Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - January, 2018
Some Tasmanian public servants have been forced to rely on bottled water ....
Climate shift to hit fish farms
A new study has found that food sources for commercial fish stocks will be affected by a changing climate.
Shark nets slammed
Conservationists have decried NSW’s shark nets after it was revealed they caught a number of protected species.
Mt Isa loses water fight
Mount Isa City Council has lost a case in Queensland’s Supreme Court over a near-$50,000 water rates bill.
Crown-of-thorns creep into Reef
Parts of the Great Barrier Reef are in the grips of an outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish.
Frydenberg backs big battery
The energy minister says Snowy 2.0 upgrades will be expensive but necessary.
Lawyer picked to lead inquiry
A leading constitutional lawyer has been appointed to lead the SA Government’s royal commission into the use of Murray-Darling Basin water.
Tassal talks tours
Tassal has announced it will run tours of its new fish farm sites while downplaying to death of 30,000 fish at an east coast farm.
Temperatures tipping turtle sex
New research shows rising temperatures are turning almost all green sea turtles in a Great Barrier Reef population female.
Green light for rare earth mine
The Northern Territory EPA has recommended the approval of a $900 million rare earths mine.
Seastar seen back in Wilsons Prom
Despite massive efforts to remove it, an invasive starfish has returned to protected waters off south-east Victoria.