Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - February, 2020
Scientists have discovered a non-oxygen breathing animal, shaking up long-held assumptions about life on Earth.
More money for EAA flows
The Federal Government will spend millions buying water from a company it has been criticised for buying from before.
Big firm buying up MDB
A pension fund owned by the Canadian Government is becoming the largest private owner of water entitlements in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Bight drill plans ditched
Equinor has become the third major fossil fuel producer to scrap plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
Mangrove tapped for new tech
Researchers are looking to steal the water-purifying ability of mangrove trees.
Oceans need deep assistance
Experts say more than a quarter of the world’s oceans are in urgent need of conservation.
Soft robots gentle on jellies
Engineers have created a soft-fingered robot to gently handle jellyfish.
Antarctic melt looms
Melting ice from Antarctica could add up to half a metre to sea level rise this century.
Coral-spawning studies funded
A Townsville scientist is investigating ways to produce corals for restoring and maintaining healthy reefs.
Flood forces water carting
Residents of the bushfire-ravaged Bega Valley have become the latest to rely on carted water.
Preference alleged in embargo lift
Reports say state bureaucrats consulted big cotton farmers to justify allowing them to harvest rainfall ...
Shruder shredders funded
The Federal Government has funded a giant plastic-shredder to help clean up polluted oceans.
Sydney restrictions relaxing
Water restrictions are being relaxed across greater Sydney, but the Greens say the decision is irresponsible.
Pipe breaks modelled
Modelling suggests a cost-effective and practical method can be used to protect underground pipelines.
Alarm over Tasman warming
Parts of the ocean off the Tasman Peninsula are warming at a faster rate than the global average, pushing ecosystems to the brink.
New tech to cut CO2
Australian researchers have created a new material that can reduce CO2 emissions from crude oil refinement.
NSW lifts overland embargo
The NSW Government has given the green light to irrigators to harvest rainfall, angering downstream residents.
QLD unblocks dam lowering
The Queensland Government has rushed amendments to allow work to reduce the height of the Paradise Dam.
Twenty towns swamped
Towns running out of water have welcomed a deluge of rain in NSW – but many are still missing out.