Latest Industry News for Water Professionals
Victorian councils say they would have liked some Budget measures that do not rely on state funding.
Questions loom over LNP-backed clearing
A Queensland grazier has been charged $450,000 for bulldozing native woodlands.
Adani water approved
UPDATE: Environment Minister Melissa Price has approved Adani's groundwater plan.
Labor wants MDB changes
The ALP says it would withdraw support for a major part of Murray-Darling Basin Plan, if elected.
NSW makes green cuts
The NSW Government has scrapped the body tasked with protecting the environment and heritage.
Feds expand climate timeline
The Morrison Government has decided to spend its $2 billion “climate solutions fund” over 15 years, not 10.
Shark ruling kills culls
Conservationists have won a legal bid to end the killing of sharks caught on drum lines.
Remote forecasts fixed
The Federal Government is paying to fill weather radar blackspots across north Australia.
Sludge watch shows water performance
New methods for tracking sewage sludge flows could aid the design of better wastewater treatment plants.
Small town gets solar supply
A remote Aboriginal town has become Australia’s first to use clean water from solar hydropanel technology.
Japan receives our first green hydro
Experts are celebrating the first production and export of “green hydrogen” from Australia to Japan.