Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - October, 2016
Authorities want better protections for groundwater around the mothballed Ben Lomond mine.
Curtis smashing gas game
The $25 billion Australia Pacific LNG project in Queensland is driving Origin Energy revenue, despite weak prices.
Google backs exciting ideas
Google has provided $5 million to see a new generation of Australian brainchildren come to life.
Antarctic ice declining
Glaciologists say hundreds of metres of solid ice were lost from West Antarctica’s glaciers between 2002 and 2009.
Black Sea shipwrecks revealed
Robots scanning the seabed have stumbled on a stunning set of ancient shipwrecks.
Cairns urged to avoid cavities
Dentists are again calling on the regional city of Cairns to fluoridate its water.
Flood risk pinned on illegal digs
Landholders say illegal levees and dams are posing a significant flood risk in southern New South Wales.
NT usage questioned
The NT water controller wants to know why dozens of water licence holders are using only a small portion of their allocation.
Palaszczuk pays for dam studies
The Queensland Government will spend $15 million on dam feasibility studies that it says Barnaby Joyce is avoiding.
Action shots from Reef robot
A locally-designed starfish-hunting death machine has opened fire on the Great Barrier Reef.
Funding flows in Vic. water plan
The Victorian Government released a new $500 million water management framework.
Locals slam bore plans
Rural Darwin residents have voiced concerns about Northern Territory Government plans to monitor private water bores.
TAI makes $100m water claim
Analysts claim Queensland’s coal mines will be granted $100 million worth of free groundwater.
Foam findings stay in hiding
The Defence Department is checking more areas for the presence of toxic fire-fighting foams.
Woman's world could avoid old issues
An Australian science writer says women can fix the big challenges our planet faces.
Late alarm for tap contamination
A NSW council has rushed to apologise after taking two years to warn residents of water contamination.
Jobs drop in MDB plan's wake
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has painted a grim picture of job losses due to water buy backs in Queensland and NSW.