Maps made easier on industry request
The Federal Government has unveiled a digitised version of Australia’s vast mapping network.
Dozens dead in offshore oil blaze
Reports say up to 32 people are dead after one of the worst offshore oil disasters in history.
Fish-watch enlists producers
Two major salmon producers will join local councils, Taswater, NRM South and the Derwent Estuary program to monitor waterways in southern Tasmania.
Japan sets sail for more whale slaughter
Japan is side-stepping international law to send its ships out to kill hundreds more Minke whales.
MDBA gets permanent boss
Senior Agriculture Department official Phillip Glyde has been named as the new Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) chief executive.