Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - January, 2021
Progress has been made on a planned $22 billion cable from the NT to Singapore.
Tree boost to cool Perth
The WA Government is funding efforts to cool suburbs by increasing tree cover.
City helped by Swedish link
The Victorian city of Warrnambool has linked with a Swedish counterpart to work on a solar-to-hydrogen technology exchange.
Hughenden seeks new supplies
The remote Queensland town of Hughenden has launched two schemes to better utilise the region's water.
Noosa plan reassessed
Authorities are taking a second look at Noosa’s Lake Macdonald Dam Upgrade project.
State rejects dam "crumbs"
A Brazilian state government has rejected a settlement offer by mining company Vale SA over a deadly dam disaster.
Boats scour for tuna stocks
Dozens of southern bluefin tuna boats are heading to the south-east coastline of South Australia to search for fresh stock.
Broad support for water map
Over 100 water utilities have come together under a new Technology Roadmap.
New site for Melbourne stats
Melbourne Water is presenting its latest waterways report card in a new, digital form.
SA allows sacred lake drilling
The South Australian Government has approved drilling on a sacred Aboriginal site.
Works preserve vital pipe
Over 60 metric tonnes of rock and soil has been removed to protect one of the Sunshine Coast’s most important bulk water pipelines.
ARENA backs coal-hydro plan
Government money will be used to investigate using an underground coal mine for pumped hydro storage.
Origin access questioned
Energy firm Origin is seeking petroleum leases across 225,000 hectares of one of the world’s biggest free-flowing river systems.
WaterNSW warns of trigger change
Authorities are warning farmers and other water-users about a new water sharing plan rule trigger.
Women drive dam project
An underrepresented group of engineers are leading a major dam upgrade project on the Sunshine Coast.
Cheap tube for flinging fish
Engineers have come up with a fish transport system that lets them glide over dam walls, weirs and other barriers.