Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - September, 2020
Queensland farmers says water policies may determine their votes at the upcoming state election.
Green light for Narrabri gas
The NSW planning commission has approved the $3.6 billion Narrabri gas project.
Leaders clash over price claim
WA’s Water Minister has slammed claims Kalgoorlie-Boulder has ‘Australia's most expensive water’.
Major players avoid UN pledge
The Prime Minister says global efforts to increase biodiversity are inconsistent with Australia’s policies.
State responds to mass trout deaths
Experts are investigating the deaths of more than 100,000 fish at the Salmon Ponds trout hatchery in Tasmania.
Tassie strandings studied
Researchers have collected important data from the mass stranding of whales in Tasmania.
Satellites to track QLD turtles
Australian researchers will be tracking turtles from space to better manage their environment around a busy port.
More Mars water revealed
Queensland researchers have found evidence of a patchwork of salty lakes below the surface of Mars.
Creek dumps cause concern
Questions are being asked about the levels of waste that a mining company is licenced to release into a Wollongong creek.
Dam raising plans continue
The NSW government has been ordered to revisit world heritage assessments for the Warragamba Dam expansion.
Deaths detected in mass stranding
Hundreds of whales appear to have died in a mass-stranding off Tasmania.
EDO under threat in QLD
Queensland’s LNP has pledged to gut the state’s Environmental Defenders Office.
New guide for safe supplies
New safe drinking water guidelines have been released to the Australian water industry.
New stick to spot CoTS
Researchers have developed a new test for crown-of-thorns starfish that works like a pregnancy test.
NSW water plan doused
The NSW the upper house has blocked the Berejiklian government's controversial floodplain harvesting exemption.
Turtles key to river recovery
Experts say turtles could play a critical role in 'fish kill' clean-ups and the European carp cull.
Hydro 'white elephant' slammed
Dozens of experts have signed an open letter to the PM, saying Snowy 2.0 is turning into a “$10 billion white elephant”.
Locals spread waste tests
The Australian water sector is helping South East Asian nations track COVID-19 in wastewater.
New firm sweeps NT barra
A single seafood company has bought up more than 70 per cent of the NT's barramundi licences.
New method for PFAS measures
Local researchers have developed a new and easier on-site method to immediately and accurately detect and measure levels of PFAS.