Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - February, 2018
Conservationists want dramatic improvement in Australia’s species management systems.
Experts reject NT gas
Scientists and doctors have called on the NT Government to stop the development of new gas fields.
Farmers hope for MDBP favour
Locals want the new Deputy PM to commit to progress on the Murray Darling.
Green goals plugged in Stony project
Consultants say a waterway project in Melbourne’s west demonstrates how environmental principles can increase urban liveability.
Ombudsmen inspecting water body
Authorities are investigating whether misleading data has been provided to ...
Study shows water needed for UN goals
New research shows a transformation in the way we value water is needed for future sustainable development.
Wastewater work planned
Queensland Urban Utilities will soon begin construction on a new $20 million “state-of-the-art” sewage treatment plant.
Exxon considers expensive effort
ExxonMobil could buy up contaminated farmland near the Longford gas plant.
NT town makes water plan
A remote Northern Territory Indigenous family and a Sydney marketing firm have teamed up to sell bottled water from Arnhem Land.
Pipe backers staying silent
There is some public support for a controversial pipeline in far west NSW, but it is hard to find.
Reef poachers open up
The tiny minority of fishers who poach on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) think the illegal practice is justified, because they believe “everyone else is doing it.”
Sea climbs each inactive year
New research predicts significant sea level rise even if all nations stick to the Paris Agreement targets.
Court opens path to Adani ILUA
The Federal Court has rejected a native title group’s move to stop Adani Australia from registering an Indigenous land use agreement
Adani passes second check
The federal environment department investigated into Adani’s failure to disclose links to a mining company convicted of causing serious environmental harm, but found it was not enough to sway the approval of the Carmichael mine.
Hydro-fuel site supported
South Australia's renewable technology fund has backed a plan for a hydrogen plant at Port Lincoln.
CSIRO completes DNA shark count
CSIRO has used an innovative new approach to estimate the size of white shark populations in Australian waters.
Land-clearing cases disappear
Reports say the NSW Government has effectively stopped prosecuting illegal land clearing.
Rain drives up GM-W groundwater
Goulburn-Murray Water’s annual watertable study has found an increase in shallow groundwater.